Bruce McLaren vs Tony Brooks, 1960

Teammates at Cooper-Climax — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1960 season, Bruce McLaren and Tony Brooks competed as teammates at Cooper-Climax across 7 races. McLaren outqualified Brooks 4 times and finished ahead of him in 3 of the 3 races they both classified. McLaren secured 37 championship points, including 1 Grand Prix win and 6 podium finishes, while Brooks earned 7 points with no wins or podiums.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
43Qualifyingof 7 compared
30Race finishesof 3 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1960 season
7
Races together
7
37
Points
7
1
Wins
0
6
Podiums
0
P1
Best finish
P4
9.1
Average grid
8.3
2.4
Average finish
4.7
1
Did not finish
4
Other seasons together:196119591958