Bruce McLaren vs Tony Maggs, 1963

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

In the 1963 season, Bruce McLaren and Tony Maggs competed as teammates at Cooper-Climax across 10 races. McLaren outqualified Maggs 8 times and finished ahead of him 4 times, while Maggs finished ahead only once. Both drivers had 0 race wins, but McLaren achieved 3 podium finishes compared to Maggs's 1, with their average finishes being 5.8 and 6, respectively.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
82Qualifyingof 10 compared
41Race finishesof 5 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.

1963 season
10
Races together
10
17
Points
9
0
Wins
0
3
Podiums
1
P2
Best finish
P2
6.7
Average grid
9.4
5.8
Average finish
6.0
4
Did not finish
4
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