Denny Hulme vs Peter Gethin, 1971

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

In the 1971 season, Denny Hulme and Peter Gethin competed as teammates at McLaren across 10 races. Hulme outqualified Gethin 9 times and finished ahead of him in 2 of the 2 races they both classified. While both drivers scored 9 championship points, Gethin secured 1 race win and 1 podium finish, whereas Hulme did not achieve any wins or podiums.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
91Qualifyingof 10 compared
20Race finishesof 2 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.

1971 season
10
Races together
10
9
Points
9
0
Wins
1
0
Podiums
1
P4
Best finish
P1
8.3
Average grid
15.5
6.2
Average finish
8.5
5
Did not finish
5
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