Jack Brabham vs John Surtees, 1961

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

In the 1961 season, Jack Brabham and John Surtees competed as teammates at Cooper-Climax across 8 races. Brabham outqualified Surtees 5 times and finished ahead of him once, while Surtees finished ahead of Brabham 0 times. Both drivers scored 4 championship points, with Brabham achieving a best finish of 4th and Surtees 5th.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
53Qualifyingof 8 compared
10Race finishesof 1 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.

1961 season
8
Races together
8
4
Points
4
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P4
Best finish
P5
9.4
Average grid
10.0
5.0
Average finish
7.0
6
Did not finish
4