Jack Brabham vs Roy Salvadori, 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 Roy Salvadori raced together in five events. Brabham outqualified Salvadori in all five races and finished ahead of him once, while Salvadori did not finish ahead in any race. Brabham earned four championship points compared to Salvadori's two, with both drivers not achieving any race wins or podium finishes.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
50Qualifyingof 5 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
5
Races together
5
4
Points
2
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P4
Best finish
P6
9.4
Average grid
14.6
5.0
Average finish
7.5
6
Did not finish
1
Other seasons together:1962196019591958195719561955