Jackie Lewis 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, Jackie Lewis and John Surtees raced together at Cooper-Climax, competing in 5 races. John Surtees outqualified Jackie Lewis 4 times and finished ahead of him in 2 races, while Jackie Lewis did not finish ahead of Surtees in any race. The championship points were 3 for Lewis and 4 for Surtees, with both drivers achieving no race wins or podium finishes.

Written automatically from the figures below.
14Qualifyingof 5 compared
02Race 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.

1961 season
5
Races together
5
3
Points
4
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P4
Best finish
P5
16.0
Average grid
10.0
7.3
Average finish
7.0
2
Did not finish
4
Other seasons together:1962