Jo Bonnier vs Ron Flockhart, 1959

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

In the 1959 season, Jo Bonnier and Ron Flockhart were teammates at BRM, competing in 5 races together. Bonnier outqualified Flockhart in all 5 races and finished ahead of him once, while Flockhart did not finish ahead in any race. Bonnier scored 10 championship points, won 1 Grand Prix, and achieved 1 podium finish, while Flockhart finished with 0 points, wins, or podiums.

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.

1959 season
5
Races together
5
10
Points
0
1
Wins
0
1
Podiums
0
P1
Best finish
P6
6.7
Average grid
12.0
4.7
Average finish
8.7
4
Did not finish
2
Other seasons together:1960195819571956