John Surtees 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, John Surtees and Roy Salvadori competed as teammates at Cooper-Climax over 5 races. Surtees outqualified Salvadori 4 times and finished ahead of him once, while Salvadori did not finish ahead in any of the races they completed. Surtees earned 4 championship points compared to Salvadori's 2, with both drivers having no race wins or podium finishes.
Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.4–1Qualifyingof 5 compared
1–0Race 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
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10.014.6
7.07.5
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