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.
41Qualifyingof 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
P5
Best finish
P6
10.0
Average grid
14.6
7.0
Average finish
7.5
4
Did not finish
1
Other seasons together:19621960