Lorenzo Bandini vs John Surtees

Lorenzo Bandini and John Surtees were Formula 1 team-mates for 24 races (1963 to 1966). Surtees finished ahead 11 times to 10 when both were classified, Surtees started ahead 21 times to 3, and the points were 47 to 66 in Surtees's favour.

Team-mates 1963 to 1966. Compare with someone else

Explained: the closest and most one-sided team-mate pairings · how "finished ahead" is counted: both classified, the higher place wins.

Race by race as team-mates

Lorenzo Bandini John Surtees neither classified. Top row: race, 10–11. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 3–21. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

1963

1964

1965

1966

Career totals

Lorenzo Bandini		John Surtees
7	Seasons	13
42	Starts	111
1	Wins	6
2.4	Win rate %	5.4
1	Poles	8
8	Podiums	24
19	Podium rate %	21.6
0	Fastest laps	0
58	Points	180
1.38	Points per start	1.62
14	Retirements	56
0	World titles	1
4	Best championship	1

As team-mates: 24 races

Lorenzo Bandini		John Surtees
10	Finished ahead	11
3	Started ahead (grid)	21
1	Wins	3
7	Podiums	10
47	Points	66

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
1963	4	2–0	0–4	4–0
1964	10	3–6	1–9	23–40
1965	8	4–4	2–6	10–17
1966	2	1–1	0–2	10–9

Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.

All shared races: 40

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Lorenzo Bandini finished ahead 16 times, John Surtees 18 times. Grid: 8–32. Wins in those races: 1–4. Points: 55–104.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Lorenzo Bandini wins	John Surtees wins	Lorenzo Bandini podiums	John Surtees podiums	Lorenzo Bandini points	John Surtees points
10	0	0	1	1	6	10
25	1	0	5	4	33	36
50	–	3	–	15	–	108
75	–	6	–	22	–	164
100	–	6	–	24	–	177

Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.

Career curves: after the same number of starts

Cumulative wins and podiums after the same number of race starts. Hover or tap for a point in each career.

Starts	Lorenzo Bandini wins	John Surtees wins	Lorenzo Bandini podiums	John Surtees podiums	Lorenzo Bandini points	John Surtees points
10	0	0	1	1	6	10
25	1	0	5	4	33	36
50	–	3	–	15	–	108
75	–	6	–	22	–	164
100	–	6	–	24	–	177

Starts	Lorenzo Bandini wins	John Surtees wins	Lorenzo Bandini podiums	John Surtees podiums	Lorenzo Bandini points	John Surtees points
10	0	0	1	1	6	10
25	1	0	5	4	33	36
50	–	3	–	15	–	108
75	–	6	–	22	–	164
100	–	6	–	24	–	177