Jack Brabham vs Bruce McLaren

Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren were Formula 1 team-mates for 25 races (1958 to 1961). Brabham finished ahead 12 times to 10 when both were classified, Brabham started ahead 22 times to 3, and the points were 75 to 64.5 in Brabham's favour.

Team-mates 1958 to 1961. 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

Jack Brabham Bruce McLaren neither classified. Top row: race, 12–10. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 22–3. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

1958

1959

1960

1961

Career totals

Jack Brabham		Bruce McLaren
16	Seasons	13
127	Starts	101
14	Wins	4
11	Win rate %	4
13	Poles	0
31	Podiums	27
24.4	Podium rate %	26.7
0	Fastest laps	0
261	Points	196.5
2.06	Points per start	1.95
53	Retirements	38
3	World titles	0
1	Best championship	2

As team-mates: 25 races

Jack Brabham		Bruce McLaren
12	Finished ahead	10
22	Started ahead (grid)	3
7	Wins	2
9	Podiums	9
75	Points	64.5

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
1958	2	1–1	1–1	0–0
1959	7	4–1	7–0	28–16.5
1960	8	5–3	8–0	43–37
1961	8	2–5	6–2	4–11

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: 92

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Jack Brabham finished ahead 39 times, Bruce McLaren 40 times. Grid: 62–30. Wins in those races: 11–4. Points: 207–179.5.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Jack Brabham wins	Bruce McLaren wins	Jack Brabham podiums	Bruce McLaren podiums	Jack Brabham points	Bruce McLaren points
10	0	2	0	3	3	24.5
25	2	2	5	9	37	64.5
50	7	3	10	18	93	120.5
75	7	3	14	20	127	142.5
100	13	4	25	27	220	196.5

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.