Surtees

British · raced 1970–1978

117Races

0Wins

2Podiums

66Top 10s

10.12Avg Position

16.09Avg Grid Pos

Surtees was a British constructor founded by John Surtees, the only man to win world titles on both two and four wheels. It raced in Formula 1 from 1970 to 1978, and Mike Hailwood took second place at the 1972 Italian Grand Prix, its best result. Drivers also included Vittorio Brambilla and Carlos Pace, and Surtees started 117 Grands Prix and took 2 podiums. The team never won a Grand Prix.

Top Drivers

Driver	Pod.Podiums	PtsPoints (as awarded)	Races
Mike Hailwood	1	16	27
Carlos Pace	1	10	22
Vittorio Brambilla	0	7	29
Alan Jones	0	7	14
John Surtees	0	5	19
Andrea de Adamich	0	3	13
Rolf Stommelen	0	3	10
Tim Schenken	0	2	12
Derek Bell	0	1	3
Sam Posey	0	0	2

Top Circuits

Circuit	Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded)	Races
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1.29	7
Zolder	1	5
Red Bull Ring	0.89	9
Autódromo José Carlos Pace	0.75	4
Silverstone Circuit	0.75	4
Hockenheimring	0.67	3
Jarama	0.6	5
Nürburgring	0.6	5
Brands Hatch	0.4	5
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	0.33	6

Points are Grand Prix points as awarded at the time (sprints excluded); average points are per race started.

Notable drivers

Most wins for the team, then most races.

V. Brambilla1977–1978 · 0 wins
M. Hailwood1971–1973 · 0 wins
C. Pace1973–1974 · 0 wins
J. Surtees1970–1972 · 0 wins
A. Jones1976 · 0 wins
J. Mass1973–1974 · 0 wins

Season by season

Surtees season-by-season championship record
Season	Constructors' position	Points
1978	132 places lower than 1977	1
1977	111 place lower than 1976	6
1976	10	7
1975	—	0
1974	112 places lower than 1973	3
1973	94 places lower than 1972	7
1972	53 places higher than 1971	18
1971	8	8
1970	8	3

Teammate battles

Teammate head-to-head battles at Surtees
Season	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1978	Brambilla vs KeeganVittorio Brambilla vs Rupert Keegan	4–0	4–0	0–0
1977	Binder vs BrambillaHans Binder vs Vittorio Brambilla	0–9	4–5	0–1
1977	Brambilla vs SchuppanVittorio Brambilla vs Vern Schuppan	3–0	3–0	2–0
1976	Jones vs LungerAlan Jones vs Brett Lunger	8–1	6–3	4–0
1976	Jones vs PescaroloAlan Jones vs Henri Pescarolo	7–0	6–1	2–0
1976	Lunger vs PescaroloBrett Lunger vs Henri Pescarolo	4–2	5–1	0–0
1974	Mass vs PaceJochen Mass vs Carlos Pace	2–4	2–4	0–3
1973	Hailwood vs PaceMike Hailwood vs Carlos Pace	8–7	5–8	0–7
1973	Mass vs PaceJochen Mass vs Carlos Pace	1–2	1–1	0–3
1973	Hailwood vs MassMike Hailwood vs Jochen Mass	2–1	0–2	0–0
1972	de Adamich vs SchenkenAndrea de Adamich vs Tim Schenken	3–9	8–4	3–2
1972	Hailwood vs SchenkenMike Hailwood vs Tim Schenken	6–4	7–3	13–0
1972	de Adamich vs HailwoodAndrea de Adamich vs Mike Hailwood	1–9	4–6	3–13
1971	Stommelen vs SurteesRolf Stommelen vs John Surtees	4–6	4–6	3–3

Drivers who raced for Surtees

Drivers who have raced for Surtees
Driver	Seasons	Races
V. Brambilla	1977–1978	29
M. Hailwood	1971–1973	27
C. Pace	1973–1974	22
J. Surtees	1970–1972	19
A. Jones	1976	14
J. Mass	1973–1974	14
A. de Adamich	1972–1973	13
T. Schenken	1972	12
J. Watson	1975	11
B. Lunger	1976	10
R. Stommelen	1971	10
H. Binder	1977	9
R. Keegan	1978	8
H. Pescarolo	1976	7
V. Schuppan	1977	3
D. Bell	1970–1974	3
H. Koinigg	1974	2
S. Posey	1971–1972	2
R. Arnoux	1978	1
L. Perkins	1977	1
C. Andersson	1976	1
N. Takahara	1976	1
D. Morgan	1975	1
D. Quester	1974	1
J. Dolhem	1974	1
L. Kinnunen	1974	1
L. Bueno	1973	1
J. Love	1972	1
B. Redman	1971	1
G. van Lennep	1971	1

Race results

How Surtees did in every Grand Prix it started: the best grid slot and finish of its cars, the points it scored and each car’s result. Races in which no car took the start are left out unless the team scored sprint points.

197815 racesConstructors’ P13 · 1 pts▾

Drivers: V. Brambilla, R. Keegan, R. Arnoux

Surtees race results in 1978
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
16	16Canadian Grand Prix	16	DNF	Arnoux DNF	0	13(1)
14	14Italian Grand Prix	23	DNF	Brambilla DNF	0	12(1)
13	13Dutch Grand Prix	22	DSQ	Brambilla DSQ	0	12(1)
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	21	P66 places better than the team’s season average (P11.7)	Brambilla 6	1	12(1)
11	11German Grand Prix	20	DNF	Brambilla DNF	0	—(0)
10	10British Grand Prix	25	P9	Brambilla 9	0	—(0)
9	9French Grand Prix	19	P175 places worse than the team’s season average (P11.7)	Brambilla 17 · Keegan DNF	0	—(0)
8	8Swedish Grand Prix	18	DNF	Brambilla DNF	0	—(0)
7	7Spanish Grand Prix	16	P75 places better than the team’s season average (P11.7)	Brambilla 7 · Keegan 11	0	—(0)
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	12	P13	Brambilla 13	0	—(0)
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	18	DNF	Keegan DNF	0	—(0)
4	4United States Grand Prix West	17	DNF	Brambilla DNF	0	—(0)
3	3South African Grand Prix	19	P12	Brambilla 12 · Keegan DNF	0	—(0)
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	24	DNF	Keegan DNF	0	—(0)
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	12	P186 places worse than the team’s season average (P11.7)	Brambilla 18 · Keegan DNF	0	—(0)

Earlier seasons1970–1977 (8 seasons)▾

197717 racesConstructors’ P11 · 6 pts▾

Drivers: V. Brambilla, H. Binder, V. Schuppan, L. Perkins

Surtees race results in 1977
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
17	17Japanese Grand Prix	9	P8	Brambilla 8 · Binder DNF	0	11(6)
16	16Canadian Grand Prix	15	P6	Brambilla 6 · Binder DNF	1	11(6)
15	15United States Grand Prix	11	P11	Binder 11 · Brambilla 19	0	11(5)
14	14Italian Grand Prix	10	DNF	Brambilla DNF	0	11(5)
13	13Dutch Grand Prix	22	P12	Brambilla 12	0	10(5)
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	13	P156 places worse than the team’s season average (P8.9)	Brambilla 15 · Schuppan 16	0	10(5)
11	11German Grand Prix	10	P5	Brambilla 5 · Schuppan 7	2	9(5)
10	10British Grand Prix	8	P8	Brambilla 8 · Schuppan 12	0	10(3)
9	9French Grand Prix	11	P134 places worse than the team’s season average (P8.9)	Brambilla 13	0	10(3)
8	8Swedish Grand Prix	13	DNF	Brambilla DNF	0	10(3)
7	7Belgian Grand Prix	12	P45 places better than the team’s season average (P8.9)	Brambilla 4 · Perkins 12	3	9(3)
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	14	P8	Brambilla 8 · Binder DNF	0	—(0)
5	5Spanish Grand Prix	11	P9	Binder 9 · Brambilla DNF	0	—(0)
4	4United States Grand Prix West	11	P11	Binder 11 · Brambilla DNF	0	—(0)
3	3South African Grand Prix	14	P7	Brambilla 7 · Binder 11	0	—(0)
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	11	DNF	Binder DNF · Brambilla DNF	0	—(0)
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	13	P7	Brambilla 7 · Binder DNF	0	—(0)

197615 racesConstructors’ P10 · 7 pts▾

Drivers: A. Jones, B. Lunger, H. Pescarolo, C. Andersson, N. Takahara

Surtees race results in 1976
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
16	16Japanese Grand Prix	20	P46 places better than the team’s season average (P9.6)	Jones 4 · Takahara 9	3	10(7)
15	15United States Grand Prix	18	P8	Jones 8 · Lunger 11 · Pescarolo DNF	0	10(4)
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	20	P155 places worse than the team’s season average (P9.6)	Lunger 15 · Jones 16 · Pescarolo 19	0	10(4)
13	13Italian Grand Prix	18	P12	Jones 12 · Lunger 14 · Pescarolo 17	0	10(4)
12	12Dutch Grand Prix	16	P8	Jones 8 · Pescarolo 11 · Andersson DNF	0	10(4)
11	11Austrian Grand Prix	15	P9	Pescarolo 9 · Lunger 10 · Jones DNF	0	10(4)
10	10German Grand Prix	14	P10	Jones 10 · Lunger DNF	0	10(4)
9	9British Grand Prix	18	P55 places better than the team’s season average (P9.6)	Jones 5 · Lunger DNF · Pescarolo DNF	2	10(4)
8	8French Grand Prix	18	P166 places worse than the team’s season average (P9.6)	Lunger 16 · Jones DNF · Pescarolo DNF	0	11(2)
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	18	P13	Jones 13 · Lunger 15	0	11(2)
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	19	DNF	Jones DNF	0	11(2)
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	16	P55 places better than the team’s season average (P9.6)	Jones 5 · Lunger DNF	2	11(2)
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	20	P9	Jones 9	0	—(0)
3	3United States Grand Prix West	19	DNF	Jones DNF	0	—(0)
2	2South African Grand Prix	20	P11	Lunger 11	0	—(0)

197511 races▾

Drivers: J. Watson, D. Morgan

Surtees race results in 1975
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Standing
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	18	P10	Watson 10	—(0)
10	10British Grand Prix	18	P11	Watson 11 · Morgan 18	—(0)
9	9French Grand Prix	14	P13	Watson 13	—(0)
8	8Dutch Grand Prix	14	DNF	Watson DNF	—(0)
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	10	P165 places worse than the team’s season average (P11.1)	Watson 16	—(0)
6	6Belgian Grand Prix	18	P10	Watson 10	—(0)
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	6	DNF	Watson DNF	—(0)
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	6	P8	Watson 8	—(0)
3	3South African Grand Prix	10	DNF	Watson DNF	—(0)
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	13	P10	Watson 10	—(0)
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	15	DSQ	Watson DSQ	—(0)

197414 racesConstructors’ P11 · 3 pts▾

Drivers: J. Mass, C. Pace, H. Koinigg, D. Bell, D. Quester, L. Kinnunen

Surtees race results in 1974
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
15	15United States Grand Prix	23	DNF	Koinigg DNF	0	11(3)
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	22	P10	Koinigg 10	0	11(3)
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	25	P9	Quester 9	0	10(3)
11	11German Grand Prix	13	P11	Bell 11 · Mass DNF	0	10(3)
10	10British Grand Prix	17	P14	Mass 14	0	10(3)
9	9French Grand Prix	18	DNF	Mass DNF	0	10(3)
8	8Dutch Grand Prix	20	DNF	Mass DNF	0	10(3)
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	22	DNF	Mass DNF · Pace DNF · Kinnunen DNF	0	10(3)
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	18	DNF	Pace DNF	0	9(3)
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	8	DNF	Mass DNF · Pace DNF	0	8(3)
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	14	P13	Pace 13 · Mass DNF	0	8(3)
3	3South African Grand Prix	2	P11	Pace 11 · Mass DNF	0	7(3)
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	10	P46 places better than the team’s season average (P10.3)	Pace 4 · Mass 17	3	4(3)
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	11	DNF	Pace DNF · Mass DNF	0	—(0)

197315 races, 1 podiumConstructors’ P9 · 7 pts▾

Drivers: C. Pace, M. Hailwood, J. Mass, A. de Adamich, L. Bueno

Surtees race results in 1973
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
15	15United States Grand Prix	6	DNF	Mass DNF · Hailwood DNF · Pace DNF	0	9(7)
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	12	P9	Hailwood 9 · Pace 18	0	9(7)
13	13Italian Grand Prix	5	P7	Hailwood 7 · Pace DNF	0	8(7)
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	8	P35 places better than the team’s season average (P8.1)	Pace 3 · Hailwood 10	4	8(7)
11	11German Grand Prix	11	P44 places better than the team’s season average (P8.1)	Pace 4 · Mass 7 · Hailwood 14	3	9(3)
10	10Dutch Grand Prix	8	P7	Pace 7 · Hailwood DNF	0	—(0)
9	9British Grand Prix	12	DNF	Hailwood DNF · Mass DNF · Pace DNF	0	—(0)
8	8French Grand Prix	11	P135 places worse than the team’s season average (P8.1)	Pace 13 · Hailwood DNF	0	—(0)
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	10	P10	Pace 10 · Hailwood DNF	0	—(0)
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	13	P8	Hailwood 8 · Pace DNF	0	—(0)
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	8	P8	Pace 8 · Hailwood DNF	0	—(0)
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	9	DNF	Hailwood DNF · Pace DNF	0	—(0)
3	3South African Grand Prix	9	P8	de Adamich 8 · Pace DNF · Hailwood DNF	0	—(0)
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	6	P12	Bueno 12 · Pace DNF · Hailwood DNF	0	—(0)
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	10	DNF	Hailwood DNF · Pace DNF	0	—(0)

197212 races, 1 podiumConstructors’ P5 · 18 pts▾

Drivers: A. de Adamich, T. Schenken, M. Hailwood, J. Love, J. Surtees, S. Posey

Surtees race results in 1972
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
12	12United States Grand Prix	14	P125 places worse than the team’s season average (P7.3)	Posey 12 · Hailwood 17 · de Adamich DNF · Schenken DNF	0	5(18)
11	11Canadian Grand Prix	13	P7	Schenken 7 · de Adamich DNF	0	5(18)
10	10Italian Grand Prix	9	P25 places better than the team’s season average (P7.3)	Hailwood 2 · de Adamich DNF · Surtees DNF · Schenken DNF	6	5(18)
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	8	P4	Hailwood 4 · Schenken 11 · de Adamich 14	3	7(12)
8	8German Grand Prix	12	P136 places worse than the team’s season average (P7.3)	de Adamich 13 · Schenken 14 · Hailwood DNF	0	8(9)
7	7British Grand Prix	5	DNF	Schenken DNF · Hailwood DNF · de Adamich DNF	0	7(9)
6	6French Grand Prix	5	P6	Hailwood 6 · de Adamich 14 · Schenken 17	1	6(9)
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	8	P4	Hailwood 4 · de Adamich DNF · Schenken DNF	3	6(8)
4	4Monaco Grand Prix	11	P7	de Adamich 7 · Hailwood DNF · Schenken DNF	0	6(5)
3	3Spanish Grand Prix	13	P4	de Adamich 4 · Schenken 8 · Hailwood DNF	3	5(5)
2	2South African Grand Prix	4	P169 places worse than the team’s season average (P7.3)	Love 16 · de Adamich DNF · Hailwood DNF · Schenken DNF	0	6(2)
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	11	P5	Schenken 5 · de Adamich DNF	2	4(2)

197111 racesConstructors’ P8 · 8 pts▾

Drivers: J. Surtees, R. Stommelen, M. Hailwood, B. Redman, D. Bell, G. van Lennep, S. Posey

Surtees race results in 1971
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
11	11United States Grand Prix	13	P157 places worse than the team’s season average (P7.8)	Hailwood 15 · Surtees 17 · Posey DNF	0	8(8)
10	10Canadian Grand Prix	14	P11	Surtees 11 · Stommelen DNF	0	8(8)
9	9Italian Grand Prix	15	P4	Hailwood 4 · Surtees DNF · Stommelen DNF	3	7(8)
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	12	P7	Stommelen 7 · Surtees DNF	0	9(5)
7	7German Grand Prix	12	P7	Surtees 7 · Stommelen 10	0	8(5)
6	6British Grand Prix	11	P5	Stommelen 5 · Surtees 6 · Bell DNF	3	8(5)
5	5French Grand Prix	10	P8	Surtees 8 · Stommelen 11	0	8(3)
4	4Dutch Grand Prix	7	P5	Surtees 5 · van Lennep 8 · Stommelen DSQ	2	8(3)
3	3Monaco Grand Prix	10	P6	Stommelen 6 · Surtees 7	1	8(1)
2	2Spanish Grand Prix	19	P11	Surtees 11 · Stommelen DNF	0	—(0)
1	1South African Grand Prix	6	P7	Redman 7 · Stommelen 12 · Surtees DNF	0	—(0)

19707 racesConstructors’ P8 · 3 pts▾

Drivers: J. Surtees, D. Bell

Surtees race results in 1970
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Result	Cars	Pts	Standing
13	13Mexican Grand Prix	15	P8	Surtees 8	0	8(3)
12	12United States Grand Prix	8	P6	Bell 6 · Surtees DNF	1	8(3)
11	11Canadian Grand Prix	5	P5	Surtees 5	2	8(2)
10	10Italian Grand Prix	10	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	—(0)
9	9Austrian Grand Prix	12	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	—(0)
8	8German Grand Prix	15	P9	Surtees 9	0	—(0)
7	7British Grand Prix	19	DNF	Surtees DNF	0	—(0)