Tony Maggs

born 9 Feb 1937 · raced 1961–1965

25Races

0Wins

3Podiums

15Top 10s

6.67Avg Position

12.96Avg Grid Pos

Tony Maggs was a South African driver who raced in Formula 1 between 1961 and 1965. He took second place at the 1962 French Grand Prix for Cooper and finished the season seventh in the championship. His time in the sport included 25 Grands Prix with Lotus, Cooper and BRM, and 3 podiums in all.

All-time records

=12th in Most F1 Podiums Without a Win (3 podiums)

Top Teams

Team	Pod.Podiums	PtsPoints (as awarded)	Races
Cooper-Climax	3	22	19
BRM	0	4	3
Lotus-BRM	0	0	1
Lotus-Climax	0	0	2

Top Circuits

Circuit	Wins	Avg ptsAvg Points (as awarded)	Races
Prince George Circuit	0	1.33	3
Nürburgring	0	0.25	4

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

Most-shared teammates. Each link opens their head-to-head.

Bruce McLaren19 shared races · Compare with Bruce McLaren (1963)
Jo Bonnier10 shared races · Compare with Jo Bonnier (1963)

Season by season

Tony Maggs season-by-season championship record
Season	Championship position	Points
1965	—	0
1964	135 places lower than 1963	4
1963	81 place lower than 1962	9
1962	7	13
1961	—	0

Teammate head-to-heads

Every season Tony Maggs was compared against a teammate
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1963	Cooper-Climax Cooper-Climax	Bonnier vs MaggsJo Bonnier vs Tony Maggs	3–7	6–4	6–9
1963	Cooper-Climax Cooper-Climax	Maggs vs McLarenTony Maggs vs Bruce McLaren	2–8	4–6	9–17
1962	Cooper-Climax Cooper-Climax	Maggs vs McLarenTony Maggs vs Bruce McLaren	1–8	3–6	13–32

Circuits raced

2 circuitsShow all▾

Race results

19651 raceLotus-BRM▾

Tony Maggs race results in 1965
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	PtsPoints
South African GPSouth African Grand Prix	Lotus-BRM	13	P11	0

Earlier seasons1961–1964 (4 seasons)▾

19645 racesBRM▾

Tony Maggs race results in 1964
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	PtsPoints
Austrian GPAustrian Grand Prix	BRM	19	P4	3
German GPGerman Grand Prix	BRM	16	P6	1
British GPBritish Grand Prix	BRM	17	Gearbox	0
Dutch GPDutch Grand Prix	BRM	—	Accident	0
Monaco GPMonaco Grand Prix	BRM	—	Withdrew	0

196310 racesCooper-Climax▾

Tony Maggs race results in 1963
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	PtsPoints
South African GPSouth African Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	10	P7	0
Mexican GPMexican Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	13	Engine	0
United States GPUnited States Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	10	Ignition	0
Italian GPItalian Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	13	P6	1
German GPGerman Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	10	Engine	0
British GPBritish Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	7	P9	0
French GPFrench Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	8	P24 places better than season average (P6.0)	6
Dutch GPDutch Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	9	Overheating	0
Belgian GPBelgian Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	4	P7	0
Monaco GPMonaco Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	10	P5	2

▲/▼ a finish at least 4 places better/worse than Tony Maggs’s average finish in 1963 (P6.0, retirements excluded).

19629 racesCooper-Climax▾

Tony Maggs race results in 1962
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	PtsPoints
South African GPSouth African Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	6	P3	4
United States GPUnited States Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	10	P7	0
Italian GPItalian Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	12	P7	0
German GPGerman Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	23	P9	0
British GPBritish Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	13	P6	1
French GPFrench Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	11	P2	6
Belgian GPBelgian Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	10	Gearbox	0
Monaco GPMonaco Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	19	Gearbox	0
Dutch GPDutch Grand Prix	Cooper-Climax	15	P5	2

19612 racesLotus-Climax▾

Tony Maggs race results in 1961
Grand Prix	Team	Grid	Result	PtsPoints
German GPGerman Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	22	P11	0
British GPBritish Grand Prix	Lotus-Climax	24	P13	0