Jack Brabham vs Bruce McLaren

1959·

Jack Brabham edged Bruce McLaren 4–3 in the races and 7–0 in qualifying at Cooper-Climax in 1959. Jack Brabham scored 28 points to 16.5.

Jack BrabhamBruce McLaren

7Qualifying0

7 shared races

4Race day3

7 shared races

28Points16.5

in shared races, as awarded at the time

92Points (today’s rules)60

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 2/1
Podiums: 4/2
Poles: 1/0
Retirements: 2/3
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 2.4/9.6

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jack Brabham	Bruce McLaren	Points
1	1Monaco Grand Prix	3/13	P1	P5	9 / 2
4	4French Grand Prix	2/10	P3	P5	4 / 2
5	5British Grand Prix	1/8	P1	P3	8 / 4.5
6	6German Grand Prix	4/9	Transmission	Transmission	0 / 0
7	7Portuguese Grand Prix	2/8	Transmission	Transmission	0 / 0
8	8Italian Grand Prix	3/9	P3	Engine	4 / 0
9	9United States Grand Prix	2/10	P4	P1	3 / 8
	Average finish		P2.4	P3.5

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jack Brabham / Bruce McLaren.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren in other seasons

Other seasons in which Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1961	Cooper-Climax	Jack Brabham vs Bruce McLaren	6–2	3–5	4–11
1960	Cooper-Climax	Jack Brabham vs Bruce McLaren	8–0	5–3	43–37

Other Cooper-Climax battles in 1959

Other Cooper-Climax teammate battles in 1959
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Jack Brabham vs Maurice Trintignant	8–0	5–3	34–19
Masten Gregory vs Jack Brabham	0–6	2–4	10–27
Stirling Moss vs Maurice Trintignant	6–0	2–4	18–17
Masten Gregory vs Bruce McLaren	5–0	1–4	6–8.5

Jack Brabham’s career Bruce McLaren’s career Cooper-Climax 1959 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.