Jo Bonnier vs Dan Gurney

1961·

Jo Bonnier out-qualified Dan Gurney 5–3 at Porsche in 1961, but Dan Gurney won the races 7–1. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Jo BonnierDan Gurney

5Qualifying3

8 shared races

1Race day7

8 shared races

3Points21

in shared races, as awarded at the time

30Points (today’s rules)85

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/3
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 2/0
Best finish: P5/P2
Avg. grid: 8.5/8.8

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Jo Bonnier and Dan Gurney
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Jo Bonnier	Dan Gurney	Points
1	1Monaco Grand Prix	9/11	P12▼	P5	0 / 2
2	2Dutch Grand Prix	12/6	P11	P10▼	0 / 0
3	3Belgian Grand Prix	9/10	P7	P6	0 / 1
4	4French Grand Prix	13/5	P7	P2	0 / 6
5	5British Grand Prix	3/12	P5	P7	2 / 0
6	6German Grand Prix	4/7	Engine	P7	0 / 0
7	7Italian Grand Prix	8/12	Suspension	P2	0 / 6
8	8United States Grand Prix	10/7	P6	P2	1 / 6
	Average finish		P8.0	P5.1

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Jo Bonnier / Dan Gurney.
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.

Jo Bonnier and Dan Gurney in other seasons

Other seasons in which Jo Bonnier and Dan Gurney were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1965	Brabham-Climax	Jo Bonnier vs Dan Gurney	0–3	0–3	0–12
1962	Porsche	Jo Bonnier vs Dan Gurney	0–7	3–4	3–15
1960	BRM	Jo Bonnier vs Dan Gurney	4–3	5–2	4–0

Other Porsche battles in 1961

Other Porsche teammate battles in 1961
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Carel Godin de Beaufort vs Jo Bonnier	0–6	2–4	0–2
Carel Godin de Beaufort vs Dan Gurney	0–6	0–6	0–13
Jo Bonnier vs Hans Herrmann	3–0	1–2	0–0
Dan Gurney vs Hans Herrmann	3–0	3–0	2–0

Jo Bonnier’s career Dan Gurney’s career Porsche 1961 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.