Dan Gurney vs Jack Brabham

1963·

Dan Gurney out-qualified Jack Brabham 5–4 at Brabham in 1963, but Jack Brabham won the races 5–4. Grid slots, finishes, points and retirements compared.

Dan GurneyJack Brabham

5Qualifying4

9 shared races

4Race day5

9 shared races

19Points14

in shared races, as awarded at the time

69Points (today’s rules)58

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 3/1
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 3/3
Best finish: P2/P2
Avg. grid: 5.8/5.7

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Dan Gurney and Jack Brabham
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Dan Gurney	Jack Brabham	Points
2	2Belgian Grand Prix	2/6	P3	Injection	4 / 0
3	3Dutch Grand Prix	14/4	P2	Accident	6 / 0
4	4French Grand Prix	3/5	P5	P4	2 / 3
5	5British Grand Prix	2/4	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
6	6German Grand Prix	13/8	Gearbox	P7	0 / 0
7	7Italian Grand Prix	5/7	P14▼	P5	0 / 2
8	8United States Grand Prix	6/5	Chassis	P4	0 / 3
9	9Mexican Grand Prix	4/10	P6	P2	1 / 6
10	10South African Grand Prix	3/2	P2	P13▼	6 / 0
	Average finish		P5.3	P5.8

How to read this table

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

Dan Gurney and Jack Brabham in other seasons

Other seasons in which Dan Gurney and Jack Brabham were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1965	Brabham-Climax	Dan Gurney vs Jack Brabham	3–2	3–2	16–9
1964	Brabham-Climax	Dan Gurney vs Jack Brabham	9–1	6–4	19–11

Dan Gurney’s career Jack Brabham’s career Brabham 1963 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.