Tony Maggs vs Bruce McLaren

Bruce McLaren edged Tony Maggs 5–3 in the races and 6–2 in qualifying at Cooper-Climax in 1963. Bruce McLaren scored 14 points to 9.

Tony MaggsBruce McLaren

2Qualifying6

8 shared races

3Race day5

8 shared races

9Points14

as awarded at the time

44Points (today’s rules)48

rescored 25-18-15…

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Tony Maggs and Bruce McLaren
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Tony Maggs	Bruce McLaren	Points
1	Monaco Grand Prix	10/8	P5	P3	2 / 4
2	Belgian Grand Prix	4/5	P7	P2▲	0 / 6
3	Dutch Grand Prix	9/3	Overheating	Gearbox	0 / 0
4	French Grand Prix	8/6	P2	P12▼	6 / 0
5	British Grand Prix	7/6	P9	Engine	0 / 0
7	Italian Grand Prix	13/8	P6	P3	1 / 4
8	United States Grand Prix	10/11	Ignition	P11▼	0 / 0
9	Mexican Grand Prix	13/6	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
Average finish			P5.8	P6.2

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Tony Maggs / 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.

Other seasons in which Tony Maggs and Bruce McLaren were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1962	Cooper-Climax	Tony Maggs vs Bruce McLaren	1–5	3–3	12–22

Other Cooper-Climax teammate battles in 1963
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Jo Bonnier vs Bruce McLaren	0–8	4–4	4–14
Jo Bonnier vs Tony Maggs	3–5	4–4	4–9

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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as is the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
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 across the season, which up to 1990 is not the same as the championship total: 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.