Rolf Stommelen vs John Surtees

1971·

John Surtees edged Rolf Stommelen 6–4 in the races and 6–4 in qualifying at Surtees in 1971. They finished level on 3 points.

Rolf StommelenJohn Surtees

4Qualifying6

10 shared races

4Race day6

10 shared races

3Points3

in shared races, as awarded at the time

25Points (today’s rules)34

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 4/3
Best finish: P5/P5
Avg. grid: 16/13.1

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Rolf Stommelen and John Surtees
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Rolf Stommelen	John Surtees	Points
1	1South African Grand Prix	15/6	P12	Gearbox	0 / 0
2	2Spanish Grand Prix	19/22	Fuel pressure	P11	0 / 0
3	3Monaco Grand Prix	16/10	P6	P7	1 / 0
4	4Dutch Grand Prix	18/7	Disqualified	P5	0 / 2
5	5French Grand Prix	10/13	P11	P8	0 / 0
6	6British Grand Prix	12/11	P5	P6	2 / 1
7	7German Grand Prix	12/15	P10	P7	0 / 0
8	8Austrian Grand Prix	12/18	P7	Engine	0 / 0
9	9Italian Grand Prix	23/15	Accident	Engine	0 / 0
10	10Canadian Grand Prix	23/14	Overheating	P11	0 / 0
	Average finish		P8.5	P7.9

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Rolf Stommelen / John Surtees.
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.

Rolf Stommelen’s career John Surtees’s career Surtees 1971 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.