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Driver
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John Surtees

 
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Details
Full NameNorman John Surtees
Date of BirthSunday 11 February 1934
Date of DeathFriday 10 March 2017
Age of Death83 years, 27 days
Born
Tatsfield
Surrey
England
Great Britain
F1 Career
Active Years1960–1972
Races Contested113
Average ClassificationMedian: 4, Mean: 4.76 (Standard deviation: 3.24)
Average Qualifying PositionMedian: 7, Mean: 7.88 (Standard deviation: 5.42)
Fastest Laps11
Average Fastest Lap PositionMedian: 4.5, Mean: 6.33 (Standard deviation: 5.22)
Races Led17
Laps Led308
Race Distance Led2123 km
Debut1960 Monaco GP
Maiden Win1963 German GP
Last Race1972 United States GP
Drivers' Championships
1960 - 12th   
(6 points)
1961 - 12th   
(4 points)
1962 - 4th   
(19 points)
1963 - 4th   
(22 points)
1964 - 1st   
(40 points)
1965 - 5th   
(17 points)
1966 - 2nd   
(28 points)
  
1967 - 5th   
(20 points)
1968 - 7th   
(12 points)
1969 - 11th   
(6 points)
1970 - 18th   
(3 points)
1971 - 18th   
(3 points)
1972 - Not Classified
Total Points Scored180
Records
Records Held Today1. Most 32nd Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1972 United States GP
Records Held At Retirement1. Most 11th Place Finishes (3) – set at 1972 United States GP,
2. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes (3) – set at 1972 United States GP,
3. Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes (2) – set at 1972 United States GP,
4. Most Disqualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1972 United States GP,
5. Most 11th Place Finishes in a Season (2) – set at 1972 United States GP,
6. Most 4th Place Qualifications (14) – set at 1972 United States GP,
7. Most 6th Place Qualifications (11) – set at 1972 United States GP,
8. Most 7th Place Qualifications in a Season (4) – set at 1972 United States GP,
9. Most 32nd Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1972 United States GP
Records Ever Broken1. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes (3) – set at 1966 Monaco GP,
2. Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes (2) – set at 1966 Monaco GP,
3. Most Disqualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1966 Monaco GP,
4. Most 4th Place Qualifications (12) – set at 1966 United States GP,
5. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes (3) – set at 1967 British GP,
6. Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes (2) – set at 1967 British GP,
7. Most Disqualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1967 British GP,
8. Most 4th Place Qualifications (12) – set at 1967 British GP,
9. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes (3) – set at 1967 Italian GP,
10. Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes (2) – set at 1967 Italian GP,
11. Most Disqualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1967 Italian GP,
12. Most 4th Place Qualifications (12) – set at 1967 Italian GP,
13. Most 6th Place Qualifications in a Season (3) – set at 1967 Italian GP,
14. Most 4th Place Qualifications (13) – set at 1968 Monaco GP,
15. Most 4th Place Qualifications (14) – set at 1968 Belgian GP,
16. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes (3) – set at 1969 British GP,
17. Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes (2) – set at 1969 British GP,
18. Most Disqualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1969 British GP,
19. Most 4th Place Qualifications (14) – set at 1969 British GP,
20. Most 6th Place Qualifications (10) – set at 1969 British GP,
21. Most 7th Place Qualifications in a Season (4) – set at 1969 British GP,
22. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes (3) – set at 1970 Dutch GP,
23. Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes (2) – set at 1970 Dutch GP,
24. Most Disqualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1970 Dutch GP,
25. Most 4th Place Qualifications (14) – set at 1970 Dutch GP,
26. Most 7th Place Qualifications in a Season (4) – set at 1970 Dutch GP,
27. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes (3) – set at 1970 British GP,
28. Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes (2) – set at 1970 British GP,
29. Most Disqualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1970 British GP,
30. Most 4th Place Qualifications (14) – set at 1970 British GP,
31. Most 7th Place Qualifications in a Season (4) – set at 1970 British GP,
32. Most 11th Place Finishes (3) – set at 1972 Italian GP,
33. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes (3) – set at 1972 Italian GP,
34. Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes (2) – set at 1972 Italian GP,
35. Most Disqualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1972 Italian GP,
36. Most 11th Place Finishes in a Season (2) – set at 1972 Italian GP,
37. Most 4th Place Qualifications (14) – set at 1972 Italian GP,
38. Most 6th Place Qualifications (11) – set at 1972 Italian GP,
39. Most 18th Place Qualifications (4) – set at 1972 Italian GP,
40. Most 7th Place Qualifications in a Season (4) – set at 1972 Italian GP,
41. Most 11th Place Finishes (3) – set at 1972 United States GP,
42. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes (3) – set at 1972 United States GP,
43. Most Consecutive 5th Place Finishes (2) – set at 1972 United States GP,
44. Most Disqualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1972 United States GP,
45. Most 11th Place Finishes in a Season (2) – set at 1972 United States GP,
46. Most 4th Place Qualifications (14) – set at 1972 United States GP,
47. Most 6th Place Qualifications (11) – set at 1972 United States GP,
48. Most 7th Place Qualifications in a Season (4) – set at 1972 United States GP,
49. Most 32nd Place Qualifications in a Season (1) – set at 1972 United States GP

Partners
Team MateRacesYears
 Innes Ireland
4
1960
 Alan Stacey
1
1960
 Jim Clark
3
1960
 Roy Salvadori
13
1961–1962
 Willy Mairesse
3
1963
 Ludovico Scarfiotti
3
1963–1964
 Lorenzo Bandini
24
1963–1966
 Pedro Rodriguez
1
1964
 Nino Vaccarella
1
1965
 Jochen Rindt
7
1966
 Chris Amon
1
1966
 Moises Solana
1
1966
 David Hobbs
1
1968
 Jackie Oliver
10
1969
 Bill Brack
1
1969
 George Eaton
2
1969
 Derek Bell
1
1970
 Tim Schenken
2
1972
Team RacesYears
Lotus
4
1960
Reg Parnell
17
1961–1962
Ferrari
28
1963–1966
NART
2
1964
Cooper
7
1966
Honda
21
1967–1968
BRM
10
1969
Surtees
24
1970–1972
Car ManufacturerRacesYears
Lotus
4
1960
Cooper
15
1961, 1966
Lola
9
1962
Ferrari
30
1963–1966
Honda
21
1967–1968
BRM
10
1969
McLaren
4
1970
Surtees
20
1970–1972
Engine ManufacturerRacesYears
Climax
21
1960–1962
Ferrari
30
1963–1966
Maserati
7
1966
Honda
21
1967–1968
BRM
10
1969
Ford
24
1970–1972
Tyre ManufacturerRacesYears
Dunlop
61
1960–1966, 1969
Firestone
46
1966–1968, 1970–1972
Lubricant ManufacturerRacesYears
Shell
50
1962–1964, 1966, 1968–1969
BP
10
1967, 1971
Duckhams
2
1972
EntrantRacesYears
Team Lotus
4
1960
Yeoman Credit Racing Team
8
1961
Bowmaker Racing Team
9
1962
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
28
1963–1966
North American Racing Team
2
1964
Cooper Car Co
7
1966
Honda Racing
21
1967–1968
Owen Racing Organisation
10
1969
Team Surtees
13
1970, 1972
Brooke Bond Oxo/Rob Walker/Team Surtees
11
1971
Chassis DesignerRacesYears
Colin Chapman
4
1960
Owen Maddock
8
1961
Eric Broadley
9
1962
Mauro Forghieri
30
1963–1966
Derrick White
7
1966
Yoshio Nakamura
21
1967–1968
Shoichi Sano
21
1967–1968
Len Terry
10
1969
Robin Herd
4
1970
Gordon Coppuck
4
1970
John Surtees
20
1970–1972
Peter Connew
18
1970–1971
Shahab Ahmed
18
1970–1971
Car ModelRacesYears
Lotus 18
4
1960
Cooper T53
8
1961
Lola Mk 4
9
1962
Ferrari 156/63
7
1963
Ferrari 156 Aero
3
1963
Ferrari 158
14
1964–1965
Ferrari 1512
4
1965
Ferrari 312
2
1966
Cooper T81
7
1966
Honda RA273
6
1967
Honda RA300
4
1967–1968
Honda RA301
11
1968
BRM P138
4
1969
BRM P139
6
1969
McLaren M7C
4
1970
Surtees TS7
7
1970
Surtees TS9
9
1971
Surtees TS9A
2
1971
Surtees TS14
2
1972
Car NumberRacesYears
Car 26
1
1960
Car 9
2
1960, 1963
Car 18
7
1960–1962, 1965, 1971
Car 11
2
1960, 1967
Car 22
5
1961, 1971
Car 12
2
1961, 1966
Car 24
6
1961–1962, 1964, 1966, 1971–1972
Car 40
1
1961
Car 34
1
1961
Car 42
1
1961
Car 19
1
1962
Car 28
1
1962
Car 5
3
1962, 1968
Car 14
15
1962, 1966–1970
Car 46
1
1962
Car 6
2
1962, 1966
Car 21
2
1963–1964
Car 2
5
1963–1965
Car 16
3
1963, 1968, 1970
Car 10
4
1963–1964, 1966, 1969
Car 7
25
1963–1968, 1970–1972
Car 4
2
1963, 1970
Car 23
4
1963, 1971
Car 3
3
1963, 1967
Car 1
3
1965
Car 8
4
1965, 1968, 1970
Car 17
3
1966, 1970
Car 20
3
1968, 1970–1971
Car 15
1
1970
Team SponsorRacesYears
Firestone
23
1968, 1970
Champion
10
1969
Dunlop
10
1969
BP
22
1970–1971
Brooke Bond Oxo
11
1971
Ford
11
1971
Duckhams
2
1972
Motorcraft
2
1972

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