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1970 / DRIVER DOSSIER / British

JohnSurtees

McLaren-Ford / Surtees

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Explore John Surtees's 1970 Formula 1 results, teams, race starts, podiums and championship statistics. Browse other seasons.

CHAMPIONSHIPP18
POINTS3
RACE WINS0
PODIUMS0

The season in numbers.

11 STARTS
BEST FINISHP5
AVERAGE GRID11.8
AVERAGE FINISH12.7
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: -10

+153 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH8
FINISH RATE27.3%
PODIUM RATE0%
RACE POINTS / START0.3Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1South African7 Mar7R-80Engine
ROUND 2Spanish19 Apr12R+60Gearbox
ROUND 3Monaco10 May13R-20Oil pressure
ROUND 5Dutch21 Jun146+81+1 Lap
ROUND 7British18 Jul19R+40Oil pressure
ROUND 8German2 Aug159+60Engine
ROUND 9Austrian16 Aug12R-50Engine
ROUND 10Italian6 Sept10R-100Electrical
ROUND 11Canadian20 Sept5502+1 Lap
ROUND 12United States4 Oct8R-160Engine
ROUND 13Mexican25 Oct158+70+1 Lap
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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