F1 world titles
1
Motorcycle world titles
7
Grand Prix wins
6
Podiums
24
Race starts
111
Isle of Man TT wins
6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | |
| 1961 | 0 | |
| 1962 | 0 | |
| 1963 | 0 | |
| 1964 | 2 | |
| 1965 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 2 | |
| 1967 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 1 | |
| 1969 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 0 | |
| 1971 | 0 |
Data sources
- FIA
- Formula1.com
- Motorsport Stats
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Surtees ranks #25 in Formula 1
John Surtees ranks #25 in Formula 1 and #3658 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.2/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1972 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: F1 world titles 1, Motorcycle world titles 7, Grand Prix wins 6, Podiums 24.
Nearest context: ahead Nigel Mansell (81.7); behind Phil Hill (80.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
John Surtees GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Surtees comparisons
John Surtees — frequently asked
- Is John Surtees the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, John Surtees ranks #25 in Formula 1 with a GOAT Score of 81.2/100, behind Lewis Hamilton (96.1).
- What is John Surtees's GOAT Score?
- 81.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%).
- Where does John Surtees rank all time?
- #3658 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #25 in Formula 1.
- John Surtees vs Nigel Mansell: who ranks higher?
- Nigel Mansell ranks higher at 81.7 versus John Surtees at 81.2, a margin of 0.5 points.