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Jo Bonnier was a Swedish former F1 driver who last drove for McLaren-Ford in 1971.
He was born on January 31st 1930 in Djurgarden and passed away on June 11th 1972 at the age of 42. He debuted for Maserati during the 1957 Grand Prix of Argentina. Bonnier was active for 15 consecutive seasons between 1957 and 1971. In those years he scored 39 points in 104 races. During his career Bonnier achieved 1 win. His last race was the the 1971 Grand Prix of United States.
He was born on January 31st 1930 in Djurgarden and passed away on June 11th 1972 at the age of 42. He debuted for Maserati during the 1957 Grand Prix of Argentina. Bonnier was active for 15 consecutive seasons between 1957 and 1971. In those years he scored 39 points in 104 races. During his career Bonnier achieved 1 win. His last race was the the 1971 Grand Prix of United States.
| Name: | Jo Bonnier |
| Nationality: |  Swedish |
| Birthday: | January 31st 1930 |
| Passed away: | June 11th 1972 (42) |
| Birthplace: | Djurgarden | Races: | 104 races |
| Total points: | 39 points |
| Wins: | 1 win |
| Podiums: | 1 podium | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 46 retirements |
| First race: |  1957 Argentina |
| Last race: |  1971 United States |
| First win: |  1959 Netherlands |
| Age first win: | 29 years, 3 months, 28 days |
Jo Bonnier by year
| All years | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 |
| 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 |
| 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 |
Overall stats: Jo Bonnier
| #1 | Best Finish | Jo Bonnier |  | 1 (1x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1959 | 3 | Zandvoort | Jo Bonnier | BRM | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Jo Bonnier | | 18 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Jo Bonnier | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1964 | 10 | Mexico City | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 18 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1971 McLaren-Ford 1970 McLaren-Ford 1969 Lotus-Ford 1968 Cooper-Maserati 1968 McLaren-BRM 1968 Honda 1967 Cooper-Maserati 1966 Cooper-Maserati 1966 Brabham-Climax 1965 Brabham-Climax 1964 Cooper-Climax 1964 Brabham-BRM 1964 Brabham-Climax 1963 Cooper-Climax 1962 Porsche 1961 Porsche 1960 BRM 1959 BRM 1958 Maserati 1958 BRM 1957 Maserati | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Jo Bonnier
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #413 | Average race result | Jo Bonnier | | 7.69 place | |
| #198 | Average race points | Jo Bonnier | | 0.75 points | |
| #71 | Most points finishes | Jo Bonnier | | 20 finishes | |
| #266 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Jo Bonnier | | 0.07 retirements | |
| #193 | Most avoidable retirements | Jo Bonnier | | 3 retirements | |
| #58 | Most races | Jo Bonnier | | 104 races | |
| #56 | Most race laps | Jo Bonnier | | 4757 laps | |
| #85 | Oldest driver | Jo Bonnier | | 41 years, 8 months | |
| #285 | Youngest driver | Jo Bonnier | | 26 years, 11 months, 11 days | |
| #72 | Start from P1 | Jo Bonnier | | 1 starts | |
| #254 | Biggest gain in race | Jo Bonnier | | 13 places gained | |
| #100 | Most points | Jo Bonnier | | 39 points | |
| #52 | Most retirements | Jo Bonnier | | 46 retirements | |
| #156 | Most podiums | Jo Bonnier | | 1 podiums | |
| #85 | Most wins | Jo Bonnier | | 1 wins |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 5.13 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 6.37 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7.24 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 7.34 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7.74 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | 2.49 |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | 3.13 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 3.36 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 4.22 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | 4.84 |
| Driver | Place | |
| 410 | Andre Pilette | 7.71 |
| 412 | Derek Warwick | 7.7 |
| 413 | Jo Bonnier | 7.69 |
| 414 | Carlos Pace | 7.68 |
| 415 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 7.67 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 194 | Peter Whitehead | 0.8 |
| 197 | Olivier Panis | 0.77 |
| 198 | Jo Bonnier | 0.75 |
| 198 | Silvio Moser | 0.75 |
| 198 | Bob Bondurant | 0.75 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 68 | Jochen Rindt | 21 |
| 70 | Jo Siffert | 20 |
| 70 | Jo Bonnier | 20 |
| 70 | Phil Hill | 20 |
| 70 | Maurice Trintignant | 20 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 260 | Mike Hawthorn | 0.09 |
| 265 | Luigi Villoresi | 0.07 |
| 266 | Jo Bonnier | 0.07 |
| 267 | Mike Spence | 0.06 |
| 268 | Dan Gurney | 0.05 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 167 | Jackie Stewart | 3 |
| 167 | Pedro Rodriguez | 3 |
| 167 | Jo Bonnier | 3 |
| 167 | Vic Elford | 3 |
| 167 | Richie Ginther | 3 |
| Driver | Races | |
| 56 | Jos Verstappen | 107 |
| 57 | Jochen Mass | 105 |
| 58 | Jo Bonnier | 104 |
| 59 | Bruce McLaren | 102 |
| 60 | Jackie Stewart | 100 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 54 | Pierluigi Martini | 4879 |
| 55 | Nico Rosberg | 4798 |
| 56 | Jo Bonnier | 4757 |
| 57 | Elio de Angelis | 4752 |
| 58 | Patrick Depailler | 4635 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 83 | Nigel Mansell | 41 years, 9 months, 6 days |
| 84 | Bill Homeier | 41 years, 8 months, 29 days |
| 85 | Jo Bonnier | 41 years, 8 months |
| 86 | Robert La Caze | 41 years, 7 months, 23 days |
| 87 | Paul Emery | 41 years, 6 months, 6 days |
| Driver | Age | |
| 283 | Domenico Schiattarella | 26 years, 10 months, 29 days |
| 284 | Harald Ertl | 26 years, 11 months, 2 days |
| 285 | Jo Bonnier | 26 years, 11 months, 11 days |
| 286 | Dave Kennedy | 26 years, 11 months, 29 days |
| 287 | Volker Weidler | 27 years, 8 days |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 58 | Peter Revson | 1 |
| 58 | Francois Cevert | 1 |
| 58 | Jo Bonnier | 1 |
| 58 | Mike Spence | 1 |
| 58 | Lorenzo Bandini | 1 |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 222 | Jackie Oliver | 13 |
| 222 | Helmut Marko | 13 |
| 222 | Jo Bonnier | 13 |
| 222 | Piers Courage | 13 |
| 222 | Vic Elford | 13 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 98 | Piero Taruffi | 41 |
| 99 | Luigi Musso | 40 |
| 100 | Jo Bonnier | 39 |
| 101 | Peter Collins | 38 |
| 102 | Pedro de la Rosa | 35 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 49 | Alan Jones | 46 |
| 49 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 46 |
| 49 | Jo Bonnier | 46 |
| 53 | Elio de Angelis | 45 |
| 54 | Pedro de la Rosa | 44 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 131 | Peter Gethin | 1 |
| 131 | John Love | 1 |
| 131 | Jo Bonnier | 1 |
| 131 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 1 |
| 131 | Richard Attwood | 1 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 72 | Francois Cevert | 1 |
| 72 | Peter Gethin | 1 |
| 72 | Jo Bonnier | 1 |
| 72 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1 |
| 72 | Lorenzo Bandini | 1 |
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