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Dan Gurney is a 81 year old American former racing driver who last drove for McLaren-Ford in 1970.
He was born on April 13th 1931 in Port Jefferson, New York. His first race was the 1959 Grand Prix of France where he drove for Ferrari. Gurney was active for 11 seasons between 1959 and 1970. In that period he scored 133 points in 85 races. During his career Gurney achieved 4 wins and 19 podiums. His last race was the the 1970 Grand Prix of Great Britain.
He was born on April 13th 1931 in Port Jefferson, New York. His first race was the 1959 Grand Prix of France where he drove for Ferrari. Gurney was active for 11 seasons between 1959 and 1970. In that period he scored 133 points in 85 races. During his career Gurney achieved 4 wins and 19 podiums. His last race was the the 1970 Grand Prix of Great Britain.
| Name: | Dan Gurney |
| Nationality: |  American |
| Birthday: | April 13th 1931 (81) |
| Birthplace: | Port Jefferson, New York | Races: | 85 races |
| Total points: | 133 points |
| Wins: | 4 wins |
| Podiums: | 19 podiums | Pole positions: | 0 poles |
| Retirements: | 40 retirements |
| First race: |  1959 France |
| Last race: |  1970 Great Britain |
| First win: | 1962 France |
| Age first win: | 31 years, 2 months, 25 days |
Dan Gurney by year
| All years | 1970 | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 |
| 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 |
Overall stats: Dan Gurney
| #1 | Best Finish | Dan Gurney |  | 1 (4x) | |
| #1 | Best Qualifying | Dan Gurney | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP1 | Dan Gurney | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP2 | Dan Gurney | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best FP3 | Dan Gurney | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Friday | Dan Gurney | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Best Saturday | Dan Gurney | | (0x) |
Wins
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1967 | 4 | Spa-Francorchamps | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Weslake | 1 |
| 1964 | 10 | Mexico City | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 1 |
| 1964 | 4 | Rouen | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 1 |
| 1962 | 4 | Rouen | Dan Gurney | Porsche | 1 |
Best qualifying
Best practice 1
Best practice 2
Best practice 3
Best friday
Best saturday
| #1 | Worst Finish | Dan Gurney | | 14 (1x) | |
| #1 | Worst Qualifying | Dan Gurney | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP1 | Dan Gurney | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP2 | Dan Gurney | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst FP3 | Dan Gurney | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Friday | Dan Gurney | | (0x) | |
| #1 | Worst Saturday | Dan Gurney | | (0x) |
Worst finish
| Year | Round | Race | Name | Team | Finish |
| 1963 | 7 | Monza | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 14 |
Worst qualifying
Worst practice 1
Worst practice 2
Worst practice 3
Worst friday
Worst saturday
Highs and lows of
| Driven for | 1970 McLaren-Ford 1968 Eagle-Weslake 1968 Brabham-Repco 1968 McLaren-Ford 1967 Eagle-Climax 1967 Eagle-Weslake 1966 Eagle-Climax 1966 Eagle-Weslake 1965 Brabham-Climax 1964 Brabham-Climax 1963 Brabham-Climax 1962 Porsche 1961 Porsche 1960 BRM 1959 Ferrari | |
| How did he retire | ||
| Qualifying Q2 | Achieved Q2: Didn't Q2: | |
| Qualifying Q3 | Achieved Q3: Didn't Q3: |
Ranking: Dan Gurney
| #1 | Average practice result | Lewis Hamilton |  | 5.13 place | |
| #1 | Average qualifying result | Ayrton Senna | | 2.49 place | |
| #525 | Average race result | Dan Gurney | | 5.3 place | |
| #56 | Average race points | Dan Gurney | | 3.02 points | |
| #53 | Most points finishes | Dan Gurney | | 31 finishes | |
| #268 | Ratio avoidable retirements | Dan Gurney | | 0.05 retirements | |
| #235 | Most avoidable retirements | Dan Gurney | | 2 retirements | |
| #71 | Most race laps | Dan Gurney | | 3660 laps | |
| #142 | Oldest driver | Dan Gurney | | 39 years, 3 months, 5 days | |
| #73 | Most races | Dan Gurney | | 85 races | |
| #359 | Youngest driver | Dan Gurney | | 28 years, 2 months, 22 days | |
| #292 | Biggest gain in race | Dan Gurney | | 12 places gained | |
| #50 | Start from P1 | Dan Gurney | | 3 starts | |
| #69 | Most retirements | Dan Gurney | | 40 retirements | |
| #56 | Most points | Dan Gurney | | 133 points | |
| #52 | Most wins | Dan Gurney | | 4 wins | |
| #49 | Most podiums | Dan Gurney | | 19 podiums |
| 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 | |
| 523 | Patrick Depailler | 5.5 |
| 524 | Jean Behra | 5.35 |
| 525 | Dan Gurney | 5.3 |
| 526 | Richie Ginther | 5.28 |
| 527 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 5.25 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 54 | Rubens Barrichello | 3.06 |
| 55 | Alan Jones | 3.03 |
| 56 | Dan Gurney | 3.02 |
| 57 | Paul Goldsmith | 3 |
| 57 | Don Branson | 3 |
| Driver | Finishes | |
| 51 | James Hunt | 35 |
| 52 | Patrick Tambay | 32 |
| 53 | Dan Gurney | 31 |
| 54 | Derek Warwick | 30 |
| 55 | Heikki Kovalainen | 29 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 266 | Jo Bonnier | 0.07 |
| 267 | Mike Spence | 0.06 |
| 268 | Dan Gurney | 0.05 |
| 269 | Roy Salvadori | 0.04 |
| 270 | Jean Pierre Jabouille | 0.03 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 213 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 2 |
| 213 | Jim Clark | 2 |
| 213 | Dan Gurney | 2 |
| 213 | Lucien Bianchi | 2 |
| 213 | Lorenzo Bandini | 2 |
| Driver | Laps | |
| 69 | Heikki Kovalainen | 3877 |
| 70 | Pedro Diniz | 3839 |
| 71 | Dan Gurney | 3660 |
| 72 | Jonathan Palmer | 3640 |
| 73 | Pedro de la Rosa | 3519 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 140 | Mike Magill | 39 years, 3 months, 22 days |
| 141 | Jack Turner | 39 years, 3 months, 18 days |
| 142 | Dan Gurney | 39 years, 3 months, 5 days |
| 143 | Nelson Piquet | 39 years, 2 months, 17 days |
| 144 | Carlo Facetti | 39 years, 2 months, 13 days |
| Driver | Races | |
| 71 | Pedro de la Rosa | 86 |
| 72 | Jean Pierre Beltoise | 85 |
| 72 | Dan Gurney | 85 |
| 74 | Jonathan Palmer | 83 |
| 75 | Marc Surer | 82 |
| Driver | Age | |
| 357 | Desmond Titterington | 28 years, 2 months, 13 days |
| 358 | Al Herman | 28 years, 2 months, 15 days |
| 359 | Dan Gurney | 28 years, 2 months, 22 days |
| 360 | Kurt Ahrens | 28 years, 3 months, 16 days |
| 361 | Helmut Marko | 28 years, 3 months, 19 days |
| Driver | Gain | |
| 276 | Bruce McLaren | 12 |
| 276 | Jim Clark | 12 |
| 276 | Dan Gurney | 12 |
| 276 | Bob Bondurant | 12 |
| 276 | Jackie Lewis | 12 |
| Driver | Starts | |
| 47 | Elio de Angelis | 3 |
| 47 | Jean Pierre Jarier | 3 |
| 47 | Dan Gurney | 3 |
| 51 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 |
| 51 | Jean Alesi | 2 |
| Driver | Retirements | |
| 65 | Jochen Mass | 40 |
| 65 | Arturo Merzario | 40 |
| 65 | Dan Gurney | 40 |
| 70 | Stefano Modena | 39 |
| 70 | Patrick Depailler | 39 |
| Driver | Points | |
| 54 | Patrick Depailler | 141 |
| 55 | Alberto Ascari | 133.5 |
| 56 | Dan Gurney | 133 |
| 57 | Thierry Boutsen | 132 |
| 58 | Elio de Angelis | 122 |
| Driver | Wins | |
| 50 | Eddie Irvine | 4 |
| 50 | Bruce McLaren | 4 |
| 50 | Dan Gurney | 4 |
| 53 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 3 |
| 53 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 |
| Driver | Podiums | |
| 46 | Mario Andretti | 19 |
| 46 | Patrick Depailler | 19 |
| 46 | Dan Gurney | 19 |
| 50 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 18 |
| 51 | Keke Rosberg | 17 |
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