Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A cikin 1960, yana da shekaru 26, Surtees ya sauya daga babura zuwa motoci na cikakken lokaci, yana yin tseren Formula 1 na farko a cikin 1960 BRDC International Trophy a Silverstone don Team Lotus. Ya yi tasiri nan da nan tare da kammala na biyu a karo na biyu na gasar Championship na Formula One, a gasar Grand Prix ta Birtaniya ta 1960.
, da kuma matsayi na farko a karo na uku, 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix.