Formula 1 driver · 1971–1985

Niki Lauda

NationalityAustria AustriaCodeLAUNumber1Last teamMcLaren
Starts168
Wins25
Podiums54
Poles22
Points420
Titles31975, 1977, 1984

Career totals from published race classifications (1950–2026). Poles use the qualifying classification where published, otherwise grid position 1. Sum of points scored per race and sprint as published; pre-1991 seasons with dropped scores differ from official championship totals.

Driver DNA

Profile

Methodology
QualiRaceGainsFinishPoints

Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026

starts: not sourceddefense: not sourcedtyre management: not sourcedwet weather: not sourcedlate race: not sourcedrace pace: not sourced

Qualifying Pace

High
n=226 · vs 582 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying head-to-head rate

teammate gap samples
0
teammate h2h
115-111
pole rate
12.4%
front row rate
16.4%

Race Result vs Teammate

High
n=179 · vs 539 drivers (career, all eras)

share of races finishing ahead of teammate (one-car retirements count for the finisher)

teammate race h2h
84-95
avg finish delta when both classified
1.4

Positions Gained

High
n=88 · vs 321 drivers (career, all eras)

mean grid-to-finish gain above the expectation for that grid slot (classified finishes)

mean positions gained
3.216
expectation adjusted
1.508

Finishing

High
n=168 · vs 375 drivers (career, all eras)

classification rate minus teammate classification rate (same car); any retirement cause counts

classification rate
52.4%
teammate classification rate
65.4%
retirements
80

Consistency

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 79 drivers (career, all eras)

spread (std dev) of teammate qualifying gaps; lower spread ranks higher

finish position std
3.67

Team Points Share

High
n=122 · vs 290 drivers (career, all eras)

share of the team's points in events where the team scored

points
420
team points
814
points per start
2.5

Street Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 72 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on street layouts relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

High-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 78 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on high pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Low-Speed Circuits

Insufficient sample
n=0 · vs 83 drivers (career, all eras)

teammate qualifying gap on low pole-lap-speed circuits relative to the driver's overall gap (positive = relatively stronger)

Teammate record

TeammateTeamSeasonsQuali H2HRace H2H
McLaren, Tyrrell1984–19852–278–16
Tyrrell1975–19840–00–0
Brabham, Tyrrell1978–19848–62–4
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0
Tyrrell19840–00–0

Recent races

By season

YearTeamStartsWPodPolesPtsPos
1985McLaren141101410th
1984McLaren, Tyrrell15590721st
1983McLaren140201210th
1982McLaren14230305th
1979Brabham13000414th
1978Brabham16271444th
1977Ferrari143102721st
1976Ferrari14593682nd
1975Ferrari, Tyrrell1258764.51st
1974Ferrari15259384th
1973BRM14000217th
1972March12000023rd
1971March1000045th