Niki Lauda
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.
Profile
Career DNA · career, all eras · f1-dna-1.0.0 · as of 2 Oct 2026
Qualifying Pace
Highn=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
Highn=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
Highn=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
Highn=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 samplen=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
Highn=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 samplen=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 samplen=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 samplen=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
| Teammate | Team | Seasons | Quali H2H | Race H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alain Prost PRO | McLaren, Tyrrell | 1984–1985 | 2–27 | 8–16 | |
Jacques Laffite LAF | Tyrrell | 1975–1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Brabham, Tyrrell | 1978–1984 | 8–6 | 2–4 | ||
Riccardo Patrese PAC | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Patrick Tambay TAM | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Keke Rosberg ROG | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
Elio de Angelis DEA | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Marc Surer SUR | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||
Nigel Mansell MNS | Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tyrrell | 1984 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Recent races
| Season | Event | Team | Quali | Grid | Finish | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australian Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 16 | DNF | |
| 1985 | South African Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 8 | DNF | |
| 1985 | Belgian Grand Prix | McLaren | — | — | did_not_start | |
| 1985 | Italian Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 16 | DNF | |
| 1985 | Dutch Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 1985 | Austrian Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 3 | DNF | |
| 1985 | German Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 1985 | British Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 10 | DNF | |
| 1985 | French Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 6 | DNF | |
| 1985 | Detroit Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 12 | DNF | |
| 1985 | Canadian Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 17 | DNF | |
| 1985 | Monaco Grand Prix | McLaren | — | 14 | DNF |
By season
| Year | Team | Starts | W | Pod | Poles | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | McLaren | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10th |
| 1984 | McLaren, Tyrrell | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 72 | 1st |
| 1983 | McLaren | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10th |
| 1982 | McLaren | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 5th |
| 1979 | Brabham | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14th |
| 1978 | Brabham | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 4th |
| 1977 | Ferrari | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 72 | 1st |
| 1976 | Ferrari | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 2nd |
| 1975 | Ferrari, Tyrrell | 12 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 64.5 | 1st |
| 1974 | Ferrari | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 4th |
| 1973 | BRM | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17th |
| 1972 | March | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| 1971 | March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45th |