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Niki Lauda

AustriaAustria
Status
Retired
Active Years
1971–1979, 1982–1985
Biography

Driver Info

Nationality
Austria↗
Driver Number
—
Date of Birth
—
F1 Debut
1971 Austrian Grand Prix↗
Last GP
1985 Australian Grand Prix↗
WDC
3
1975, 1977, 1984
Wins
25
Podiums
54
Poles
24
Fastest Laps
24
GP
171
Best WDC
P1
1975, 1977, 1984
Most Wins In Season
5
1975, 1976, 1984
Teams
5
Seasons
13
Consecutive Wins
3
Consecutive Podiums
9

Consecutive results are calculated from available published GP result rows.

Race archive

Career Statistics

Grand Prix Wins

25
Spanish Grand Prix1974 · P1 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1974 · P1 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗Swedish Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗French Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗United States Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗Brazilian Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗South African Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗British Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗South African Grand Prix1977 · P1 ↗German Grand Prix1977 · P1 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1977 · P1 ↗Swedish Grand Prix1978 · P1 ↗Italian Grand Prix1978 · P1 ↗United States Grand Prix West1982 · P1 ↗British Grand Prix1982 · P1 ↗South African Grand Prix1984 · P1 ↗French Grand Prix1984 · P1 ↗British Grand Prix1984 · P1 ↗Austrian Grand Prix1984 · P1 ↗Italian Grand Prix1984 · P1 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1985 · P1 ↗

Podium Finishes

54
Argentine Grand Prix1974 · P2 ↗Spanish Grand Prix1974 · P1 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1974 · P2 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1974 · P1 ↗French Grand Prix1974 · P2 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗Swedish Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1975 · P2 ↗French Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗German Grand Prix1975 · P3 ↗Italian Grand Prix1975 · P3 ↗United States Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗Brazilian Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗South African Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗United States Grand Prix West1976 · P2 ↗Spanish Grand Prix1976 · P2 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗Swedish Grand Prix1976 · P3 ↗British Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗United States Grand Prix1976 · P3 ↗Brazilian Grand Prix1977 · P3 ↗South African Grand Prix1977 · P1 ↗United States Grand Prix West1977 · P2 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1977 · P2 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1977 · P2 ↗British Grand Prix1977 · P2 ↗German Grand Prix1977 · P1 ↗Austrian Grand Prix1977 · P2 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1977 · P1 ↗Italian Grand Prix1977 · P2 ↗Argentine Grand Prix1978 · P2 ↗Brazilian Grand Prix1978 · P3 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1978 · P2 ↗Swedish Grand Prix1978 · P1 ↗British Grand Prix1978 · P2 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1978 · P3 ↗Italian Grand Prix1978 · P1 ↗United States Grand Prix West1982 · P1 ↗British Grand Prix1982 · P1 ↗Swiss Grand Prix1982 · P3 ↗Brazilian Grand Prix1983 · P2 ↗United States Grand Prix West1983 · P2 ↗South African Grand Prix1984 · P1 ↗French Grand Prix1984 · P1 ↗Canadian Grand Prix1984 · P2 ↗British Grand Prix1984 · P1 ↗German Grand Prix1984 · P2 ↗Austrian Grand Prix1984 · P1 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1984 · P2 ↗Italian Grand Prix1984 · P1 ↗Portuguese Grand Prix1984 · P2 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1985 · P1 ↗

Pole Positions

24
South African Grand Prix1974 · P16 ↗Spanish Grand Prix1974 · P1 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1974 · P12 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1974 · P1 ↗French Grand Prix1974 · P2 ↗British Grand Prix1974 · P5 ↗German Grand Prix1974 · P25 ↗Austrian Grand Prix1974 · P23 ↗Italian Grand Prix1974 · P13 ↗Spanish Grand Prix1975 · P25 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗Dutch Grand Prix1975 · P2 ↗French Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗German Grand Prix1975 · P3 ↗Austrian Grand Prix1975 · P6 ↗Italian Grand Prix1975 · P3 ↗United States Grand Prix1975 · P1 ↗Belgian Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗Monaco Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗British Grand Prix1976 · P1 ↗United States Grand Prix West1977 · P2 ↗Austrian Grand Prix1977 · P2 ↗South African Grand Prix1978 · P18 ↗

Fastest Laps

0
No published race results available.
Team history

Teammate History

Head-to-head comparisons
14 teammates · Click to expand
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Only Grand Prix races actually started together for the same team count. Wins, podiums and points use those shared GPs; WDC position is season-wide.

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John Watson
1978, 1982, 1983 · Brabham, McLaren
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Shared Grand Prix: 44
Race H2H
11 : 1
Qualifying H2H
31 : 13
Wins
4 : 3
Podiums
12 : 11
Points
86 : 86
WDC H2H
1 : 2
View John Watson profile ↗
1978 ↗Brabham
Shared Grand Prix: 16
Race H2H
5 : 0
Qualifying H2H
10 : 6
Wins
2 : 0
Podiums
7 : 3
Points
44 : 25
WDC Position
P4 : P6
1982 ↗McLaren
Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
4 : 0
Qualifying H2H
10 : 4
Wins
2 : 2
Podiums
3 : 5
Points
30 : 39
WDC Position
P5 : P3
1983 ↗McLaren
Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
2 : 1
Qualifying H2H
11 : 3
Wins
0 : 1
Podiums
2 : 3
Points
12 : 22
WDC Position
P10 : P6

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: John Watson

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Alain Prost
1984, 1985 · McLaren
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Shared Grand Prix: 30
Race H2H
4 : 5
Qualifying H2H
2 : 28
Wins
6 : 12
Podiums
10 : 19
Points
86 : 140.5
WDC H2H
1 : 1
View Alain Prost profile ↗
1984 ↗McLaren
Shared Grand Prix: 16
Race H2H
3 : 4
Qualifying H2H
1 : 15
Wins
5 : 7
Podiums
9 : 9
Points
72 : 71.5
WDC Position
P1 : P2
1985 ↗McLaren
Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
1 : 1
Qualifying H2H
1 : 13
Wins
1 : 5
Podiums
1 : 10
Points
14 : 69
WDC Position
P10 : P1

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Alain Prost

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Nelson Piquet
1978, 1979 · Brabham
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Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
1 : 0
Qualifying H2H
8 : 6
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
4 : 3
WDC H2H
1 : 0
View Nelson Piquet profile ↗
1978 ↗Brabham
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
1 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—
1979 ↗Brabham
Shared Grand Prix: 13
Race H2H
1 : 0
Qualifying H2H
7 : 6
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
4 : 3
WDC Position
P14 : P16

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Nelson Piquet

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Carlos Reutemann
1976, 1977 · Ferrari
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Shared Grand Prix: 15
Race H2H
9 : 1
Qualifying H2H
8 : 7
Wins
3 : 1
Podiums
10 : 4
Points
75 : 30
WDC H2H
2 : 0
View Carlos Reutemann profile ↗
1976 ↗Ferrari
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
1 : 0
Qualifying H2H
1 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
3 : 0
WDC Position
P2 : P16
1977 ↗Ferrari
Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
8 : 1
Qualifying H2H
7 : 7
Wins
3 : 1
Podiums
10 : 4
Points
72 : 30
WDC Position
P1 : P4

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Carlos Reutemann

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Clay Regazzoni
1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 · BRM, Ferrari
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Shared Grand Prix: 56
Race H2H
16 : 10
Qualifying H2H
45 : 11
Wins
12 : 3
Podiums
22 : 13
Points
172.5 : 103
WDC H2H
3 : 1
View Clay Regazzoni profile ↗
1973 ↗BRM
Shared Grand Prix: 13
Race H2H
1 : 3
Qualifying H2H
5 : 8
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
2 : 1
WDC Position
P17 : P18
1974 ↗Ferrari
Shared Grand Prix: 15
Race H2H
5 : 1
Qualifying H2H
13 : 2
Wins
2 : 1
Podiums
5 : 7
Points
38 : 52
WDC Position
P4 : P2
1975 ↗Ferrari
Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
5 : 3
Qualifying H2H
14 : 0
Wins
5 : 1
Podiums
8 : 3
Points
64.5 : 25
WDC Position
P1 : P5
1976 ↗Ferrari
Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
5 : 3
Qualifying H2H
13 : 1
Wins
5 : 1
Podiums
9 : 3
Points
68 : 25
WDC Position
P2 : P5

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Clay Regazzoni

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Jean-Pierre Beltoise
1973 · BRM
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Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
1 : 0
Qualifying H2H
4 : 10
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
2 : 7
WDC H2H
0 : 1
View Jean-Pierre Beltoise profile ↗
1973 ↗BRM
Shared Grand Prix: 14
Race H2H
1 : 0
Qualifying H2H
4 : 10
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
2 : 7
WDC Position
P17 : P10

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Jean-Pierre Beltoise

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Peter Gethin
1973 · BRM
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Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
1 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Peter Gethin profile ↗
1973 ↗BRM
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
1 : 0
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Peter Gethin

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Henri Pescarolo
1971, 1972 · March
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Shared Grand Prix: 9
Race H2H
1 : 1
Qualifying H2H
2 : 7
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 1
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Henri Pescarolo profile ↗
1971 ↗March
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
0 : 1
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 1
WDC Position
—
1972 ↗March
Shared Grand Prix: 8
Race H2H
1 : 1
Qualifying H2H
2 : 6
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Henri Pescarolo

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Rolf Stommelen
1972 · March
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Shared Grand Prix: 8
Race H2H
2 : 2
Qualifying H2H
3 : 5
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Rolf Stommelen profile ↗
1972 ↗March
Shared Grand Prix: 8
Race H2H
2 : 2
Qualifying H2H
3 : 5
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Rolf Stommelen

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Ronnie Peterson
1971, 1972 · March
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Shared Grand Prix: 13
Race H2H
1 : 5
Qualifying H2H
2 : 11
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 1
Points
0 : 12
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Ronnie Peterson profile ↗
1971 ↗March
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
0 : 1
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—
1972 ↗March
Shared Grand Prix: 12
Race H2H
1 : 5
Qualifying H2H
2 : 10
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 1
Points
0 : 12
WDC Position
—

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Ronnie Peterson

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Mike Beuttler
1971, 1972 · March
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Shared Grand Prix: 10
Race H2H
1 : 2
Qualifying H2H
7 : 3
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Mike Beuttler profile ↗
1971 ↗March
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
0 : 1
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—
1972 ↗March
Shared Grand Prix: 9
Race H2H
1 : 2
Qualifying H2H
7 : 2
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Mike Beuttler

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Skip Barber
1972 · March
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Shared Grand Prix: 2
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
1 : 1
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Skip Barber profile ↗
1972 ↗March
Shared Grand Prix: 2
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
1 : 1
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Skip Barber

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Carlos Pace
1972 · March
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Shared Grand Prix: 11
Race H2H
2 : 1
Qualifying H2H
2 : 9
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 3
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Carlos Pace profile ↗
1972 ↗March
Shared Grand Prix: 11
Race H2H
2 : 1
Qualifying H2H
2 : 9
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 3
WDC Position
—

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Carlos Pace

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Nanni Galli
1971 · March
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Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
0 : 1
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC H2H
0 : 0
View Nanni Galli profile ↗
1971 ↗March
Shared Grand Prix: 1
Race H2H
0 : 0
Qualifying H2H
0 : 1
Wins
0 : 0
Podiums
0 : 0
Points
0 : 0
WDC Position
—

Left: Niki Lauda · Right: Nanni Galli

Career landmarks

Career Milestones

Key moments in F1 history
First achievements, debut and latest published Grand Prix
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First GP
1971 ↗
Austrian Grand Prix
March
First Points
1973 ↗
Belgian Grand Prix
BRM
First Podium
1974 ↗
Argentine Grand Prix
Ferrari
First Win
1974 ↗
Spanish Grand Prix
Ferrari
First Pole Position
1974 ↗
South African Grand Prix
Ferrari
First Fastest Lap
—
Not available
—
First WDC
1975 ↗
World Drivers’ Championship
Ferrari
Last GP
1985 ↗
Australian Grand Prix
McLaren

Milestones use published GP results. First Points means the first GP with points awarded; championship milestones use completed season standings.

Season by Season

Career Timeline

Season
1985
McLaren logoMcLaren
WDC
P10
Points
14
Wins
1
Podiums
1
Poles
0
FL
1
GP
14
→
Season
1984
McLaren logoMcLaren
WDC
P1
Points
72
Wins
5
Podiums
9
Poles
0
FL
5
GP
16
→
Season
1983
McLaren logoMcLaren
WDC
P10
Points
12
Wins
0
Podiums
2
Poles
0
FL
1
GP
14
→
Season
1982
McLaren logoMcLaren
WDC
P5
Points
30
Wins
2
Podiums
3
Poles
0
FL
1
GP
14
→
Season
1979
Brabham
WDC
P14
Points
8
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
13
→
Season
1978
Brabham
WDC
P4
Points
44
Wins
2
Podiums
7
Poles
1
FL
4
GP
16
→
Season
1977
Ferrari logoFerrari
WDC
P1
Points
70
Wins
3
Podiums
10
Poles
2
FL
3
GP
14
→
Season
1976
Ferrari logoFerrari
WDC
P2
Points
68
Wins
5
Podiums
9
Poles
3
FL
4
GP
14
→
Season
1975
Ferrari logoFerrari
WDC
P1
Points
64.5
Wins
5
Podiums
8
Poles
9
FL
2
GP
14
→
Season
1974
Ferrari logoFerrari
WDC
P4
Points
38
Wins
2
Podiums
5
Poles
9
FL
3
GP
15
→
Season
1973
BRM
WDC
P17
Points
2
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
14
→
Season
1972
March
WDC
—
Points
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
12
→
Season
1971
March
WDC
—
Points
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Poles
0
FL
0
GP
1
→
Career archive

Racing Record

Racing Career Summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1971Formula OneMarch100000—
1972Formula OneMarch1200000—
1973Formula OneBRM140000217th
1974Formula OneFerrari152935384th
1975Formula OneFerrari14592864.51st
1976Formula OneFerrari145349682nd
1977Formula OneFerrari1432310701st
1978Formula OneBrabham162147444th
1979Formula OneBrabham130000814th
1982Formula OneMcLaren142013305th
1983Formula OneMcLaren1400121210th
1984Formula OneMcLaren165059721st
1985Formula OneMcLaren1410111410th

Complete Formula One Results

Each race tile opens the Grand Prix. Bold race codes indicate pole position, italic race codes indicate fastest lap. Sprint results appear below Grand Prix results when sprint data is available.

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324WDCPTS
1971March———————AUT17—————————————————0
1972MarchARG11RSA7ESP24MON16BEL12FRA24GBR9GER24AUT10ITA13CANDSQUSA19—————————————0
1973BRMARG15BRA8RSA19ESP17BEL5MON22SWE13FRA9GBR12NED13GER21—ITA18CAN21USA20—————————172
1974FerrariARG2BRA24RSA16ESP1BEL2MON12SWE13NED1FRA2GBR5GER25AUT23ITA13CAN18USA18—————————438
1975FerrariARG6BRA5RSA5ESP25MON1BEL1SWE1NED2FRA1GBR8GER3AUT6ITA3USA1——————————164.5
1976FerrariBRA1RSA1USA2ESP2BEL1MON1SWE3FRA25GBR1GER24——ITA4CAN8USA3JPN23————————268
1977FerrariARG18BRA3RSA1USA2ESPDNSMON2BEL2SWE22FRA5GBR2GER1AUT2NED1ITA2USA4—————————170
1978BrabhamARG2BRA3RSA18USA17MON2BEL22ESP19SWE1FRA23GBR2GER20AUT17NED3ITA1USA19CAN20————————444
1979BrabhamARG18BRA21RSA6USA23ESP15BEL17MON14FRA24GBR22GER16AUT11NED20ITA4CANDNS——————————148
1982McLarenRSA4BRA17USA1—BELDSQMON12DET14CAN19NED4GBR1FRA8—AUT5SUI3ITA18CAE15————————530
1983McLarenBRA2USA2FRA17SAN22—BEL15DET13CAN23GBR6GERDSQAUT6NED22ITA20EUR24RSA11—————————1012
1984McLarenBRA13RSA1BEL17SAN20FRA1MON11CAN2DET13DAL9GBR1GER2AUT1NED2ITA1EUR4POR2————————172
1985McLarenBRA18POR11SAN4MON12CAN19DET22FRA17GBR12GER5AUT13NED1ITA16——RSA10AUS11————————1014
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