Drivers/Austria
Niki Lauda
- 3× World Champion
- 1971–1985
- LAU
- Born 22 February 1949 in Vienna
- Died 20 May 2019
- Andreas Nikolaus Lauda
- Starts171176 entries
- Wins2515% of starts
- Podiums5432% of starts
- Pole positions2424× started from P1
- Fastest laps24
- Grand Slams1pole, win, fastest lap, every lap led
- Titles31975, 1977, 1984
Career numbers
- Avg grid position8.4
- Avg finish4
- Retirement rate48%
- Pole-to-win conversion38%
- Positions gained+278
- Points scored420.5
- Longest winning streak3
- Longest podium streak9
- Longest points-scoring streak11
- TeamsMarch (1971–1972) · BRM (1973) · Ferrari (1974–1977) · Brabham (1978–1979) · McLaren (1982–1985)
Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.
The career at a glance
Season by season
Every race
176 entries, 171 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryAustrian Grand Prix 1971DNF · March
- First winSpanish Grand Prix 1974P1 · Ferrari
- Last winDutch Grand Prix 1985P1 · McLaren
- Last startAustralian Grand Prix 1985DNF · McLaren
All 176 races, season by season
Against team-mates
Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.
| Team-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Regazzoni | 1973–1976 | 19:10 | 45:11 | −0.43% | 172.5 : 103 | Compare |
| John Watson | 1978–1983 | 11:1 | 31:13 | −0.50% | 86 : 86 | Compare |
| Alain Prost | 1984–1985 | 4:5 | 2:28 | +1.74% | 86 : 140.5 | Compare |
| Carlos Reutemann | 1976–1977 | 9:1 | 8:7 | −0.10% | 75 : 30 | Compare |
| Ronnie Peterson | 1971–1972 | 1:6 | 2:11 | +2.51% | 0 : 12 | Compare |
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 1973 | 1:0 | 4:10 | +0.37% | 2 : 7 | Compare |
| Nelson Piquet | 1978–1979 | 1:0 | 8:6 | −0.22% | 4 : 3 | Compare |
| Carlos Pace | 1972 | 2:1 | 2:9 | +1.31% | 0 : 3 | Compare |
| Mike Beuttler | 1971–1972 | 1:2 | 7:3 | −0.81% | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Henri Pescarolo | 1971–1972 | 1:1 | 2:7 | +2.11% | 0 : 1 | Compare |
| Skip Barber | 1972 | 0:0 | 1:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Nanni Galli | 1971 | 0:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Peter Gethin | 1973 | 0:0 | 1:0 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Niki Lauda came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.
Strongest circuits
Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyalami | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Zandvoort | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Brands Hatch | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Monza | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Monaco | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4.4 |
| Zolder | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Anderstorp Raceway | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Red Bull Ring | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Watkins Glen | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Paul Ricard | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| José Carlos Pace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Long Beach | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Jarama | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Hockenheimring | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 7 | 2 | 5.3 | |
| Nürburgring | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Silverstone | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Nelson Piquet | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mosport | 4 | 8 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | – | ||
| Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 3 | 4 | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Montjuïc | 2 | – | ||
| Estoril | 2 | 1 | 2 |