As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Alain Prost · Niki Lauda
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
38
—
20
58 shared
Qualifying H2H
54
—
4
58 shared
Championship record
4
World titles
3
4
Runner-up
1
8
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 1
1982
P4
1983
P2
1984
P1
1985
P1
Teammate battle by season
8
8
1984
10
4
1985
Career totals
Alain Prost
Niki Lauda
Championships
4
3
Wins
51
25
Poles
33
24
Podiums
106
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
798.5
420.5
Starts
202
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alain Prost
Niki Lauda
Win rate
25.2%
14.5%
Podium rate
52.5%
31.2%
Pole rate
16.3%
13.9%
Points / start
4.0
2.4
Avg grid
P4.2
P8.4
Avg finish
P7.5
P10.8
Finish rate
73.8%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alain Prost
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
34
54
Crash retirements
17
19
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Retirements with an unclear cause: 2 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1980
Debut season
1971
1981 · aged 26
First win
1974 · aged 25
1981
First pole
1974
1985 · aged 30
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.3
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Alain Prost
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Alain Prost | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 4 · 6 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 4 · 6 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 3 · 5 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 2 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 2 · 3 · P1 3 · 6 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 4 · 8 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 4 · 8 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 5 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Alain Prost 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Kyalami | 2 · 4 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 2 · 4 · P1 3 · 3 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 5 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Alain Prost 5 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 3 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Alain Prost 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Hockenheimring | 2 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 2 · 5 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Alain Prost 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Niki Lauda | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 0 · 2 · P2 3 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Alain Prost 2 · 7 · P1 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Alain Prost 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 0 · 0 · — 2 · 3 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Alain Prost 1 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P11 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Alain Prost 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Niki Lauda | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Alain Prost 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Alain Prost 0 · 3 · P2 0 · 0 · P13 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Alain Prost 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 2 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Alain Prost 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
| Fair Park | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Alain Prost 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
Team history
Alain Prost
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19711993
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).