Race H2H
26
—
40
66 shared
Qualifying H2H
13
—
52
65 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
1
3
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 4
1975
P1
1976
P2
1977
P1
1978
P4
1979
P3
Career totals
Alan Jones
Niki Lauda
Championships
1
3
Wins
12
25
Poles
6
24
Podiums
24
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
206
420.5
Starts
117
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Alan Jones
Niki Lauda
Win rate
10.3%
14.5%
Podium rate
20.5%
31.2%
Pole rate
5.1%
13.9%
Points / start
1.8
2.4
Avg grid
P11.5
P8.4
Avg finish
P11.4
P10.8
Finish rate
59%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Alan Jones
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
31
54
Crash retirements
14
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: 3 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1975
Debut season
1971
1977 · aged 30
First win
1974 · aged 25
1979
First pole
1974
1980 · aged 33
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.1
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Alan Jones
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Alan Jones | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 1 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · P4 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 2 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Long Beach | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Zolder | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P11 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Detroit Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Alan Jones
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19711986
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).