Race H2H
10
—
18
28 shared
Qualifying H2H
0
—
0
0 shared
Milestones & racecraft
1984
Debut season
1971
1985 · aged 25
First win
1974 · aged 25
1985
First pole
1974
1988 · aged 28
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-5.0
Avg places gained
-2.3
Career totals
Ayrton Senna
Niki Lauda
Championships
3
3
Wins
41
25
Poles
65
24
Podiums
80
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
614
420.5
Starts
161
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Ayrton Senna
Niki Lauda
Win rate
25.5%
14.5%
Podium rate
49.7%
31.2%
Pole rate
40.4%
13.9%
Points / start
3.8
2.4
Avg grid
P3.1
P8.4
Avg finish
P8.1
P10.8
Finish rate
68.9%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
3
World titles
3
2
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 1
1984
P1
1985
P4
Season points trajectory
Ayrton Senna
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Ayrton Senna | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Monaco | 6 · 8 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 5 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 2 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Detroit Street Circuit | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 2 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P6 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Fair Park | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Ayrton Senna
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19711994
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).