As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Carlos Pace · Niki Lauda
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
27
—
42
69 shared
Qualifying H2H
23
—
46
69 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
4
P6
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 4
1973
P11
1974
P4
1975
P1
1976
P2
1977
P1
Teammate battle by season
5
6
1972
Career totals
Carlos Pace
Niki Lauda
Championships
0
3
Wins
1
25
Poles
1
24
Podiums
6
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
58
420.5
Starts
72
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Carlos Pace
Niki Lauda
Win rate
1.4%
14.5%
Podium rate
8.3%
31.2%
Pole rate
1.4%
13.9%
Points / start
0.8
2.4
Avg grid
P10.8
P8.4
Avg finish
P13.1
P10.8
Finish rate
52.8%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Carlos Pace
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
20
54
Crash retirements
10
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: 4 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1972
Debut season
1971
1975 · aged 30
First win
1974 · aged 25
1975
First pole
1974
—
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Carlos Pace
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Carlos Pace | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P5 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P8 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · P4 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 1 · P3 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P8 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P8 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Carlos Pace
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19711985
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).