Race H2H
30
—
12
42 shared
Qualifying H2H
27
—
15
42 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 · 1
1973
P6
1974
P4
Career totals
Denny Hulme
Niki Lauda
Championships
1
3
Wins
8
25
Poles
1
24
Podiums
33
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
248
420.5
Starts
112
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Denny Hulme
Niki Lauda
Win rate
7.1%
14.5%
Podium rate
29.5%
31.2%
Pole rate
0.9%
13.9%
Points / start
2.2
2.4
Avg grid
P7.3
P8.4
Avg finish
P8.2
P10.8
Finish rate
69.6%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Denny Hulme
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
29
54
Crash retirements
5
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: 0 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1965
Debut season
1971
1967 · aged 30
First win
1974 · aged 25
1973
First pole
1974
1967 · aged 31
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.0
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Denny Hulme
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Denny Hulme | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Kyalami | 1 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 3 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P7 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 2 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Jarama | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Denny Hulme
Brabham-Climax 1965–1966Brabham-Repco 1966–1967McLaren 1968McLaren-Ford 1968McLaren-BRM 1968McLaren-Ford 1969–1970McLaren 1971–1974
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19651985
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).