Race H2H
24
—
17
41 shared
Qualifying H2H
14
—
27
41 shared
Championship record
2
World titles
3
3
Runner-up
1
5
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 1
1974
P4
Career totals
Graham Hill
Niki Lauda
Championships
2
3
Wins
14
25
Poles
13
24
Podiums
36
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
289
420.5
Starts
177
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Graham Hill
Niki Lauda
Win rate
7.9%
14.5%
Podium rate
20.3%
31.2%
Pole rate
7.3%
13.9%
Points / start
1.6
2.4
Avg grid
P10.3
P8.4
Avg finish
P10.0
P10.8
Finish rate
58.2%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Graham Hill
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
58
54
Crash retirements
13
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
1958
Debut season
1971
1962 · aged 33
First win
1974 · aged 25
1962
First pole
1974
1962 · aged 33
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Graham Hill
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Graham Hill | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Monaco | 5 · 7 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 3 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Jarama | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P9 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P6 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P13 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P11 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P10 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Graham Hill
Team Lotus 1958–1959BRM 1960–1966Lotus-BRM 1967Lotus-Ford 1967–1969Team Lotus 1970Brabham 1971–1972Shadow 1973Lola 1974–1975
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19581985
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).