Championship record
3
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Jack Brabham
Niki Lauda
Championships
3
3
Wins
14
25
Poles
13
24
Podiums
31
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
261
420.5
Starts
128
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jack Brabham
Niki Lauda
Win rate
10.9%
14.5%
Podium rate
24.2%
31.2%
Pole rate
10.2%
13.9%
Points / start
2.0
2.4
Avg grid
P7.4
P8.4
Avg finish
P9.2
P10.8
Finish rate
58.6%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jack Brabham
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
44
54
Crash retirements
8
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: 1 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1955
Debut season
1971
1959 · aged 33
First win
1974 · aged 25
1959
First pole
1974
1959 · aged 33
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.8
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Jack Brabham
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jack Brabham | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 2 · 4 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 2 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P13 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Jack Brabham
Cooper 1955Maserati 1956Cooper 1957–1958Cooper-Climax 1959–1961Lotus-Climax 1962Brabham 1962Lotus-Climax 1963Brabham 1963Brabham-Climax 1964–1965Brabham-Repco 1966–1968Brabham-Ford 1969Brabham 1970
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19551985
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).