As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Jean-Pierre Beltoise · Niki Lauda
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
18
—
21
39 shared
Qualifying H2H
20
—
19
39 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
4
P5
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 1
1973
P10
1974
P4
Teammate battle by season
8
6
1973
Career totals
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Niki Lauda
Championships
0
3
Wins
1
25
Poles
0
24
Podiums
8
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
77
420.5
Starts
85
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Niki Lauda
Win rate
1.2%
14.5%
Podium rate
9.4%
31.2%
Pole rate
0%
13.9%
Points / start
0.9
2.4
Avg grid
P11.6
P8.4
Avg finish
P11.4
P10.8
Finish rate
57.6%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
27
54
Crash retirements
6
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
1967
Debut season
1971
1972 · aged 35
First win
1974 · aged 25
—
First pole
1974
—
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.2
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P2 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P2 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P11 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 2 · P3 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P10 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P10 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
Team history
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
McLaren-Ford 1967Matra 1968Matra-Ford 1968McLaren-Ford 1969Matra-Ford 1969Matra 1970–1971BRM 1972–1974
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19671985
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).