Jean-Pierre Beltoise

French · 1967–1974
VS

Niki Lauda

Austrian · 1971–1985
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
8
6
Qualifyingahead
10
4
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
1967 1970 1973 1976 1979 1982 1985
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
BRM
McLaren-Ford 1967Matra 1968Matra-Ford 1968McLaren-Ford 1969Matra-Ford 1969Matra 1970–1971BRM 1972–1974
Niki Lauda
FER
MCL
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).