Milestones & racecraft
1960
Debut season
1971
1962 · aged 26
First win
1974 · aged 25
1962
First pole
1974
1963 · aged 27
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.5
Avg places gained
-2.3
Career totals
Jim Clark
Niki Lauda
Championships
2
3
Wins
25
25
Poles
33
24
Podiums
32
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
274
420.5
Starts
72
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jim Clark
Niki Lauda
Win rate
34.7%
14.5%
Podium rate
44.4%
31.2%
Pole rate
45.8%
13.9%
Points / start
3.8
2.4
Avg grid
P3.6
P8.4
Avg finish
P7.1
P10.8
Finish rate
68.1%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
2
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
1
5
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Season points trajectory
Jim Clark
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jim Clark | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 4 · 6 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 3 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 1 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Charade Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P8 |
Team history
Jim Clark
Team Lotus 1960Lotus-Climax 1961–1966Lotus-BRM 1966Lotus-Climax 1967Lotus-BRM 1967Lotus-Ford 1967–1968
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19601985
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).