Race H2H
45
—
49
94 shared
Qualifying H2H
32
—
61
93 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 4
1974
P3
1975
P1
1976
P2
1977
P1
1978
P4
1979
P1
Career totals
Jody Scheckter
Niki Lauda
Championships
1
3
Wins
10
25
Poles
3
24
Podiums
33
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
255
420.5
Starts
112
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Jody Scheckter
Niki Lauda
Win rate
8.9%
14.5%
Podium rate
29.5%
31.2%
Pole rate
2.7%
13.9%
Points / start
2.3
2.4
Avg grid
P8.0
P8.4
Avg finish
P9.1
P10.8
Finish rate
68.7%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Jody Scheckter
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
21
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: 1 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1972
Debut season
1971
1974 · aged 24
First win
1974 · aged 25
1976
First pole
1974
1979 · aged 29
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.2
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Jody Scheckter
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 5 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 1 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 2 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Zolder | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Long Beach | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 3 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Jarama | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P6 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P10 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Jody Scheckter
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19711985
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).