Race H2H
0
—
2
2 shared
Qualifying H2H
1
—
1
2 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
John Surtees
Niki Lauda
Championships
1
3
Wins
6
25
Poles
8
24
Podiums
24
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
420.5
Starts
112
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
John Surtees
Niki Lauda
Win rate
5.4%
14.5%
Podium rate
21.4%
31.2%
Pole rate
7.1%
13.9%
Points / start
1.6
2.4
Avg grid
P7.7
P8.4
Avg finish
P10.3
P10.8
Finish rate
50%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
John Surtees
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
50
54
Crash retirements
5
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
1960
Debut season
1971
1963 · aged 29
First win
1974 · aged 25
1960
First pole
1974
1964 · aged 30
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.7
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
John Surtees
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | John Surtees | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 2 · P2 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 1 · P3 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P3 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 4 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P8 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 3 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
John Surtees
Team Lotus 1960Cooper-Climax 1961Lola 1962Ferrari 1963–1966Cooper-Maserati 1966Honda 1967–1968BRM 1969McLaren-Ford 1970Surtees 1970–1972
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).