Race H2H
41
—
32
73 shared
Qualifying H2H
39
—
34
73 shared
Championship record
1
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
1
2
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 1
1982
P1
1983
P5
1984
P1
1985
P3
Career totals
Keke Rosberg
Niki Lauda
Championships
1
3
Wins
5
25
Poles
5
24
Podiums
17
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
159.5
420.5
Starts
114
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Keke Rosberg
Niki Lauda
Win rate
4.4%
14.5%
Podium rate
14.9%
31.2%
Pole rate
4.4%
13.9%
Points / start
1.4
2.4
Avg grid
P10.1
P8.4
Avg finish
P11.8
P10.8
Finish rate
53.5%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Keke Rosberg
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
41
54
Crash retirements
9
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
1978
Debut season
1971
1982 · aged 33
First win
1974 · aged 25
1982
First pole
1974
1982 · aged 33
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-1.6
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Keke Rosberg
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Keke Rosberg | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P3 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 1 · P3 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P2 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Zolder | 0 · 1 · P2 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P15 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Long Beach | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P10 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Detroit Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · P12 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Fair Park | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Keke Rosberg
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19711986
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).