Race H2H
35
—
45
80 shared
Qualifying H2H
36
—
43
79 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:
2 · 4
1975
P1
1976
P2
1977
P1
1978
P1
1979
P12
1982
P5
Career totals
Mario Andretti
Niki Lauda
Championships
1
3
Wins
12
25
Poles
18
24
Podiums
19
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
180
420.5
Starts
128
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Mario Andretti
Niki Lauda
Win rate
9.4%
14.5%
Podium rate
14.8%
31.2%
Pole rate
14.1%
13.9%
Points / start
1.4
2.4
Avg grid
P8.6
P8.4
Avg finish
P12.5
P10.8
Finish rate
49.2%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Mario Andretti
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
49
54
Crash retirements
16
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: 0 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1968
Debut season
1971
1971 · aged 31
First win
1974 · aged 25
1968
First pole
1974
1978 · aged 38
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.9
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Mario Andretti
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Mario Andretti | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 1 · 1 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Jarama | 2 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Zolder | 1 · 1 · P1 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · — | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Long Beach | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P7 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Fuji Speedway | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P4 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P12 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Mario Andretti
Lotus-Ford 1968–1969March 1970Ferrari 1971–1972Parnelli 1974–1975Team Lotus 1976Parnelli 1976Team Lotus 1977–1980Alfa Romeo 1981Ferrari 1982Williams 1982
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19681985
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).