Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debut season
1971
1992 · aged 23
First win
1974 · aged 25
1994
First pole
1974
1994 · aged 25
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-2.3
Career totals
Michael Schumacher
Niki Lauda
Championships
7
3
Wins
91
25
Poles
68
24
Podiums
155
54
Fastest laps
21
0
Career points
1,566
420.5
Starts
308
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michael Schumacher
Niki Lauda
Win rate
29.5%
14.5%
Podium rate
50.3%
31.2%
Pole rate
22.1%
13.9%
Points / start
5.1
2.4
Avg grid
P4.9
P8.4
Avg finish
P6.9
P10.8
Finish rate
79.2%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
7
World titles
3
2
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Season points trajectory
Michael Schumacher
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Michael Schumacher | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 7 · 12 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 5 · 8 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 7 · 12 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 5 · 7 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 6 · 9 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 4 · 10 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 4 · 7 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 5 · 8 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 3 · 7 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Red Bull Ring | 2 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · P4 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autódromo do Estoril | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Michael Schumacher
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19712012
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).