As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Nelson Piquet · Niki Lauda
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
35
—
41
76 shared
Qualifying H2H
52
—
23
75 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
1
6
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
2 · 3
1979
P14
1982
P5
1983
P1
1984
P1
1985
P8
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1978
7
7
1979
Career totals
Nelson Piquet
Niki Lauda
Championships
3
3
Wins
23
25
Poles
24
24
Podiums
60
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
485.5
420.5
Starts
205
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Nelson Piquet
Niki Lauda
Win rate
11.2%
14.5%
Podium rate
29.3%
31.2%
Pole rate
11.7%
13.9%
Points / start
2.4
2.4
Avg grid
P6.7
P8.4
Avg finish
P9.8
P10.8
Finish rate
61%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Nelson Piquet
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
51
54
Crash retirements
28
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
1978
Debut season
1971
1980 · aged 27
First win
1974 · aged 25
1980
First pole
1974
1981 · aged 29
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-3.1
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Nelson Piquet
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Nelson Piquet | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 4 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 4 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 3 · 6 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Brands Hatch | 1 · 3 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 3 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Hockenheimring | 3 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 3 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nelson Piquet 3 · 5 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 1 · P3 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 3 · 3 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 3 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 3 · P2 2 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Long Beach | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Nelson Piquet 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P4 Niki Lauda | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 3 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 4 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 4 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 3 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Nelson Piquet 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P13 Niki Lauda | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 2 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 2 · P3 0 · 1 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
| Fair Park | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nelson Piquet 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
Team history
Nelson Piquet
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19711991
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).