Niki Lauda
Austrian · 1971–1985
VS

Alain Prost
French · 1980–1993
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
12
18
Qualifyingahead
2
28
Niki Lauda · Alain Prost
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
20 — 38
58 shared
Qualifying H2H
4 — 54
58 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
4
1
Runner-up
4
4
Top-3 finishes
8
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 3
1982 P4 1983 P2 1984 P1 1985 P1
Teammate battle by season
8
8
1984
4
10
1985
Career totals
Niki Lauda Alain Prost
Championships
3
4
Wins
25
51
Poles
24
33
Podiums
54
106
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
420.5
798.5
Starts
173
202
Rate-adjusted · per start
Niki Lauda Alain Prost
Win rate
14.5%
25.2%
Podium rate
31.2%
52.5%
Pole rate
13.9%
16.3%
Points / start
2.4
4.0
Avg grid
P8.4
P4.2
Avg finish
P10.8
P7.5
Finish rate
56.1%
73.8%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Niki Lauda Alain Prost
Mechanical retirements
54
34
Crash retirements
19
17
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 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1971
Debut season
1980
1974 · aged 25
First win
1981 · aged 26
1974
First pole
1981
1975 · aged 26
First title
1985 · aged 30
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-3.3
Season points trajectory
1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992
Niki Lauda Alain Prost
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Niki Lauda Alain Prost
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit de Monaco 2 · 4 · P1 4 · 6 · P1
Niki Lauda 2 · 4 · P1 4 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 · 4 · P1 3 · 5 · P1
Niki Lauda 2 · 4 · P1 3 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost
Circuit Park Zandvoort 3 · 6 · P1 2 · 3 · P1
Niki Lauda 3 · 6 · P1 2 · 3 · P1 Alain Prost
Circuit Paul Ricard 1 · 1 · P1 4 · 8 · P1
Niki Lauda 1 · 1 · P1 4 · 8 · P1 Alain Prost
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet 0 · 2 · P2 5 · 6 · P1
Niki Lauda 0 · 2 · P2 5 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost
Kyalami 3 · 3 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Niki Lauda 3 · 3 · P1 2 · 4 · P1 Alain Prost
Silverstone Circuit 0 · 1 · P2 5 · 6 · P1
Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P2 5 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost
Red Bull Ring 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 3 · P1
Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 3 · P1 Alain Prost
Autódromo do Estoril 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 7 · P1
Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 7 · P1 Alain Prost
Hockenheimring 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1
Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 2 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 6 · P1
Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 6 · P1 Alain Prost
Brands Hatch 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Niki Lauda 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P2 Alain Prost
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 0 · 0 · — 2 · 7 · P1
Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 2 · 7 · P1 Alain Prost
Dijon-Prenois 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Niki Lauda 1 · 3 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Alain Prost
Adelaide Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 2 · 4 · P1
Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 2 · 4 · P1 Alain Prost
Zolder 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Niki Lauda 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — Alain Prost
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Alain Prost
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 5 · P1
Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P2 1 · 5 · P1 Alain Prost
Long Beach 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P11
Niki Lauda 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Alain Prost
Nürburgring 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1
Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Alain Prost
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Alain Prost
Jarama 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Alain Prost
Detroit Street Circuit 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 3 · P2
Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 3 · P2 Alain Prost
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3
Niki Lauda 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 1 · P3 Alain Prost
Las Vegas Street Circuit 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2
Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Alain Prost
Fair Park 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · —
Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Alain Prost
Team history
Niki Lauda
FER
MCL
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
Alain Prost
REN
MCL
McLaren 1980Renault 1981–1983McLaren 1984–1989Ferrari 1990–1991Williams 1993
19711993
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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).