As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Niki Lauda · Henri Pescarolo
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
18
—
12
30 shared
Qualifying H2H
22
—
8
30 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P12
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1971
3
5
1972
Career totals
Niki Lauda
Henri Pescarolo
Championships
3
0
Wins
25
0
Poles
24
0
Podiums
54
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
420.5
12
Starts
173
56
Rate-adjusted · per start
Niki Lauda
Henri Pescarolo
Win rate
14.5%
0%
Podium rate
31.2%
1.8%
Pole rate
13.9%
0%
Points / start
2.4
0.2
Avg grid
P8.4
P17.1
Avg finish
P10.8
P13.6
Finish rate
56.1%
55.4%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Niki Lauda
Henri Pescarolo
Mechanical retirements
54
16
Crash retirements
19
5
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 · 4
Milestones & racecraft
1971
Debut season
1968
1974 · aged 25
First win
—
1974
First pole
—
1975 · aged 26
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P3
-2.3
Avg places gained
+3.6
Season points trajectory
Niki Lauda
Henri Pescarolo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Niki Lauda | Henri Pescarolo |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Niki Lauda 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Brands Hatch | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · — Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Kyalami | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Niki Lauda 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Niki Lauda 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P17 |
| Niki Lauda 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P17 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P8 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Jarama | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P14 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P14 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P6 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · — Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P8 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P10 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P4 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · — Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P13 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P13 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P8 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P6 Henri Pescarolo | ||
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Henri Pescarolo | ||
Team history
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
Henri Pescarolo
Matra 1968Matra 1970March-Ford 1971March 1972Politoys 1972March 1973Iso Marlboro 1973BRM 1974Surtees 1976
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).