As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Niki Lauda · Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
21
—
18
39 shared
Qualifying H2H
19
—
20
39 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
P5
Finished ahead in the standings:
1 · 1
1973
P10
1974
P4
Teammate battle by season
6
8
1973
Career totals
Niki Lauda
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Championships
3
0
Wins
25
1
Poles
24
0
Podiums
54
8
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
420.5
77
Starts
173
85
Rate-adjusted · per start
Niki Lauda
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Win rate
14.5%
1.2%
Podium rate
31.2%
9.4%
Pole rate
13.9%
0%
Points / start
2.4
0.9
Avg grid
P8.4
P11.6
Avg finish
P10.8
P11.4
Finish rate
56.1%
57.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Niki Lauda
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Mechanical retirements
54
27
Crash retirements
19
6
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 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1971
Debut season
1967
1974 · aged 25
First win
1972 · aged 35
1974
First pole
—
1975 · aged 26
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
+0.2
Season points trajectory
Niki Lauda
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Niki Lauda | Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Niki Lauda 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Kyalami | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Niki Lauda 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Brands Hatch | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P11 |
| Niki Lauda 3 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P11 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Niki Lauda 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 2 · P3 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Zolder | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Jarama | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P10 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P10 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 1 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P7 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 2 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P6 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P7 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P2 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P5 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · P4 Jean-Pierre Beltoise | ||
Team history
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
McLaren-Ford 1967Matra 1968Matra-Ford 1968McLaren-Ford 1969Matra-Ford 1969Matra 1970–1971BRM 1972–1974
19671985
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).