As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Niki Lauda · Nelson Piquet
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
41
—
35
76 shared
Qualifying H2H
23
—
52
75 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
3
1
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
6
P1
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
3 · 2
1979
P14
1982
P5
1983
P1
1984
P1
1985
P8
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1978
7
7
1979
Career totals
Niki Lauda
Nelson Piquet
Championships
3
3
Wins
25
23
Poles
24
24
Podiums
54
60
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
420.5
485.5
Starts
173
205
Rate-adjusted · per start
Niki Lauda
Nelson Piquet
Win rate
14.5%
11.2%
Podium rate
31.2%
29.3%
Pole rate
13.9%
11.7%
Points / start
2.4
2.4
Avg grid
P8.4
P6.7
Avg finish
P10.8
P9.8
Finish rate
56.1%
61%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Niki Lauda
Nelson Piquet
Mechanical retirements
54
51
Crash retirements
19
28
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 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1971
Debut season
1978
1974 · aged 25
First win
1980 · aged 27
1974
First pole
1980
1975 · aged 26
First title
1981 · aged 29
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-3.1
Season points trajectory
Niki Lauda
Nelson Piquet
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Niki Lauda | Nelson Piquet |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 4 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 2 · 4 · P1 3 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 3 · 6 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 3 · 6 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Brands Hatch | 3 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 3 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 0 · 1 · P2 | 3 · 5 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 5 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Kyalami | 3 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Niki Lauda 3 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 3 · P2 |
| Niki Lauda 2 · 4 · P1 0 · 3 · P2 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 2 · P2 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 2 · P2 2 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Long Beach | 1 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P4 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · P4 2 · 4 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Zolder | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Niki Lauda 2 · 3 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 4 · P2 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 4 · P2 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 2 · P2 1 · 2 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Adelaide Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 1 · 3 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Detroit Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · P13 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · P13 1 · 2 · P1 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Nelson Piquet | ||
| Jarama | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · — Nelson Piquet | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P2 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Autódromo do Estoril | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P3 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 2 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 1 · P3 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Las Vegas Street Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · P5 Nelson Piquet | ||
| Fair Park | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Nelson Piquet | ||
Team history
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
Nelson Piquet
McLaren 1978Brabham 1978Ensign 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979Brabham 1980–1985Williams 1986–1987Team Lotus 1988–1989Benetton 1990–1991
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).