As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Niki Lauda · Ronnie Peterson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
55
—
44
99 shared
Qualifying H2H
58
—
41
99 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
2
4
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P2
Finished ahead in the standings:
4 · 2
1973
P3
1974
P4
1975
P1
1976
P2
1977
P1
1978
P2
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1971
2
10
1972
Career totals
Niki Lauda
Ronnie Peterson
Championships
3
0
Wins
25
10
Poles
24
14
Podiums
54
26
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
420.5
206
Starts
173
123
Rate-adjusted · per start
Niki Lauda
Ronnie Peterson
Win rate
14.5%
8.1%
Podium rate
31.2%
21.1%
Pole rate
13.9%
11.4%
Points / start
2.4
1.7
Avg grid
P8.4
P8.4
Avg finish
P10.8
P11.4
Finish rate
56.1%
57.7%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Niki Lauda
Ronnie Peterson
Mechanical retirements
54
37
Crash retirements
19
13
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
1970
1974 · aged 25
First win
1973 · aged 29
1974
First pole
1973
1975 · aged 26
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-2.9
Season points trajectory
Niki Lauda
Ronnie Peterson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Niki Lauda | Ronnie Peterson |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 4 · P1 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Kyalami | 3 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Red Bull Ring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 2 · 2 · P1 |
| Brands Hatch | 3 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P7 |
| Zolder | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Scandinavian Raceway | 2 · 3 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Watkins Glen | 1 · 2 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Dijon-Prenois | 1 · 3 · P1 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 1 · 1 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Long Beach | 1 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Jarama | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P6 |
| Hockenheimring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 1 · P2 | 0 · 0 · P9 |
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · P5 |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
Ronnie Peterson
March 1970March-Alfa Romeo 1971March-Ford 1971March 1972Team Lotus 1973–1976March 1976Tyrrell 1977Team Lotus 1978
19701985
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).