Niki Lauda

Austrian · 1971–1985
VS

Skip Barber

American · 1971–1972
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
1
1
Niki Lauda · Skip Barber
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 1
2 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 1
2 shared
Championship record
3
World titles
0
1
Runner-up
0
4
Top-3 finishes
0
P1
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
1
1972
Career totals
Niki Lauda Skip Barber
Championships
3
0
Wins
25
0
Poles
24
0
Podiums
54
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
420.5
0
Starts
173
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Niki Lauda Skip Barber
Win rate
14.5%
0%
Podium rate
31.2%
0%
Pole rate
13.9%
0%
Points / start
2.4
0.0
Avg grid
P8.4
P23.0
Avg finish
P10.8
P17.8
Finish rate
56.1%
20%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Niki Lauda Skip Barber
Mechanical retirements
54
1
Crash retirements
19
0
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
1971
1974 · aged 25
First win
1974
First pole
1975 · aged 26
First title
P1
Best finish
P16
-2.3
Avg places gained
+5.2
Season points trajectory
1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985
Niki Lauda Skip Barber
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Niki Lauda Skip Barber
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Circuit Park Zandvoort 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Niki Lauda 3 · 6 · P1 0 · 0 · — Skip Barber
Watkins Glen 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P16
Niki Lauda 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P16 Skip Barber
Mosport International Raceway 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · —
Niki Lauda 0 · 0 · P8 0 · 0 · — Skip Barber
Team history
Niki Lauda
FER
MCL
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
Skip Barber
March-Ford 1971March 1972
19711985
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).