As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
Qualifyingahead
Rolf Stommelen · Niki Lauda
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
20
—
13
33 shared
Qualifying H2H
7
—
26
33 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
3
0
Runner-up
1
0
Top-3 finishes
4
P11
Best championship
P1
Finished ahead in the standings:
0 · 1
1976
P2
Teammate battle by season
5
3
1972
Career totals
Rolf Stommelen
Niki Lauda
Championships
0
3
Wins
0
25
Poles
0
24
Podiums
1
54
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
14
420.5
Starts
54
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Rolf Stommelen
Niki Lauda
Win rate
0%
14.5%
Podium rate
1.9%
31.2%
Pole rate
0%
13.9%
Points / start
0.3
2.4
Avg grid
P17.4
P8.4
Avg finish
P13.1
P10.8
Finish rate
66.7%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Rolf Stommelen
Niki Lauda
Mechanical retirements
10
54
Crash retirements
6
19
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: 2 · 3
Milestones & racecraft
1970
Debut season
1971
—
First win
1974 · aged 25
—
First pole
1974
—
First title
1975 · aged 26
P3
Best finish
P1
+4.3
Avg places gained
-2.3
Season points trajectory
Rolf Stommelen
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Rolf Stommelen | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best | ||
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P12 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P12 3 · 6 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Brands Hatch | 0 · 0 · P10 | 3 · 4 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P10 3 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Kyalami | 0 · 0 · P7 | 3 · 3 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P7 3 · 3 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 0 · 0 · P5 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P5 2 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit de Monaco | 0 · 0 · P6 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P6 2 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Zolder | 0 · 0 · — | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · — 2 · 3 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Scandinavian Raceway | 0 · 0 · P14 | 2 · 3 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P14 2 · 3 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Long Beach | 0 · 0 · P9 | 1 · 4 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P9 1 · 4 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Watkins Glen | 0 · 0 · P12 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P12 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Jarama | 0 · 0 · P14 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 0 · 0 · P14 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P14 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 2 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P11 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P11 1 · 1 · P1 Niki Lauda | ||
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 0 · P13 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P13 0 · 2 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Nürburgring | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P6 0 · 1 · P3 Niki Lauda | ||
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Nivelles-Baulers | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 1 · P2 Niki Lauda | ||
| Mosport International Raceway | 0 · 0 · P11 | 0 · 0 · P8 |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P11 0 · 0 · P8 Niki Lauda | ||
| Montjuïc | 0 · 0 · — | 0 · 0 · — |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · — 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
| Charade Circuit | 0 · 0 · P7 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P7 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · P5 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Rolf Stommelen 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 0 · — Niki Lauda | ||
Team history
Rolf Stommelen
Brabham 1970Surtees 1971March 1972Brabham 1973Lola 1974–1975Embassy Hill 1975Hesketh 1976Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1976Arrows 1978
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
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).