Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debut season
1971
2008 · aged 21
First win
1974 · aged 25
2008
First pole
1974
2010 · aged 23
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.7
Avg places gained
-2.3
Career totals
Sebastian Vettel
Niki Lauda
Championships
4
3
Wins
53
25
Poles
57
24
Podiums
122
54
Fastest laps
38
0
Career points
3,098
420.5
Starts
300
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sebastian Vettel
Niki Lauda
Win rate
17.7%
14.5%
Podium rate
40.7%
31.2%
Pole rate
19%
13.9%
Points / start
10.3
2.4
Avg grid
P6.3
P8.4
Avg finish
P7.1
P10.8
Finish rate
88%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
4
World titles
3
3
Runner-up
1
8
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Season points trajectory
Sebastian Vettel
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Sebastian Vettel | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 3 · 6 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 7 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 3 · 5 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 0 · — |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 0 · P13 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 2 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 2 · 5 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Red Bull Ring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Hockenheimring | 0 · 2 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 1 · 2 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P3 |
| Circuit Paul Ricard | 0 · 0 · P5 | 1 · 1 · P1 |
| Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 0 · 0 · P8 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Fuji Speedway | 0 · 0 · P6 | 0 · 0 · — |
Team history
Sebastian Vettel
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19712022
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).