Lewis Hamilton

British · 2007–2026
VS

Niki Lauda

Austrian · 1971–1985
Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debüt season
1971
2007 · aged 22
Erster Sieg
1974 · aged 25
2007
Erste Pole
1974
2008 · aged 23
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-0.5
Avg places gained
-2.3
Career totals
Lewis Hamilton Niki Lauda
Championships
7
3
Siege
106
25
Poles
104
24
Podien
207
54
Fastest Runden
69
0
Karrierepunkte
5,096.5
420.5
Starts
390
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Lewis Hamilton Niki Lauda
Siegquote
27.2%
14.5%
Podiumsquote
53.1%
31.2%
Pole rate
26.7%
13.9%
Punkte / start
13.1
2.4
Avg grid
P4.7
P8.4
Avg finish
P5.2
P10.8
Zielankunftsquote
92.3%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
7
World titles
3
3
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Saison points trajectory
1971 1978 1985 1992 1999 2006 2013 2020
Lewis Hamilton Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Strecke Lewis Hamilton Niki Lauda
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Silverstone Strecke 9 · 16 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 5 · 8 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Strecke Gilles Villeneuve 7 · 11 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Strecke de Monaco 3 · 8 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Strecke de Spa-Francorchamps 5 · 11 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 3 · 7 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 3 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Red Bull Ring 2 · 6 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Strecke Park Zandvoort 0 · 1 · P2 3 · 6 · P1
Strecke Paul Ricard 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Nürburgring 2 · 2 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Fuji Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Lewis Hamilton
MER
McLaren 2007–2012Mercedes 2013–2024Ferrari 2025–2026
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19712026
Lewis Hamilton → Niki Lauda → Compare others
Basis

Head-to-head counts Rennen where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teamkollege section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).