Michael Schumacher

German · 1991–2012
VS

Niki Lauda

Austrian · 1971–1985
Milestones & racecraft
1991
Debüt season
1971
1992 · aged 23
Erster Sieg
1974 · aged 25
1994
Erste Pole
1974
1994 · aged 25
First title
1975 · aged 26
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.0
Avg places gained
-2.3
Career totals
Michael Schumacher Niki Lauda
Championships
7
3
Siege
91
25
Poles
68
24
Podien
155
54
Fastest Runden
21
0
Karrierepunkte
1,566
420.5
Starts
308
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Michael Schumacher Niki Lauda
Siegquote
29.5%
14.5%
Podiumsquote
50.3%
31.2%
Pole rate
22.1%
13.9%
Punkte / start
5.1
2.4
Avg grid
P4.9
P8.4
Avg finish
P6.9
P10.8
Zielankunftsquote
79.2%
56.1%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Championship record
7
World titles
3
2
Runner-up
1
12
Top-3 finishes
4
P1
Best championship
P1
Saison points trajectory
1971 1977 1983 1989 1995 2001 2007
Michael Schumacher Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Strecke Michael Schumacher Niki Lauda
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Strecke Gilles Villeneuve 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 5 · 8 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 7 · 12 · P1 0 · 0 · P4
Strecke de Monaco 5 · 7 · P1 2 · 4 · P1
Strecke de Spa-Francorchamps 6 · 9 · P1 0 · 0 · —
Autódromo José Carlos Pace 4 · 10 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Hockenheimring 4 · 7 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Nürburgring 5 · 8 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Silverstone Strecke 3 · 7 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Red Bull Ring 2 · 4 · P1 1 · 2 · P1
Kyalami 0 · 0 · P4 3 · 3 · P1
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 1 · 2 · P1 0 · 2 · P2
Autódromo do Estoril 1 · 3 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Adelaide Street Strecke 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · —
Team history
Michael Schumacher
FER
Benetton 1991Jordan 1991Benetton 1992–1995Ferrari 1996–2006Mercedes 2010–2012
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19712012
Michael Schumacher → 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).