Milestones & racecraft
2007
Debuut season
1971
2007 · aged 22
Eerste zege
1974 · aged 25
2007
Eerste 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
Overwinningen
106
25
Poles
104
24
Podia
207
54
Fastest rondes
69
0
Carrièrepunten
5,096.5
420.5
Starts
390
173
Rate-adjusted · per start
Lewis Hamilton
Niki Lauda
Winstpercentage
27.2%
14.5%
Podiumpercentage
53.1%
31.2%
Pole rate
26.7%
13.9%
Punten / start
13.1
2.4
Avg grid
P4.7
P8.4
Avg finish
P5.2
P10.8
Finishpercentage
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
Seizoen points trajectory
Lewis Hamilton
Niki Lauda
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Lewis Hamilton | Niki Lauda |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Silverstone Circuit | 9 · 16 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 5 · 8 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 7 · 11 · P1 | 0 · 1 · P2 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 3 · 8 · P1 | 2 · 4 · P1 |
| Circuit 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 |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 0 · 1 · P2 | 3 · 6 · P1 |
| Circuit 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
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
19712026
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teamgenoot section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).