Niki Lauda F1 stats
Driver info
Nationality
Austrian
Birthplace
Vienna, Austria
Date of birth
Date of death
(aged 70)
First race
Last race
Year(s) active
1971-79, 1982-85
Best championship finish
3x World Champion (1975, 1977, 1984)
F1 stats
A detailed look at Niki Lauda’s F1 stats
| Grand Prix entries | 177 | |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix starts | 171 | |
| Wins | 25 | 14.6% |
| From pole | 9 | 36.0% |
| Win & f.lap | 12 | 48.0% |
| Hat-trick | 3 | 12.0% |
| Podiums | 54 | 31.6% |
| Pole positions | 24 | 14.0% |
| Pole to win | 9 | 37.5% |
| Fastest laps | 24 | 14.0% |
| Points | 420.50 | 2.46 pts p/r |
| Points finishes | 73 | 42.7% |
| Front row starts | 31 | 18.1% |
| Times as championship leader | 41 | |
| Best start | 1st | x24 |
| Best finish | 1st | x25 |
| Did not start | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Did not qualify | 1 | |
| Did not pre-qualify | 0 | |
| Retirements | 80 | 46.8% |
| First lap retirements | 5 | |
| Not classified | 1 | 0.6% |
| Disqualified | 3 | 1.8% |
| No. of events | 25 | |
| No. of circuits | 32 |
Stats by season
A look at Lauda’s F1 stats by season
| Year | Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  March | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 21 | – | – | – | NC |
| 1972 | March | 12 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 19 | 7 | – | – | NC |
| 1973 | BRM | 15 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17th |
| 1974 |  Ferrari | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 4th |
| 1975 | Ferrari | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 64.5 | WC |
| 1976 | Ferrari | 14 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 68 | 2nd |
| 1977 | Ferrari | 15 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 72 | WC |
| 1978 | Brabham | 16 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 4th |
| 1979 | Brabham | 14 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14th |
| 1982 | McLaren | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 5th |
| 1983 | McLaren | 15 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10th |
| 1984 | McLaren | 16 | 16 | 5 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 72 | WC |
| 1985 | McLaren | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10th |
| 177 | 171 | 25 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 420.5 |
Table definitions
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- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
- WC: World Championship
- NC: Not classified
Stats by constructor
A look at Lauda’s F1 stats by constructor
| Constructor | RE | RS | W | PD | PP | FL | FR | DNF | BS | BR | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March (1971-72) | 13 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 19 | 7 | – | – |
| BRM (1973) | 15 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Ferrari (1974-77) | 58 | 57 | 15 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 242.5 |
| Brabham (1978-79) | 30 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 48 |
| McLaren (1982-85) | 61 | 58 | 8 | 15 | – | 8 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 128 |
| 177 | 171 | 25 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 420.5 |
Table definitions
Click column headers to sort
- RE: Race entries
- RS: Race starts
- W: Wins
- PD: Podiums
- PP: Pole positions
- FL: Fastest laps
- FR: Front row starts
- DNF: Did not finish
- BS: Best start
- BR: Best result
- PF: Points finishes
- PTS: Points
Teammates
A list of Lauda’s teammates (race drivers only)
| Driver | Races |
|---|---|
| Nanni Galli (1971) | 1 |
 Ronnie Peterson (1971-72) | 13 |
 Clay Regazzoni (1973-76) | 57 |
 Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1973) | 15 |
| Peter Gethin (1973) | 1 |
 Carlos Reutemann (1976-77) | 16 |
| John Watson (1978, 1982-83) | 46 |
 Nelson Piquet (1978-79) | 14 |
| Alain Prost (1984-85) | 31 |