Niki Lauda vs Ronnie Peterson

Team-mates 1971 to 1972. Compare with someone else

Race by race as team-mates

Niki Lauda Ronnie Peterson neither classified. Top row: race, 1–10. Bottom row: qualifying or grid, 2–11. Hover or tap a tile for the race.

1971

1972

Career totals

Niki Lauda		Ronnie Peterson
13	Seasons	9
170	Starts	123
25	Wins	10
14.7	Win rate %	8.1
24	Poles	14
54	Podiums	26
31.8	Podium rate %	21.1
8	Fastest laps	0
420.5	Points	206
2.47	Points per start	1.67
76	Retirements	51
3	World titles	0
1	Best championship	2

As team-mates: 13 races

Niki Lauda		Ronnie Peterson
1	Finished ahead	10
2	Started ahead (grid)	11
0	Wins	0
0	Podiums	1
0	Points	12

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
1971	1	0–1	0–1	0–0
1972	12	1–9	2–10	0–12

Head-to-head counts races both drivers started for the same team. A driver who finished ahead of a retired team-mate counts as ahead. Grid head-to-head uses the starting grid, so penalties are included.

All shared races: 98

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Niki Lauda finished ahead 49 times, Ronnie Peterson 35 times. Grid: 57–41. Wins in those races: 17–9. Points: 288.5–163.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Niki Lauda wins	Ronnie Peterson wins	Niki Lauda podiums	Ronnie Peterson podiums	Niki Lauda points	Ronnie Peterson points
10	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	0	0	0	5	2	36
50	5	4	9	13	78	98
75	13	7	26	17	197.5	136
100	17	8	39	19	288.5	152
150	22	–	48	–	367.5	–

Points are under the system of each era, so they compare drivers of the same era best.

Career curves: after the same number of starts

Cumulative wins and podiums after the same number of race starts. Hover or tap for a point in each career.