Niki Lauda vs John Watson

Team-mates 1978 to 1983. Compare with someone else

Career totals

Niki Lauda		John Watson
13	Seasons	12
170	Starts	152
25	Wins	5
14.7	Win rate %	3.3
24	Poles	2
54	Podiums	20
31.8	Podium rate %	13.2
8	Fastest laps	2
420.5	Points	169
2.47	Points per start	1.11
76	Retirements	59
3	World titles	0
1	Best championship	3

As team-mates: 44 races

Niki Lauda		John Watson
18	Finished ahead	17
32	Started ahead (grid)	12
4	Wins	3
12	Podiums	11
86	Points	86

Season by season as team-mates

Season	Races	Race head-to-head	Grid head-to-head	Points
1978	16	7–5	11–5	44–25
1982	14	7–6	10–4	30–39
1983	14	4–6	11–3	12–22

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: 114

Across every race both drivers started, for any team: Niki Lauda finished ahead 62 times, John Watson 35 times. Grid: 91–23. Wins in those races: 19–3. Points: 328.5–125.

After the same number of starts

Starts	Niki Lauda wins	John Watson wins	Niki Lauda podiums	John Watson podiums	Niki Lauda points	John Watson points
10	0	0	0	0	0	1
25	0	0	0	0	2	6
50	5	1	9	3	78	27
75	13	1	26	6	197.5	51
100	17	1	39	8	288.5	78
150	22	5	48	20	367.5	169

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