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Niki Lauda

Full name
Andreas Nikolaus Lauda
Date of birth
Feb 22, 1949 (70)
Date of death
May 20, 2019
Nationality
Austrian
Place of birth
Vienna

Career stats

13
Seasons active
3/13
Championships
176
Races
25/176
Wins
24/176
Pole positions
54/176
Podiums
McLaren
Last team
1971 Austrian GP
First race
1985 Australian GP
Last race
1974 Spanish GP
First win
1985 Dutch GP
Last win
1974 Argentine GP
First podium
1985 Dutch GP
Last podium
1974 South African GP
First pole
1978 South African GP
Last pole
25
Wins
0
Sprint wins
14.2%
Win percentage
9
Wins from pole
5
Most wins in a season
3
Longest win streak
24
Pole positions
54
Podiums
30.68%
Podium percentage
10
Most podiums in a season
9
Longest podium streak
78
DNF
4
DNS
24
Fastest laps
8213
Race laps
0
Races led
0
Laps led
420.5
Points

Seasons

All races
Year Pos. Points Races Wins Podiums Pole positions Team(s)
1985 10th 14 15 1 1 0 McLaren
1984 1st 72 16 5 9 0 McLaren
1983 10th 12 15 0 2 0 McLaren
1982 5th 30 15 2 3 0 McLaren
1979 14th 4 13 0 0 0 Brabham
1978 4th 44 16 2 7 1 Brabham
1977 1st 72 15 3 10 2 Ferrari
1976 2nd 68 14 5 9 3 Ferrari
1975 1st 64.5 14 5 8 9 Ferrari
1974 4th 38 15 2 5 9 Ferrari
1973 17th 2 15 0 0 0 BRM
1972 - - 12 0 0 0 March
1971 - - 1 0 0 0 March

Finish positions

1
25
2
20
3
9
4
7
5
7
6
5
7
1
8
4
9
2
10
1
11
2
12
2
13
2
14
15
16
2
17
18
19
20

Starting positions

1
24
2
7
3
18
4
15
5
14
6
10
7
5
8
7
9
8
10
8
11
6
12
7
13
8
14
4
15
6
16
2
17
2
18
3
19
4
20
1
21
4
22
3
23
2
24
1
25
3
26

Wins

Race Grid
25 1985 Dutch Grand Prix 10th
24 1984 Italian Grand Prix 4th
23 1984 Austrian Grand Prix 4th
22 1984 British Grand Prix 3rd
21 1984 French Grand Prix 9th
20 1984 South African Grand Prix 8th
19 1982 British Grand Prix 5th
18 1982 United States Grand Prix West 2nd
17 1978 Italian Grand Prix 4th
16 1978 Swedish Grand Prix 3rd
15 1977 Dutch Grand Prix 4th
14 1977 German Grand Prix 3rd
13 1977 South African Grand Prix 3rd
12 1976 British Grand Prix 1st
11 1976 Monaco Grand Prix 1st
10 1976 Belgian Grand Prix 1st
9 1976 South African Grand Prix 2nd
8 1976 Brazilian Grand Prix 2nd
7 1975 United States Grand Prix 1st
6 1975 French Grand Prix 1st
5 1975 Swedish Grand Prix 5th
4 1975 Belgian Grand Prix 1st
3 1975 Monaco Grand Prix 1st
2 1974 Dutch Grand Prix 1st
1 1974 Spanish Grand Prix 1st

Pole positions

Race Result
24 1978 South African Grand Prix DNF
23 1977 Austrian Grand Prix 2nd
22 1977 United States Grand Prix West 2nd
21 1976 British Grand Prix 1st
20 1976 Monaco Grand Prix 1st
19 1976 Belgian Grand Prix 1st
18 1975 United States Grand Prix 1st
17 1975 Italian Grand Prix 3rd
16 1975 Austrian Grand Prix 6th
15 1975 German Grand Prix 3rd
14 1975 French Grand Prix 1st
13 1975 Dutch Grand Prix 2nd
12 1975 Belgian Grand Prix 1st
11 1975 Monaco Grand Prix 1st
10 1975 Spanish Grand Prix DNF
9 1974 Italian Grand Prix DNF
8 1974 Austrian Grand Prix DNF
7 1974 German Grand Prix DNF
6 1974 British Grand Prix 5th
5 1974 French Grand Prix 2nd
4 1974 Dutch Grand Prix 1st
3 1974 Monaco Grand Prix DNF
2 1974 Spanish Grand Prix 1st
1 1974 South African Grand Prix 16th

Niki Lauda: Career overview and Formula 1 statistics

Niki Lauda is a Austrian Formula 1 driver born on February 22, 1949. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1971 Austrian Grand Prix, driving for March. Over the course of his career, Lauda has participated in 176 Grands Prix.

Career highlights

Throughout Niki Lauda's career, his has achieved noteworthy milestones, including:

  • Seasons active: 13
  • Races entered: 176
  • Championships: 3 (1975, 1977, 1984)
  • Race wins: 25
  • Podium finishes: 54
  • Pole positions: 24
  • Fastest laps: 24
  • Total career points: 420.5

Niki Lauda's last race in Formula 1 was the 1985 Australian Grand Prix. Explore more about Lauda's seasons and results on his races overview page.

Teams Niki Lauda has raced for

Over his Formula 1 career, Niki Lauda has raced for several teams:

  • March (1971-1972)
  • BRM (1973)
  • Ferrari (1974-1977)
  • Brabham (1978-1979)
  • McLaren (1982-1985)

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