Niki Lauda

McLaren

3x Champion 1x Runner Up

2,199 Final Elo

2,580 Peak Elo

World Class Tier

Niki Lauda

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Race Podiums

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Seasons

1985

1984

1983

1982

1979

1978

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

1972

1971

Elo Rank

#16 all-time peak

Career Stats

Races 174

Finished 87

DNFs 86

Accident / Other 24

Mechanical 59

Disqualified 3

Win Rate 14.4%

Podium Rate 31.0%

Constructor History

59 races 8 wins 15 podiums

Brabham-Alfa Romeo

16 races 2 wins 7 podiums

58 races 15 wins 32 podiums

Elo Rating Over Time

Data: Elo ratings computed from race finishing positions · 174 races

1985 Season 14 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
11	+0.6	2,199		2,199	Accident		Adelaide Street Circuit	Nov 03, 1985	Round 16
10	-2.1	2,201		2,199	Turbo		Kyalami	Oct 19, 1985	Round 15
16	-45.1	2,246		2,201	Transmission		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 08, 1985	Round 12
1	+78.4	2,168		2,246	Finished		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 25, 1985	Round 11
13	-8.6	2,176		2,168	Engine		Red Bull Ring	Aug 18, 1985	Round 10
5	+63.3	2,113		2,176	Finished		Nürburgring	Aug 04, 1985	Round 9
12	+13.9	2,099		2,113	Electrical		Silverstone Circuit	Jul 21, 1985	Round 8
17	-29.0	2,128		2,099	Gearbox		Circuit Paul Ricard	Jul 07, 1985	Round 7
22	-88.6	2,217		2,128	Brakes		Detroit Street Circuit	Jun 23, 1985	Round 6
19	-83.8	2,300		2,217	Engine		Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Jun 16, 1985	Round 5
12	-39.7	2,340		2,300	Spun off		Circuit de Monaco	May 19, 1985	Round 4
4	+20.6	2,320		2,340	+1 Lap		Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	May 05, 1985	Round 3
11	-36.7	2,356		2,320	Engine		Autódromo do Estoril	Apr 21, 1985	Round 2
18	-102.2	2,459		2,356	Fuel system		Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Apr 07, 1985	Round 1

1984 Season 16 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
2	+17.1	2,441		2,459	Finished		Autódromo do Estoril	Oct 21, 1984	Round 16
4	+3.1	2,438		2,441	Finished		Nürburgring	Oct 07, 1984	Round 15
1	+29.8	2,409		2,438	Finished		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 09, 1984	Round 14
2	+26.8	2,382		2,409	Finished		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 26, 1984	Round 13
1	+41.1	2,341		2,382	Finished		Red Bull Ring	Aug 19, 1984	Round 12
2	+41.4	2,299		2,341	Finished		Hockenheimring	Aug 05, 1984	Round 11
1	+62.0	2,237		2,299	Finished		Brands Hatch	Jul 22, 1984	Round 10
9	+4.1	2,233		2,237	Spun off		Fair Park	Jul 08, 1984	Round 9
13	-28.1	2,261		2,233	Electrical		Detroit Street Circuit	Jun 24, 1984	Round 8
2	+59.7	2,201		2,261	Finished		Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Jun 17, 1984	Round 7
11	+0.2	2,201		2,201	Spun off		Circuit de Monaco	Jun 03, 1984	Round 6
1	+93.4	2,108		2,201	Finished		Dijon-Prenois	May 20, 1984	Round 5
20	-48.7	2,156		2,108	Engine		Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	May 06, 1984	Round 4
17	-39.9	2,196		2,156	Water pump		Zolder	Apr 29, 1984	Round 3
1	+95.2	2,101		2,196	Finished		Kyalami	Apr 07, 1984	Round 2
13	+13.5	2,088		2,101	Electrical		Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Mar 25, 1984	Round 1

1983 Season 15 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
11	+42.0	2,046		2,088	Electrical		Kyalami	Oct 15, 1983	Round 15
24	-58.0	2,104		2,046	Engine		Brands Hatch	Sep 25, 1983	Round 14
20	-39.5	2,143		2,104	Electrical		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 11, 1983	Round 13
22	-73.0	2,216		2,143	Brakes		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 28, 1983	Round 12
6	+58.8	2,157		2,216	+2 Laps		Red Bull Ring	Aug 14, 1983	Round 11
14	+0.8	2,156		2,157	Disqualified		Hockenheimring	Aug 07, 1983	Round 10
6	+79.7	2,077		2,156	+1 Lap		Silverstone Circuit	Jul 16, 1983	Round 9
23	-64.6	2,141		2,077	Spun off		Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Jun 12, 1983	Round 8
13	+10.3	2,131		2,141	Suspension		Detroit Street Circuit	Jun 05, 1983	Round 7
15	-4.6	2,136		2,131	Gearbox		Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	May 22, 1983	Round 6
22	-73.4	2,209		2,136	Did not qualify		Circuit de Monaco	May 15, 1983	Round 5
22	-96.7	2,306		2,209	Spun off		Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	May 01, 1983	Round 4
17	-73.7	2,379		2,306	Wheel bearing		Circuit Paul Ricard	Apr 17, 1983	Round 3
2	+46.8	2,333		2,379	Finished		Long Beach	Mar 27, 1983	Round 2
2	+56.9	2,276		2,333	Finished		Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Mar 13, 1983	Round 1

1982 Season 14 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
15	-37.1	2,313		2,276	Engine		Las Vegas Street Circuit	Sep 25, 1982	Round 16
18	-71.3	2,384		2,313	Brakes		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 12, 1982	Round 15
3	+33.4	2,351		2,384	Finished		Dijon-Prenois	Aug 29, 1982	Round 14
5	+24.6	2,326		2,351	+1 Lap		Red Bull Ring	Aug 15, 1982	Round 13
8	+7.7	2,318		2,326	+1 Lap		Circuit Paul Ricard	Jul 25, 1982	Round 11
1	+72.3	2,246		2,318	Finished		Brands Hatch	Jul 18, 1982	Round 10
4	+65.3	2,181		2,246	Finished		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Jul 03, 1982	Round 9
19	-48.2	2,229		2,181	Clutch		Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Jun 13, 1982	Round 8
14	-18.5	2,247		2,229	Collision		Detroit Street Circuit	Jun 06, 1982	Round 7
12	-5.1	2,253		2,247	Engine		Circuit de Monaco	May 23, 1982	Round 6
10	+13.3	2,239		2,253	Disqualified		Zolder	May 09, 1982	Round 5
1	+97.5	2,142		2,239	Finished		Long Beach	Apr 04, 1982	Round 3
17	-10.1	2,152		2,142	Collision		Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Mar 21, 1982	Round 2
4	+98.7	2,053		2,152	Finished		Kyalami	Jan 23, 1982	Round 1

1979 Season 14 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
30	-104.7	2,158		2,053	Withdrew	Brabham-Ford	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Sep 30, 1979	Round 14
4	+105.8	2,052		2,158	Finished	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 09, 1979	Round 13
20	-30.4	2,082		2,052	Withdrew	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 26, 1979	Round 12
11	+47.7	2,035		2,082	Engine	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Red Bull Ring	Aug 12, 1979	Round 11
16	+13.4	2,021		2,035	Engine	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Hockenheimring	Jul 29, 1979	Round 10
22	-37.7	2,059		2,021	Brakes	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Silverstone Circuit	Jul 14, 1979	Round 9
24	-63.5	2,123		2,059	Spun off	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Dijon-Prenois	Jul 01, 1979	Round 8
14	+10.9	2,112		2,123	Accident	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Circuit de Monaco	May 27, 1979	Round 7
17	-4.7	2,116		2,112	Engine	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Zolder	May 13, 1979	Round 6
15	+8.4	2,108		2,116	Water leak	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Jarama	Apr 29, 1979	Round 5
23	-74.6	2,183		2,108	Accident	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Long Beach	Apr 08, 1979	Round 4
6	+74.4	2,108		2,183	+1 Lap	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Kyalami	Mar 03, 1979	Round 3
21	-54.3	2,162		2,108	Gearbox	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Feb 04, 1979	Round 2
18	-41.3	2,204		2,162	Fuel system	Brabham-Alfa Romeo	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 21, 1979	Round 1

1978 Season 16 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
20	-64.8	2,269		2,204	Brakes	Brabham	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Oct 08, 1978	Round 16
19	-76.8	2,345		2,269	Engine	Brabham	Watkins Glen	Oct 01, 1978	Round 15
1	+67.9	2,277		2,345	Finished	Brabham	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 10, 1978	Round 14
3	+73.6	2,204		2,277	Finished	Brabham	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 27, 1978	Round 13
17	-26.5	2,230		2,204	Accident	Brabham	Red Bull Ring	Aug 13, 1978	Round 12
20	-63.0	2,293		2,230	Engine	Brabham	Hockenheimring	Jul 30, 1978	Round 11
2	+72.9	2,221		2,293	Finished	Brabham	Brands Hatch	Jul 16, 1978	Round 10
23	-90.0	2,311		2,221	Engine	Brabham	Circuit Paul Ricard	Jul 02, 1978	Round 9
1	+78.3	2,232		2,311	Finished	Brabham	Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 17, 1978	Round 8
19	-59.3	2,291		2,232	Engine	Brabham	Jarama	Jun 04, 1978	Round 7
22	-97.9	2,389		2,291	Accident	Brabham	Zolder	May 21, 1978	Round 6
2	+45.3	2,344		2,389	Finished	Brabham	Circuit de Monaco	May 07, 1978	Round 5
17	-70.3	2,414		2,344	Ignition	Brabham	Long Beach	Apr 02, 1978	Round 4
18	-90.0	2,504		2,414	Engine	Brabham	Kyalami	Mar 04, 1978	Round 3
3	+10.8	2,494		2,504	Finished	Brabham	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Jan 29, 1978	Round 2
2	+18.6	2,475		2,494	Finished	Brabham	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 15, 1978	Round 1

1977 Season 15 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
4	+6.6	2,468		2,475	Finished		Watkins Glen	Oct 02, 1977	Round 15
2	+22.7	2,446		2,468	Finished		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 11, 1977	Round 14
1	+33.0	2,413		2,446	Finished		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Aug 28, 1977	Round 13
2	+31.4	2,381		2,413	Finished		Red Bull Ring	Aug 14, 1977	Round 12
1	+45.9	2,335		2,381	Finished		Hockenheimring	Jul 31, 1977	Round 11
2	+48.0	2,287		2,335	Finished		Silverstone Circuit	Jul 16, 1977	Round 10
5	+35.2	2,252		2,287	Finished		Dijon-Prenois	Jul 03, 1977	Round 9
22	-87.8	2,340		2,252	Handling		Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 19, 1977	Round 8
2	+43.0	2,297		2,340	Finished		Zolder	Jun 05, 1977	Round 7
2	+55.3	2,242		2,297	Finished		Circuit de Monaco	May 22, 1977	Round 6
25	-107.2	2,349		2,242	Injured		Jarama	May 08, 1977	Round 5
2	+42.1	2,307		2,349	Finished		Long Beach	Apr 03, 1977	Round 4
1	+59.4	2,248		2,307	Finished		Kyalami	Mar 05, 1977	Round 3
3	+53.3	2,194		2,248	Finished		Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Jan 23, 1977	Round 2
18	-74.8	2,269		2,194	Fuel system		Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 09, 1977	Round 1

1976 Season 14 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
23	-120.1	2,389		2,269	Withdrew		Fuji Speedway	Oct 24, 1976	Round 16
3	+31.5	2,358		2,389	Finished		Watkins Glen	Oct 10, 1976	Round 15
8	-6.4	2,364		2,358	Finished		Mosport International Raceway	Oct 03, 1976	Round 14
4	+28.9	2,335		2,364	Finished		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 12, 1976	Round 13
24	-131.2	2,466		2,335	Accident		Nürburgring	Aug 01, 1976	Round 10
1	+31.3	2,435		2,466	Finished		Brands Hatch	Jul 18, 1976	Round 9
25	-145.5	2,580		2,435	Engine		Circuit Paul Ricard	Jul 04, 1976	Round 8
3	+0.8	2,580		2,580	Finished		Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 13, 1976	Round 7
1	+15.9	2,564		2,580	Finished		Circuit de Monaco	May 30, 1976	Round 6
1	+16.9	2,547		2,564	Finished		Zolder	May 16, 1976	Round 5
2	+11.1	2,536		2,547	Finished		Jarama	May 02, 1976	Round 4
2	+11.9	2,524		2,536	Finished		Long Beach	Mar 28, 1976	Round 3
1	+20.3	2,504		2,524	Finished		Kyalami	Mar 06, 1976	Round 2
1	+22.3	2,481		2,504	Finished		Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Jan 25, 1976	Round 1

1975 Season 14 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
1	+30.0	2,451		2,481	Finished		Watkins Glen	Oct 05, 1975	Round 14
3	+16.3	2,435		2,451	Finished		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 07, 1975	Round 13
6	-7.3	2,442		2,435	Finished		Red Bull Ring	Aug 17, 1975	Round 12
3	+18.7	2,424		2,442	Finished		Nürburgring	Aug 03, 1975	Round 11
8	-25.3	2,449		2,424	+2 Laps		Silverstone Circuit	Jul 19, 1975	Round 10
1	+38.0	2,411		2,449	Finished		Circuit Paul Ricard	Jul 06, 1975	Round 9
2	+35.0	2,376		2,411	Finished		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Jun 22, 1975	Round 8
1	+56.1	2,320		2,376	Finished		Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 08, 1975	Round 7
1	+72.8	2,247		2,320	Finished		Zolder	May 25, 1975	Round 6
1	+97.5	2,150		2,247	Finished		Circuit de Monaco	May 11, 1975	Round 5
25	-131.3	2,281		2,150	Accident		Montjuïc	Apr 27, 1975	Round 4
5	+47.9	2,233		2,281	Finished		Kyalami	Mar 01, 1975	Round 3
5	+60.1	2,173		2,233	Finished		Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Jan 26, 1975	Round 2
6	+69.7	2,103		2,173	Finished		Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 12, 1975	Round 1

1974 Season 15 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
18	-17.5	2,121		2,103	Suspension		Watkins Glen	Oct 06, 1974	Round 15
18	-24.6	2,145		2,121	Accident		Mosport International Raceway	Sep 22, 1974	Round 14
13	+11.4	2,134		2,145	Engine		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 08, 1974	Round 13
23	-79.7	2,213		2,134	Engine		Red Bull Ring	Aug 18, 1974	Round 12
25	-117.1	2,331		2,213	Accident		Nürburgring	Aug 04, 1974	Round 11
5	+23.4	2,307		2,331	+1 Lap		Brands Hatch	Jul 20, 1974	Round 10
2	+52.8	2,254		2,307	Finished		Dijon-Prenois	Jul 07, 1974	Round 9
1	+77.9	2,176		2,254	Finished		Circuit Park Zandvoort	Jun 23, 1974	Round 8
13	-20.1	2,197		2,176	Gearbox		Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 09, 1974	Round 7
12	-13.0	2,210		2,197	Ignition		Circuit de Monaco	May 26, 1974	Round 6
2	+87.3	2,122		2,210	Finished		Nivelles-Baulers	May 12, 1974	Round 5
1	+117.5	2,005		2,122	Finished		Jarama	Apr 28, 1974	Round 4
16	+6.1	1,999		2,005	Ignition		Kyalami	Mar 30, 1974	Round 3
24	-80.0	2,079		1,999	Engine		Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Jan 27, 1974	Round 2
2	+121.8	1,957		2,079	Finished		Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 13, 1974	Round 1

1973 Season 14 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
20	-3.5	1,960		1,957	Fuel pump	BRM	Watkins Glen	Oct 07, 1973	Round 15
21	-33.5	1,994		1,960	Transmission	BRM	Mosport International Raceway	Sep 23, 1973	Round 14
18	-13.6	2,007		1,994	Accident	BRM	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 09, 1973	Round 13
21	-76.4	2,084		2,007	Accident	BRM	Nürburgring	Aug 05, 1973	Round 11
13	+0.6	2,083		2,084	Fuel pump	BRM	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Jul 29, 1973	Round 10
12	+30.3	2,053		2,083	+4 Laps	BRM	Silverstone Circuit	Jul 14, 1973	Round 9
9	+52.8	2,000		2,053	Finished	BRM	Circuit Paul Ricard	Jul 01, 1973	Round 8
13	+5.0	1,995		2,000	+5 Laps	BRM	Scandinavian Raceway	Jun 17, 1973	Round 7
22	-63.9	2,059		1,995	Gearbox	BRM	Circuit de Monaco	Jun 03, 1973	Round 6
5	+83.7	1,975		2,059	+1 Lap	BRM	Zolder	May 20, 1973	Round 5
17	-27.4	2,003		1,975	Tyre	BRM	Montjuïc	Apr 29, 1973	Round 4
19	-39.4	2,042		2,003	Engine	BRM	Kyalami	Mar 03, 1973	Round 3
8	+45.7	1,996		2,042	+2 Laps	BRM	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	Feb 11, 1973	Round 2
15	-26.1	2,023		1,996	Oil pressure	BRM	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 28, 1973	Round 1

1972 Season 12 races

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
19	-12.8	2,035		2,023	Not classified	March	Watkins Glen	Oct 08, 1972	Round 12
15	-12.6	2,048		2,035	Disqualified	March	Mosport International Raceway	Sep 24, 1972	Round 11
13	+30.2	2,018		2,048	+5 Laps	March	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Sep 10, 1972	Round 10
10	+74.5	1,943		2,018	+1 Lap	March	Red Bull Ring	Aug 13, 1972	Round 9
24	-76.6	2,020		1,943	Oil leak	March	Nürburgring	Jul 30, 1972	Round 8
9	+86.2	1,934		2,020	+3 Laps	March	Brands Hatch	Jul 15, 1972	Round 7
24	-92.8	2,026		1,934	Halfshaft	March	Charade Circuit	Jul 02, 1972	Round 6
12	+37.5	1,989		2,026	+3 Laps	March	Nivelles-Baulers	Jun 04, 1972	Round 5
16	+3.1	1,986		1,989	+6 Laps	March	Circuit de Monaco	May 14, 1972	Round 4
24	-105.2	2,091		1,986	Differential	March	Jarama	May 01, 1972	Round 3
7	+86.5	2,004		2,091	+1 Lap	March	Kyalami	Mar 04, 1972	Round 2
11	+36.1	1,968		2,004	+2 Laps	March	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Jan 23, 1972	Round 1

1971 Season 1 race

#	Elo	Old		New	Status		Circuit	Date	Race
17	-31.6	2,000		1,968	Handling	March-Ford	Red Bull Ring	Aug 15, 1971	Round 8