PitwallArchivo F1 · 1950–2026

Head to head

John Watson vs Niki Lauda

United Kingdom

John Watson

1973–1985

0 titles

35–62

times ahead in 118 shared races

Austria

Niki Lauda

1971–1985

3 titles

John Watson and Niki Lauda raced each other in 118 Grands Prix between 1973 and 1983. Niki Lauda finished ahead 62 times, the other 35. They were team-mates at Brabham (1978) and McLaren (1982–1983).

Their careers, figure by figure

Each bar is scaled to the larger of the two.

152Grands Prix171
5Wins25
20Podiums54
2Poles24
5Fastest laps24
3.3 %Win rate14.6 %

Race by race

One square per Grand Prix they shared, in the colour of whoever finished ahead. Hover to see the result.

John WatsonNiki Laudaneither finished
197319741975197619771978197919821983

The last ten

Each driver’s result in the last races they shared.

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