Head to head
Nelson Piquet vs Niki Lauda
28–22
times ahead in 79 shared races
Nelson Piquet and Niki Lauda raced each other in 79 Grands Prix between 1978 and 1985. Nelson Piquet finished ahead 28 times, the other 22. They were team-mates at Brabham (1978–1979).
Their careers, figure by figure
Each bar is scaled to the larger of the two.
Race by race
One square per Grand Prix they shared, in the colour of whoever finished ahead. Hover to see the result.
Nelson PiquetNiki Laudaneither finished
The last ten
Each driver’s result in the last races they shared.
| Race | PIQ | LAU |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Grand Prix 1985 | DNF | DNF |
| South African Grand Prix 1985 | DNF | DNF |
| Belgian Grand Prix 1985 | P5 | DNS |
| Italian Grand Prix 1985 | P2 | DNF |
| Dutch Grand Prix 1985 | P8 | P1 |
| Austrian Grand Prix 1985 | DNF | DNF |
| German Grand Prix 1985 | DNF | P5 |
| British Grand Prix 1985 | P4 | DNF |
| French Grand Prix 1985 | P1 | DNF |
| Detroit Grand Prix 1985 | P6 | DNF |