Alain Prost vs Niki Lauda, 1984

Teammates at McLaren — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1984 season, Alain Prost and Niki Lauda were teammates at McLaren, competing in 16 races together. Prost outqualified Lauda 15 times and finished ahead of him in 4 races, while Lauda finished ahead in 3 races. Prost earned 71.5 championship points and won 7 Grands Prix, compared to Lauda's 72 points and 5 wins, with both drivers achieving 9 podium finishes.

Written automatically from the figures below.
Qualifying151of 16 compared
Race finishes43of 7 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1984 season
71.5
Points
72
7
Wins
5
9
Podiums
9
P1
Best finish
P1
On track
3.0
Average grid
7.7
2.1
Average finishRaces they were classified in.
1.7
5
Did not finish
6
Other seasons together:198519831982