Alain Prost vs Niki Lauda, 1985

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

In the 1985 season, Alain Prost and Niki Lauda were teammates at McLaren, competing in 14 races together. Prost outqualified Lauda 13 times and finished ahead of him in 1 race, while both drivers had the same best finish of 1. Prost scored 76 championship points, won 5 Grands Prix, and achieved 11 podium finishes, contrasting with Lauda's 14 points, 1 win, and 1 podium.

Written automatically from the figures below.
131Qualifyingof 14 compared
11Race finishesof 2 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.

1985 season
14
Races together
14
76
Points
14
5
Wins
1
11
Podiums
1
P1
Best finish
P1
4.2
Average grid
10.6
2.1
Average finish
3.3
4
Did not finish
11
Other seasons together:198419831982