Mike Beuttler vs Niki Lauda, 1972

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

In the 1972 season, Mike Beuttler and Niki Lauda competed as teammates at March, with their performance compared across 9 races. Lauda outqualified Beuttler 7 times and finished ahead 1 time, while Beuttler outqualified Lauda 2 times and finished ahead 3 times. Both drivers scored 0 championship points, with neither achieving any race wins or podium finishes.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
27Qualifyingof 9 compared
31Race finishesof 4 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.

1972 season
9
Races together
9
0
Points
0
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P8
Best finish
P7
23.4
Average grid
22.1
12.7
Average finish
12.1
3
Did not finish
4
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