Niki Lauda vs Rolf Stommelen, 1972

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

In the 1972 season, Niki Lauda and Rolf Stommelen were teammates at March, competing in 8 races together. Lauda outqualified Stommelen 3 times, while Stommelen outqualified Lauda 5 times. They finished ahead of each other twice in the 4 races they both classified, with Lauda achieving a best finish of 7th and Stommelen finishing 10th at best. Both drivers scored 0 championship points and had no podium finishes.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
35Qualifyingof 8 compared
22Race 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
8
Races together
8
0
Points
0
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
0
P7
Best finish
P10
22.1
Average grid
19.8
12.1
Average finish
12.0
4
Did not finish
3
Other seasons together:197819761975197419731971