Niki Lauda vs Ronnie Peterson, 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 Ronnie Peterson competed as teammates at March, with 12 races compared. Peterson outqualified Lauda 10 times and finished ahead of him 7 times, while Lauda only finished ahead once. Peterson earned 12 championship points and had 1 podium finish, while Lauda scored no points and had no podiums.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
210Qualifyingof 12 compared
17Race finishesof 8 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
12
Races together
12
0
Points
12
0
Wins
0
0
Podiums
1
P7
Best finish
P3
22.1
Average grid
11.8
12.1
Average finish
7.1
4
Did not finish
2
Other seasons together:1978197719761975197419731971