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.2–10Qualifyingof 12 compared
1–7Race 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
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012
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P7P3
22.111.8
12.17.1
42