Niki Lauda vs Clay Regazzoni

1973·

Clay Regazzoni beat Niki Lauda 8–5 at BRM in 1973, helped by 8 retirements for Niki Lauda. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Niki LaudaClay Regazzoni

5Qualifying8

13 shared races

5Race day8

13 shared races

2Points1

in shared races, as awarded at the time

16Points (today’s rules)33

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/1
Retirements: 8/4
Best finish: P5/P6
Avg. grid: 12.3/9.5

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Niki Lauda	Clay Regazzoni	Points
1	1Argentine Grand Prix	13/1	Oil pressure	P7	0 / 0
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	13/4	P8	P6	0 / 1
3	3South African Grand Prix	10/5	Engine	Accident	0 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	11/8	Tyre	P9	0 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	14/12	P5▲	P10	2 / 0
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	6/8	Gearbox	Brakes	0 / 0
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	15/12	P13	P9	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	17/9	P9	P12	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	9/10	P12	P7	0 / 0
10	10Dutch Grand Prix	11/12	Fuel pump	P8	0 / 0
11	11German Grand Prix	5/10	Accident	Engine	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	15/18	Accident	Ignition	0 / 0
15	15United States Grand Prix	21/15	Fuel pump	P8	0 / 0
	Average finish		P9.4	P8.4

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Niki Lauda / Clay Regazzoni.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni in other seasons

Other seasons in which Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
1976	Ferrari	Niki Lauda vs Clay Regazzoni	12–1	8–5	68–23
1975	Ferrari	Niki Lauda vs Clay Regazzoni	13–0	9–4	55.5–25
1974	Ferrari	Niki Lauda vs Clay Regazzoni	12–3	7–8	38–52

Other BRM battles in 1973

Other BRM teammate battles in 1973
Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
Jean-Pierre Beltoise vs Niki Lauda	10–4	8–6	7–2
Jean-Pierre Beltoise vs Clay Regazzoni	7–7	7–7	6–2

Niki Lauda’s career Clay Regazzoni’s career BRM 1973 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.