Niki Lauda vs Clay Regazzoni

1974·

Clay Regazzoni beat Niki Lauda 8–7 at Ferrari in 1974, helped by 8 retirements for Niki Lauda. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Niki LaudaClay Regazzoni

12Qualifying3

15 shared races

7Race day8

15 shared races

38Points52

in shared races, as awarded at the time

114Points (today’s rules)173

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 2/1
Podiums: 5/7
Poles: 9/1
Retirements: 8/3
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 3.7/4.6

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	8/2	P2	P3	6 / 4
2	2Brazilian Grand Prix	25/8	Engine	P2	0 / 6
3	3South African Grand Prix	1/6	P16▼	Oil pressure	0 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	1/3	P1	P2	9 / 6
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	3/1	P2	P4	6 / 3
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	1/2	Ignition	P4	0 / 3
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	3/4	Gearbox	Gearbox	0 / 0
8	8Dutch Grand Prix	1/2	P1	P2	9 / 6
9	9French Grand Prix	1/4	P2	P3	6 / 4
10	10British Grand Prix	1/7	P5	P4	2 / 3
11	11German Grand Prix	1/2	Accident	P1	0 / 9
12	12Austrian Grand Prix	1/8	Engine	P5	0 / 2
13	13Italian Grand Prix	1/5	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	2/6	Accident	P2	0 / 6
15	15United States Grand Prix	5/9	Suspension	P11▼	0 / 0
	Average finish		P4.1	P3.6

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
1973	BRM	Niki Lauda vs Clay Regazzoni	5–8	5–8	2–1

Niki Lauda’s career Clay Regazzoni’s career Ferrari 1974 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.