Niki Lauda vs Clay Regazzoni

1976·

Niki Lauda edged Clay Regazzoni 8–5 in the races and 12–1 in qualifying at Ferrari in 1976. Niki Lauda scored 68 points to 23.

Niki LaudaClay Regazzoni

12Qualifying1

13 shared races

8Race day5

13 shared races

68Points23

in shared races, as awarded at the time

207Points (today’s rules)91

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 5/1
Podiums: 9/3
Poles: 3/1
Retirements: 2/3
Best finish: P1/P1
Avg. grid: 2.9/6.3

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Niki Lauda	Clay Regazzoni	Points
1	1Brazilian Grand Prix	2/4	P1	P7	9 / 0
2	2South African Grand Prix	2/9	P1	Engine	9 / 0
3	3United States Grand Prix West	4/1	P2	P1▲	6 / 9
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	2/5	P2	P11▼	6 / 0
5	5Belgian Grand Prix	1/2	P1	P2▲	9 / 6
6	6Monaco Grand Prix	1/2	P1	P14▼	9 / 0
7	7Swedish Grand Prix	5/11	P3	P6	4 / 1
8	8French Grand Prix	2/4	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
9	9British Grand Prix	1/4	P1	Oil pressure	9 / 0
10	10German Grand Prix	2/5	Accident	P9	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	5/9	P4	P2▲	3 / 6
14	14Canadian Grand Prix	6/12	P8▼	P6	0 / 1
15	15United States Grand Prix	5/14	P3	P7	4 / 0
	Average finish		P2.5	P6.5

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

Niki Lauda’s career Clay Regazzoni’s career Ferrari 1976 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 Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.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.