Two sides of a season.

5RACE HEAD-TO-HEAD8

—QUALIFYING HEAD-TO-HEAD—

P3CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONP5

39CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS30

5PODIUMS3

2WINS2

11.3AVERAGE GRID8.1

8.3AVERAGE FINISH9.3

5DID NOT FINISH6

Head-to-head counts shared sessions with valid classified positions. Race comparisons exclude non-starters and disqualifications; retirements are ranked by official classification. Race ties: 0. Qualifying ties: 0. Missing qualifying records are excluded.

Championship position: final for completed seasons, latest available for ongoing seasons. — = not available. Classification codes are shown as supplied by Jolpica. View full standings ↗

Weekend by weekend.

Grand Prix head to head

Grand Prix	Watson Q	Lauda Q	Watson race	Lauda race	Watson pts	Lauda pts
South African	—	—	P6	P4	1	3
Brazilian	—	—	P2	P17Collision	6	0
United States Grand Prix West	—	—	P6	P1	1	9
Belgian	—	—	P1	P10Disqualified	9	0
Monaco	—	—	P14Electrical	P12Engine	0	0
Detroit	—	—	P1	P14Collision	9	0
Canadian	—	—	P3	P19Clutch	4	0
Dutch	—	—	P9	P4	0	3
British	—	—	P23Spun off	P1	0	9
French	—	—	P20Electrical	P8	0	0
German	—	—	P12Suspension	—	0	—
Austrian	—	—	P9Engine	P5	0	2
Swiss	—	—	P13	P3	0	4
Italian	—	—	P4	P18Brakes	3	0
Caesars Palace	—	—	P2	P15Engine	6	0

Season form.

CLASSIFIED FINISH

John WatsonNiki Lauda

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Race finishing positions

Round	John Watson	Niki Lauda
Round 1	P6	P4
Round 2	P2	P17
Round 3	P6	P1
Round 5	P1	P10
Round 6	P14	P12
Round 7	P1	P14
Round 8	P3	P19
Round 9	P9	P4
Round 10	P23	P1
Round 11	P20	P8
Round 12	P12	—
Round 13	P9	P5
Round 14	P13	P3
Round 15	P4	P18
Round 16	P2	P15

The points between them.

Official championship totals after each Grand Prix, including sprint points and recorded adjustments.

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