1985 season#1

Niki Lauda

Championship: 10th
59 pts to the leader
Points: 14pts
14 rounds started

Niki Lauda, an Austrian driver, raced for McLaren in the 1985 Formula 1 season with car number 1. Lauda was born on 22 February 1949. Lauda finished 10th in the 1985 drivers' championship with 14 points, 1 win and 1 podium – 59 points behind champion Alain Prost.

Lauda won the Dutch Grand Prix. Lauda's teammate was Alain Prost; Lauda trailed their qualifying head-to-head 1–13 and trailed the race head-to-head 4–10.

Lauda scored points in 3 of 14 Grands Prix. From grid to flag, Lauda gained a net 20 places across 3 classified finishes. Lauda scored 16% of McLaren's 1985 total of 90 points.

Final 1985 results after 16 rounds. Data: Jolpica F1 API.

Wins

win rate

Podiums

podium rate

Poles

pole rate

Avg finish

3.3

classified races

Best finish

once

DNFs

finish rate

21%

Niki Lauda points by round

Grand Prix points per round. Dashed line = season average.

Niki Lauda vs teammate

Shared Grand Prix only. Qualifying uses the qualifying classification.

vs Prost · McLaren

14 shared GPs

Niki Lauda

4:10

Race H2H

Alain Prost

Qualifying

113

Race

410

Points

1469

3.3Avg finish1.8

10.6Avg grid4.3

P1Best finishP1

11DNFs4

Niki Lauda 1985 results

Every round of the season. Select a race to open it.

Rd	Grand Prix	Quali	Grid	Finish	Gap / status	Sprint	Pts
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	–	9	DNF	Fuel system	–	0
2	Portuguese Grand Prix	–	7	DNF	Engine	–	0
3	San Marino Grand Prix	–	8	P4	+1 Lap	–	3
4	Monaco Grand Prix	–	14	DNF	Spun off	–	0
5	Canadian Grand Prix	–	17	DNF	Engine	–	0
6	Detroit Grand Prix	–	12	DNF	Brakes	–	0
7	French Grand Prix	–	6	DNF	Gearbox	–	0
8	British Grand Prix	–	10	DNF	Electrical	–	0
9	German Grand Prix	–	12	P5	+1:13.972	–	2
10	Austrian Grand Prix	–	3	DNF	Engine	–	0
11	Dutch Grand Prix	–	10	P1	1:32:29.263	–	9
12	Italian Grand Prix	–	16	DNF	Transmission	–	0
15	South African Grand Prix	–	8	DNF	Turbo	–	0
16	Australian Grand Prix	–	16	DNF	Accident	–	0