Niki Lauda
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Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (22 February 1949 – 20 May 2019) was an Austrian former Formula One racing driver who was the F1 World Champion three times in 1975, 1977 and 1984. Lauda was seriously injured in a crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, during which his Ferrari burst into flames and he came close to death after inhaling hot toxic fumes and suffering severe burns. However he recovered and returned to race again just six weeks later at the Italian Grand Prix. Scars from the injuries he suffered left him permanently disfigured. The ever-present red cap he wore from 1976 to hide the severe burns he sustained in his accident became his trademark. Lauda is widely considered to be one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. Lauda was an aviation entrepreneur who founded and ran three airlines: Lauda Air, Niki and Lauda. He was also a consultant for Scuderia Ferrari and team manager of Jaguar Racing for two years. Afterwards, Lauda served as non-executive chairman of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, of which he owned 10%. He took part in negotiations to sign Lewis Hamilton to a three-year deal with Mercedes in 2013. The time with Mercedes ultimately made Lewis Hamilton the most successful Formula One driver of all time. He passed away peacefully on the 20th May 2019 after complications relating to kidney dialysis and a lung transplant.
Known for
Credits
Rush (2013)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Senna (2010)
as Self (archive footage)
Ferrari 312B (2017)
as Self
Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson (2017)
as Self
Lap of the Gods (1992)
as Self
1 (2013)
as Self
Popcorn and Ice Cream (1978)
as Himself
Screw Loose (1999)
as Se stesso
One By One (1975)
as Self
Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer - Ein Toter wird Weltmeister (2010)
as Self
Fire, Ice and Dynamite (1990)
as Niki Lauda
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988 (2012)
Actor
The Green Hell (2017)
as Self
Formula 1 - Speed fever (1978)
as Self
Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals (2013)
as Self
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1 (1980)
as Self
Niki Nationale - Ein Leben in der Pole-Position (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Mauro Forghieri - Il Calabrone che fece volare la Ferrari (2024)
as Self
Ferrari: F355 (1994)
as Self
1985 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1985)
as Self - Narrator
Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood (1993)
as Self
1973 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1973)
as Self
Lauda - The Untold Story (2014)
as Self
1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1976)
as himself
Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation (2022)
as Self
The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead) (1974)
as Self
1982 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1982)
as Self
Hunt For The Title: Formula One 1976 - A Review Of The 1976 Grand Prix Season (2004)
Actor
Top Kids (1987)
as Self
1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1978)
as Himself
Die Zukunft hat Geburtstag - 100 Jahre Automobil (1986)
as Selbst
Origins of the Silver War (2020)
as Self (archival footage)
1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1977)
as Himself
F1 How It Was (2016)
as Self
Formula 1: The Official End Of Season Review Of The 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship (1998)
as Self
Transition to the Silver War (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Aus eigener Kraft. Wie Sportler Schicksalsschläge überwinden (2010)
as Self
Lauda's Comeback: Formula One 1977 - A Review Of The 1977 Grand Prix Season (2004)
Actor