Niki Lauda

Known for ActingBorn 1949-02-22Died 2019-05-20Vienna, Austria

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Ayrton: Retratos e Memórias

Ayrton Senna do Brasil

Sabine Christiansen

Dalli Dalli

F1 How It Was

Mayday

Senna

Origins of the Silver War

Rush

Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals

Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson

Menschen bei Maischberger

Mauro Forghieri - Il Calabrone che fece volare la Ferrari

The Green Hell

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Formula 1 - Speed fever

The Cook Report

Lauda - The Untold Story

Heut' abend

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Je später der Abend

Ferrari 312B

Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood

Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation

Markus Lanz

Top Kids

One By One

Na sowas!

Wetten, dass..?

Formula 1: The Official End Of Season Review Of The 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship

1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

Beckmann

1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review

Legends of Speed

Screw Loose

1985 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review

1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review

Popcorn and Ice Cream

Transition to the Silver War

Niki Nationale - Ein Leben in der Pole-Position

Thema

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Stöckl

Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988

Günther Jauch

Aus eigener Kraft. Wie Sportler Schicksalsschläge überwinden

Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer - Ein Toter wird Weltmeister