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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 con…
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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.
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Niki Lauda's Filmography
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Mauro Forghieri
as Self
Transition to the Silver War
as Self (archive footage)
Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation
as Self
Origins of the Silver War
as Self (archival footage)
No Poster
Niki Nationale - Ein Leben in der Pole-Position
as Self (archive footage)
1973 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
as Self
Ferrari 312B: Where the Revolution Begins
as Self
Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
as Self
The Green Hell
as Self
F1 How It Was
as Self
Lauda - The Untold Story
as Self
1
as Self
Rush
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
as Self
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
No Poster
Aus eigener Kraft. Wie Sportler Schicksalsschläge überwinden
as Self
Senna
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer - Ein Toter wird Weltmeister
as Self
Hunt For The Title: Formula One 1976 - A Review Of The 1976 Grand Prix Season
Lauda's Comeback: Formula One 1977 - A Review Of The 1977 Grand Prix Season
Screw Loose
as Se stesso
Formula 1: The Official End Of Season Review Of The 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship
as Self
No Poster
Ferrari: F355
as Self
Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood
as Self
Lap of the Gods
as Self
The Nikki Lauda Story
as Himself
Fire, Ice and Dynamite
as Niki Lauda
Top Kids
as Self
No Poster
Die Zukunft hat Geburtstag - 100 Jahre Automobil
as Selbst
1985 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
as Self - Narrator
1982 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
as Self
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
as Self
Formula 1 - Speed fever
as Self
1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
as Himself
Popcorn and Ice Cream
as Himself
1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
as Himself
1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
as himself
One By One
as Self
The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)
as Self
No Poster
Lauda
as Self (archive footage)