Niki Lauda
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
- 2022 · Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation as Self
- 2019 · Niki Nationale - Ein Leben in der Pole-Position as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Thema as Self
- 2017 · Ferrari 312B as Self
- 2017 · Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson as Self
- 2017 · The Green Hell as Self
- 2016 · F1 How It Was as Self
- 2015 · Legends of Speed as Self
- 2015 · autorevue.tv as Self
- 2015 · Ayrton: Retratos e Memórias as Self
- 2014 · Lauda - The Untold Story as Self
- 2014 · Ayrton Senna do Brasil as Self
- 2013 · 1 as Self
- 2013 · Rush as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013 · Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals as Self
- 2013 · Stöckl as Self
- 2012 · Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988 as
- 2011 · Günther Jauch as Self
- 2010 · Aus eigener Kraft. Wie Sportler Schicksalsschläge überwinden as Self
- 2010 · Senna as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer - Ein Toter wird Weltmeister as Self
- 2010 · Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski as Self
- 2008 · Plasberg persönlich as Self
- 2008 · Markus Lanz as Self
- 2008 · Natascha Kampusch trifft as Self
- 2007 · Im Zentrum as
- 2007 · Wir sind Kaiser as Self
- 2004 · Servus, Hansi Hinterseer as Self
- 2003 · Mayday as Himself
- 2003 · Menschen bei Maischberger as Self
- 2000 · V.I.P. as Self
- 1999 · Screw Loose as Se stesso
- 1999 · Beckmann as Self
- 1998 · Sabine Christiansen as Self
- 1995 · Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- 1995 · Lebens-Künstler as Self
- 1994 · Ferrari: F355 as Self
- 1993 · Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood as Self
- 1992 · Lap of the Gods as Self
- 1990 · Fire, Ice & Dynamite as Niki Lauda
- 1987 · Top Kids as Self
- 1986 · Die Zukunft hat Geburtstag - 100 Jahre Automobil as Selbst
- 1985 · 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review as Self - Narrator
- 1982 · 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review as Self
- 1982 · Na sowas! as Self
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1980 · Bilder, die die Welt bewegten as himself
- 1980 · Heut' abend as Self
- 1980 · Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1 as Self
- 1979 · Okay as Self
- 1978 · Formula 1 - Speed fever as Self
- 1978 · 1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review as Himself
- 1978 · Popcorn and Ice Cream as Himself
- 1977 · 1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review as Himself
- 1976 · 1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review as himself
- 1975 · Sport am Montag as Self
- 1975 · One By One as Self
- 1974 · The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead) as Self
- 1973 · Je später der Abend as Self
- 1971 · Dalli Dalli as Self