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Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda

Actor · Born 1949-02-22 · Vienna, Austria

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Biography

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 ultimatel…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Rush (2013) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  2. Senna (2010) — Self (archive footage)
  3. 1 (2013) — Self
  4. Mayday (2003) — Himself
  5. Screw Loose (1999) — Se stesso
  6. Fire, Ice and Dynamite (1990) — Niki Lauda
  7. Ferrari 312B (2017) — Self
  8. Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals (2013) — Self
  9. Lauda - The Untold Story (2014) — Self
  10. Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson (2017) — Self
  11. Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
  12. Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) — Self
  13. Markus Lanz (2008) — Self
  14. Popcorn and Ice Cream (1978) — Himself
  15. One By One (1975) — Self
  16. Formula 1 - Speed fever (1978) — Self
  17. Menschen bei Maischberger (2003) — Self
  18. Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation (2022) — Self
  19. Top Kids (1987) — Self
  20. Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood (1993) — Self
  21. Dalli Dalli (1971) — Self
  22. Beckmann (1999) — Self
  23. 1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1976) — himself
  24. 1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1978) — Himself
  25. 1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1977) — Himself
  26. F1 How It Was (2016) — Self
  27. 1985 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1985) — Self - Narrator
  28. Origins of the Silver War (2020) — Self (archival footage)
  29. Formula 1: The Official End Of Season Review Of The 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship (1998) — Self
  30. Na sowas! (1982) — Self
  31. Legends of Speed (2015) — Self
  32. The Cook Report (1987)
  33. Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988 (2012)
  34. The Green Hell (2017) — Self
  35. Mauro Forghieri - Il Calabrone che fece volare la Ferrari (2024) — Self
  36. Sabine Christiansen (1998) — Self
  37. Je später der Abend (1973) — Self
  38. Heut' abend (1980) — Self
  39. Ayrton: Retratos e Memórias (2015) — Self
  40. Ayrton Senna do Brasil (2014) — Self