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.
68 acting credits
Acting · 68
Mayday
2003
Markus Lanz
2008
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Beckmann
1999
Dalli Dalli
1971
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
Sabine Christiansen
1998
Rush
2013
Heut' abend
1980
Stöckl
2013
Günther Jauch
2011
Okay
1979
Na sowas!
1982
Senna
2010
Plasberg persönlich
2008
Thema
2018
Je später der Abend
1973
Ayrton Senna do Brasil
2014
Lebens-Künstler
1995
Ayrton: Retratos e Memórias
2015
Im Zentrum
2007
Servus, Hansi Hinterseer
2004
Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski
2010
V.I.P.
2000
The Cook Report
1987
autorevue.tv
2015
1
2013
Legends of Speed
2015
Bilder, die die Welt bewegten
1980
Fire, Ice & Dynamite
1990
Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
2017
Popcorn and Ice Cream
1978
1985 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
1985
Formula 1 - Speed fever
1978
Ferrari 312B
2017
Screw Loose
1999
Wir sind Kaiser
2007
One By One
1975
Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
2013
Lauda - The Untold Story
2014
Natascha Kampusch trifft
2008
F1 How It Was
2016
The Green Hell
2017
Top Kids
1987
Sport am Montag
1975
Lauda's Comeback: Formula One 1977 - A Review Of The 1977 Grand Prix Season
2004
Lap of the Gods
1992
The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)
1974
Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood
1993
Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation
2022
Formula 1: The Official End Of Season Review Of The 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship
1998
1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
1976
1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
1978
Niki Nationale - Ein Leben in der Pole-Position
2019
Die Zukunft hat Geburtstag - 100 Jahre Automobil
1986
Hunt For The Title: Formula One 1976 - A Review Of The 1976 Grand Prix Season
2004
1973 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
1973
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
2012
Mauro Forghieri - Il Calabrone che fece volare la Ferrari
2024
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
1980
1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
1977
Origins of the Silver War
2020
1982 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
1982
Transition to the Silver War
2023
Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer - Ein Toter wird Weltmeister
2010
Ferrari: F355
1994
Aus eigener Kraft. Wie Sportler Schicksalsschläge überwinden
2010