Niki Lauda
Acting • Born 1949-02-22 – Died 2019-05-20
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 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.
Filmography
68 credits
Aus eigener Kraft. Wie Sportler Schicksalsschläge überwinden
Movie • 2010
Self
1982 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Movie • 1982
Self
One By One
Movie • 1975
Self
Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer - Ein Toter wird Weltmeister
Movie • 2010
Self
Popcorn and Ice Cream
Movie • 1978
Himself
Fire, Ice & Dynamite
Movie • 1990
Niki Lauda
Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
Movie • 2013
Self
1
Movie • 2013
Self
Screw Loose
Movie • 1999
Se stesso
1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Movie • 1976
himself
Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation
Movie • 2022
Self
Lauda - The Untold Story
Movie • 2014
Self
Ferrari: F355
Movie • 1994
Self
Top Kids
Movie • 1987
Self
1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Movie • 1978
Himself
1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Movie • 1977
Himself
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
Movie • 2012
Die Zukunft hat Geburtstag - 100 Jahre Automobil
Movie • 1986
Selbst
Niki Nationale - Ein Leben in der Pole-Position
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
F1 How It Was
Movie • 2016
Self
Lap of the Gods
Movie • 1992
Self
The Green Hell
Movie • 2017
Self
Ferrari 312B
Movie • 2017
Self
Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
Movie • 2017
Self
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
Movie • 1980
Self
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Movie • 1978
Self
Rush
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)
Movie • 1974
Self
Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood
Movie • 1993
Self
1985 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Movie • 1985
Self - Narrator
Senna
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Mauro Forghieri - Il Calabrone che fece volare la Ferrari
Movie • 2024
Self
Origins of the Silver War
Movie • 2020
Self (archival footage)
Transition to the Silver War
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
1973 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Movie • 1973
Self
Formula 1: The Official End Of Season Review Of The 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship
Movie • 1998
Self
Hunt For The Title: Formula One 1976 - A Review Of The 1976 Grand Prix Season
Movie • 2004
Lauda's Comeback: Formula One 1977 - A Review Of The 1977 Grand Prix Season
Movie • 2004
Okay
TV • 1979
Self
Sport am Montag
TV • 1975
Self
autorevue.tv
TV • 2015
Self
Wir sind Kaiser
TV • 2007
Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV • 1995
Self
Menschen bei Maischberger
TV • 2003
Self
Sabine Christiansen
TV • 1998
Self
Mayday
TV • 2003
Himself
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
Bilder, die die Welt bewegten
TV • 1980
himself
Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski
TV • 2010
Self
Günther Jauch
TV • 2011
Self
Dalli Dalli
TV • 1971
Self
Na sowas!
TV • 1982
Self
Plasberg persönlich
TV • 2008
Self
Natascha Kampusch trifft
TV • 2008
Self
Servus, Hansi Hinterseer
TV • 2004
Self
Markus Lanz
TV • 2008
Self
Im Zentrum
TV • 2007
Thema
TV • 2018
Self
V.I.P.
TV • 2000
Self
Lebens-Künstler
TV • 1995
Self
Beckmann
TV • 1999
Self
Je später der Abend
TV • 1973
Self
Stöckl
TV • 2013
Self
Heut' abend
TV • 1980
Self
Ayrton: Retratos e Memórias
TV • 2015
Self
Legends of Speed
TV • 2015
Self
Ayrton Senna do Brasil
TV • 2014
Self
The Cook Report
TV • 1987