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.
Acting
Movie
Rush
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Movie
Senna
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Movie
1
as Self
2013
TV
Mayday
as Himself
2003
Movie
Screw Loose
as Se stesso
1999
Movie
Fire, Ice & Dynamite
as Niki Lauda
1990
Movie
Ferrari 312B
as Self
2017
Movie
Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
as Self
2013
Movie
Lauda - The Untold Story
as Self
2014
Movie
Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
as Self
2017
TV
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
TV
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
1995
TV
Markus Lanz
as Self
2008
Movie
Popcorn and Ice Cream
as Himself
1978
Movie
One By One
as Self
1975
Movie
Formula 1 - Speed fever
as Self
1978
TV
Menschen bei Maischberger
as Self
2003
Movie
Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation
as Self
2022
Movie
Top Kids
as Self
1987
Movie
Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood
as Self
1993
TV
Dalli Dalli
as Self
1971
TV
Beckmann
as Self
1999
Movie
1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
as himself
1976
Movie
1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
as Himself
1977