
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/22/1949
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria
Also Known As
Andreas Nikolaus LaudaAndreas Nikolaus "Niki" LaudaNiki Nationale
Niki Lauda
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 ...
Known For

Rush
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Senna
as Self (archive footage)

Screw Loose
as Se stesso

Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
as Self

Top Kids
as Self

1
as Self

1973 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
as Self

Popcorn and Ice Cream
as Himself

Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
as Self

Fire, Ice & Dynamite
as Niki Lauda

Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
as Self

F1 How It Was
as Self

One By One
as Self

The Green Hell
as Self

Lauda - The Untold Story
as Self

Ferrari 312B
as Self

Transition to the Silver War
as Self (archive footage)

Lap of the Gods
as Self

1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
as Himself

Formula 1 - Speed fever
as Self