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Niki Lauda
Vienna, Austria
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. L…
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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.
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2024
Mauro Forghieri
Movie Self
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2023
Transition to the Silver War
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation
Movie Self
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2020
Origins of the Silver War
Movie Self (archival footage)
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2019
Niki Nationale - Ein Leben in der Pole-Position
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2019
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2018
Thema
TV show Self
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2017
Ferrari 312B: Where the Revolution Begins
Movie Self
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2017
Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
Movie Self
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2017
The Green Hell
Movie Self
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2016
F1 How It Was
Movie Self
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2015
Legends of Speed
TV show Self
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2015
autorevue.tv
TV show Self
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2015
Ayrton: Retratos e Memórias
TV show Self
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2014
Lauda - The Untold Story
Movie Self
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2014
Ayrton Senna do Brasil
TV show Self
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2013
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Movie Self
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2013
Rush
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2013
Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
Movie Self
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2013
Stöckl
TV show Self
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2012
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
Movie
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2011
Günther Jauch
TV show Self
- 2010
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2010
Senna
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2010
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2010
Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski
TV show Self
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2008
Plasberg persönlich
TV show Self
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2008
Markus Lanz
TV show Self
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2008
Natascha Kampusch trifft
TV show Self
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2007
Im Zentrum
TV show
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2007
Wir sind Kaiser
TV show Self
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2004
Servus, Hansi Hinterseer
TV show Self
- 2004
- 2004
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2003
Mayday
TV show Himself
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2003
Menschen bei Maischberger
TV show Self
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2000
V.I.P.
TV show Self
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1999
Screw Loose
Movie Se stesso
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1999
Beckmann
TV show Self
- 1998
