Niki Lauda
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Markus Lanz
Self
2008
Series
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995
Series
Mayday
Himself
2003
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Beckmann
Self
1999
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
2003
Series
Dalli Dalli
Self
1971
Sabine Christiansen
Self
1998
Series
Heut' abend
Self
1980
Stöckl
Self
2013
Film
Rush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013
Na sowas!
Self
1982
Günther Jauch
Self
2011
Lebens-Künstler
Self
1995
Je später der Abend
Self
1973
Okay
Self
1979
Plasberg persönlich
Self
2008
autorevue.tv
Self
2015
Im Gespräch mit Teddy Podgorski
Self
2010
Series
Thema
Self
2018
Series
The Cook Report
1987
Film
Senna
Self (archive footage)
2010
Im Zentrum
2007
Series
Ayrton: Retratos e Memórias
Self
2015
Servus, Hansi Hinterseer
Self
2004
Series
Ayrton Senna do Brasil
Self
2014
Film
Ferrari 312B: Where the Revolution Begins
Self
2017
V.I.P.
Self
2000
Series
Legends of Speed
Self
2015
Series
Wir sind Kaiser
Self
2007
Film
1
Self
2013
Lauda
Self (archive footage)
Film
Superswede: A film about Ronnie Peterson
Self
2017
Film
Fire, Ice and Dynamite
Niki Lauda
1990
Film
Lauda - The Untold Story
Self
2014
Sport am Montag
Self
1975
Film
Formula 1 - Speed fever
Self
1978
Series
Bilder, die die Welt bewegten
himself
1980
Film
Lap of the Gods
Self
1992
Film
Screw Loose
Se stesso
1999
Film
Top Kids
Self
1987
Film
Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals
Self
2013
Film
1973 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Self
2019
Film
Pole Position: i guerrieri della Formula 1
Self
1980
Natascha Kampusch trifft
Self
2008
Film
Origins of the Silver War
Self (archival footage)
2020
Film
Popcorn and Ice Cream
Himself
1978
Film
The Green Hell
Self
2017
Film
The Formula One Drivers (aka The Quick and the Dead)
Self
1974
Film
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
2012
Jochen Rindts letzter Sommer - Ein Toter wird Weltmeister
Self
2010
Film
Formula 1: The Official End Of Season Review Of The 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship
Self
1998
Film
Hunt For The Title: Formula One 1976 - A Review Of The 1976 Grand Prix Season
2004
Film
One By One
Self
1975
Film
Mauro Forghieri
Self
2024
Film
F1 How It Was
Self
2016
Die Zukunft hat Geburtstag - 100 Jahre Automobil
Selbst
1986
Film
Transition to the Silver War
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Lauda's Comeback: Formula One 1977 - A Review Of The 1977 Grand Prix Season
2004
Film
1985 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Self - Narrator
1985
Ferrari: F355
Self
1994
Film
1978 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Himself
1978
Film
1976 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
himself
1976
Film
Ayrton Senna: Racing Is in My Blood
Self
1993
Film
1982 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Self
1982
Film
Hunt vs Lauda: The Next Generation
Self
2022
Aus eigener Kraft. Wie Sportler Schicksalsschläge überwinden
Self
2010
Niki Nationale - Ein Leben in der Pole-Position
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
1977 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review
Himself
1977
Film
The Nikki Lauda Story
Himself
1991