Andreas Nikolaus " Niki " Lauda (22 February 1949 – 20 May 2019) was an Austrian racing driver, motorsport executive, and aviation entrepreneur, who competed in Formula One from 1971 to 1979 …

Jan 6, 2026 · Niki Lauda was an Austrian race-car driver who won three Formula One (F1) Grand Prix world championships (1975, 1977, and 1984), the last two of which came after his remarkable …

During his remarkable F1 career Niki Lauda was called both a hero and a villain. The battle-scarred champion who defied both the odds and convention remains a sporting legend.

May 20, 2019 · The Austrian who was a three-time World Driving Champion plus a pilot, airline owner and racing team executive, Niki Lauda was fiercely intelligent and independent.

Oct 9, 2025 · Discover the full story of the 1976 Niki Lauda crash, his miraculous recovery, and how the tragedy transformed Formula 1 safety and racing history.

Jul 28, 2025 · The F1 champion Niki Lauda had a near-fatal accident in Germany in August 1976. After defying all expectations, he told the BBC in 1977 how he willed himself to stay alive.

Niki made his F1 return behind the wheel of a Ferrari in time for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Despite the scars on his head leaking blood into his bandages, he stormed to fourth place, setting the second …

Niki Lauda was a Austrian F1 driver who won the Drivers' Championship in 1975 and 1977 for Ferrari and in 1984 for McLaren.

Niki Lauda was an amazing man, who won three World Championships but could have won more. He suffered terrible burns in an accident in 1976 but fought back to return to F1 in just six weeks.

Niki (Nicolas Andreas) Lauda, an Austrian racing driver, was the winner of the Formula-1 races in 1975, 1977, and 1984. Known for his remarkable achievements in the world of Formula-1, Lauda expanded …