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Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22nd, 1949 in Vienna, Austria) is a retired Austrian Formula One driver and avaiation entrepeneur. He is a three-time World Champion, winning the title in 1975, 1977 and 1984. He also nearly won the 1976 title, despite a massive crash at the German Grand Prix which left him with severe burns, and almost killed him.
Formula One Career
Born into a wealthy family, Lauda is considered one of Formula One's first pay drivers. However, he was found to be good, and managed to find a drive with the March team in both F1 and Formula 2, making his début at his home race in 1971. In 1973, he tested for the declining BRM team, and despite proving his speed, only scored two points in the season.
In 1974, his career changed. BRM team mate, Clay Regazzoni, moved back to Ferrari, and as Ferrari did not have a second driver, they enquired about Lauda to Regazzoni. Regazzoni thought highly of Lauda's abilty and Ferrari signed him. A good first season followed, starting off with a second place, and despite ending the season with first consectutive retirements, Lauda scored two wins and nine pole positions. The next season was even better, Lauda calling it "the unbelievable year". The season started slowly, with five points after four races, but then the next five races included four victories and a second place. Lauda also won the last race to take his first championship. The championship looked in the bag after Lauda started the 1976 season very strongly, scoring podiums in the first seven races. However, Lauda had a massive crash at the Nürburgring, and despite being given last rites, Lauda only missed two races and almost won the championship, being beaten by James Hunt after withdrawing in the wet conditions at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Lauda's recovery was such that he dominated the 1977 season, taking three wins and six second places, and not bothering to drive the last two races after Ferrari wanted to give Gilles Villeneuve a go in a third car. However, after the three glorious years with Ferrari, Lauda joined Brabham in 1978 and drove strongly, scoring just seven podiums but retiring in every other race. In 1979, the Brabham car was poor, notching up retirement after retirement, and Lauda only scored four points, and he retired from F1 before the Canadian Grand Prix, tired of driving in circles.
Lauda surprisingly returned in 1982 with the McLaren team, having a good first season, winning twice, and coming fifth in the championship. 1983 was even worse, as after scoring ten points in the first two races, he only scored two more in the remaining thirteen, even failing to qualify at the Monaco Grand Prix.
1984 was a much better year, as Lauda took the championship from Alain Prost by just half a point, taking five wins and four second places in the process. After a weak 1985 (with a win), Lauda retired for the second and final time.
Life after Formula One
Lauda founded his first airline, Lauda Air, in April 1979. In 2000, he was ousted from the Lauda Air board. In late 2003, Lauda acquired the former Aero Lloyd Austria operation and set up a new airline, Niki. He holds a commercial pilot's license and occasionally acts as captain on his airline.
While he was airline manager at Lauda Air, he was appointed consultant at Ferrari by Luca di Montezemolo in an effort to rejuvenate the team. In mid-2001, he was appointed Chairman of Jaguar, but was removed from his position after the 2002 season.
Formula One Statistical Overview
Formula One Record
Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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1971 | STP March Racing Team | March-Ford Cosworth | 0 | NC | Report |
1972 | STP March Racing Team | March-Ford Cosworth | 0 | 23rd | Report |
1973 | Marlboro-BRM | BRM | 2 | 17th | Report |
1974 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA | Ferrari | 38 | 4th | Report |
1975 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA | Ferrari | 64.5 | 1st | Report |
1976 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA | Ferrari | 68 | 2nd | Report |
1977 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA | Ferrari | 72 | 1st | Report |
1978 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 44 | 4th | Report |
1979 | Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-Alfa Romeo | 4 | 14th | Report |
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1980–1981 | Retired | ||||
1982 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 30 | 5th | Report |
1983 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 12 | 10th | Report |
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1984 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-TAG | 72 | 1st | Report |
1985 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-TAG | 14 | 10th | Report |
Non-Racing Formula One Career
Year | Role | Employer |
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1992 | Consultant | Scuderia Ferrari |
1993 | Consultant | Scuderia Ferrari |
1994 | Consultant | Scuderia Ferrari |
1995 | Consultant | Scuderia Ferrari |
1996 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
1997 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
1998 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
1999 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2000 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2001 | Chief Executive Officer | Jaguar Racing |
Commentator | RTL-F1 | |
2002 | Chief Executive Officer | Jaguar Racing |
Commentator | RTL-F1 | |
2003 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2004 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2005 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2006 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2007 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2008 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2009 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2010 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2011 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2012 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
2013 | Commentator | RTL-F1 |
Chairman | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
Career Statistics
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Race Wins
Career Results
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pts | Pos
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1980 | Did not compete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981
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Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
Italics | Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols |
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