Andreas Nikolaus „Niki“ Lauda

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• Andreas Nikolaus Lauda was born to a well-to-do Vienna family on February 22, 1949. Although he was later to become successful in business on his own, it was apparent early on he was not cut to fit the conventional Lauda mold, much to his family consternation. He did, however, find his parent’s connections to be helpful when it later became necessary for him to gain financial support for racing.
• Lauda won 25 races out of the 171 he drove in throughout his Formula 1 career. This puts him in a 9th place tie on the all-time wins list as one of 10 drivers in the history of the sport, who have won 25 or more races throughout their careers.
• Lauda is perhaps most well-known for being involved in one of the most horrific F1 crashes – at the Nürburgring circuit in Germany during the 1976 season. A movie called ”Rush”, which was directed by Ron Howard, was created in 2013 about his championship battle with James Hunt that season, which Lauda ended up losing in large part because he was sidelined for two races following the wreck that severely burnt his face and left him in critical condition…………..

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