Niki Lauda
Niki Lauda
A Skill 21st
Elo

30.939

Number of Races

174

Number of Wins

25

Number of Podiums

54

Peak Elo

32.123

Time Spent Driving

112h56m33.395s


Andreas Nikolaus Lauda (22 February 1949 – 20 May 2019) was an Austrian Formula One driver, a three-time F1 World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984, and an aviation entrepreneur. He is the only driver in F1 history to have been champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors. He is widely considered one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. As an aviation entrepreneur, he founded and ran three airlines: Lauda Air, Niki, and Lauda. He was a Bombardier Business Aircraft brand ambassador. He was also a consultant for Scuderia Ferrari and team manager of the Jaguar Formula One racing team for two years. Afterwards, he worked as a pundit for German TV during Grand Prix weekends and acted as non-executive chairman of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, of which Lauda owned 10%.Having emerged as Formula One's star driver amid a 1975 title win and leading the 1976 championship battle, Lauda was seriously injured in a crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring during which his Ferrari 312T2 burst into flames, and he came close to death after inhaling hot toxic fumes and suffering severe burns. He survived and recovered sufficiently to race again just six weeks later at the Italian Grand Prix. Although he lost that year's title – by just one point – to James Hunt, he won his second championship the year after, during his final season at Ferrari. After a couple of years at Brabham and two years' hiatus, Lauda returned and raced four seasons for McLaren between 1982 and 1985 – during which he won the 1984 title by half a point over his teammate Alain Prost.
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Recent Events

f1-1982 Race at Brands Hatch
18 Jul 82 00:00 UTC
  • Position: 1st of 30
  • Points: 9
  • Skill Change: 0.150
  • Car: McLaren-1982
  • Best Lap: 0s
  • Race Time: 1h35m33.812s
f1-1982 Race at Circuit Park Zandvoort
03 Jul 82 00:00 UTC
  • Position: 4th of 30
  • Points: 3
  • Skill Change: 0.068
  • Car: McLaren-1982
  • Best Lap: 0s
  • Race Time: 1h39m26.983s
f1-1982 Race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
13 Jun 82 00:00 UTC
  • Position: 19th of 29
  • Points: 0
  • Skill Change: -0.077
  • Car: McLaren-1982
  • Best Lap: 0s
  • Race Time: 0s
f1-1982 Race at Detroit Street Circuit
06 Jun 82 00:00 UTC
  • Position: 14th of 29
  • Points: 0
  • Skill Change: -0.038
  • Car: McLaren-1982
  • Best Lap: 0s
  • Race Time: 0s
f1-1982 Race at Circuit De Monaco
23 May 82 00:00 UTC
  • Position: 12th of 30
  • Points: 0
  • Skill Change: -0.018
  • Car: McLaren-1982
  • Best Lap: 0s
  • Race Time: 0s