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Lauda, Niki

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Lauda, Niki (1949– )

Austrian motor-racing driver who won the Formula 1 World Championship in 1975, 1977, and 1984. He was also runner-up in 1976, despite having a serious accident at Nurburgring, Germany, which kept him out of action for six weeks of the season.

Career highlights

World Drivers' champion

1975, 1977, 1984

Total Grand Prix raced

177

Grand Prix wins

25

Total Grand Prix points

420.5

Lauda was Formula 2 champion in 1972, and drove for March, BRM, Ferrari, and Brabham before his retirement in 1979. During that time he had won two Formula 1 world championships with Ferrari. He returned to the sport in 1984 and won his third world title in a McLaren before eventually retiring in 1985.



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Matthias Lauda, NIKI LAUDA the son of Austrian great Niki, has impressed in the Nissan Light Series will test for International Formula 3000 front-runners Arden at I mola in November, while Nelson Piquet junior, whose father Nelson won three world titles for Brabham and Williams, will test for the same team at Jerez after a successful first season in the British Formula Three Championship.
 
 
 
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