Trivia

The only man to win a race in an F1 car fitted with a fan to generate down force.

Stated in an interview, that a "certain company" pays him over a million Euros a year to have their logo on the hat he wears over his burns, when he's in public.

Raced in Formula One for a total of 13 years. Formula 1 world champion in 1975, 1977 & 1984. Won 25 career races in Formula 1 World Championship. Won 24 pole positions in Formula 1 World Championship. Founder of Lauda Air in 1978. Lauda Air is Austria's second largest commercial airlines. Often piloted Boeing 737 & 747 jets at Lauda Air. He was also an advisor of the Ferrari F1 team and a team boss of the Jaguar team.

He was seriously injured in a crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, during which his Ferrari burst into flames and he came close to death after inhaling hot toxic fumes and suffering severe burns. However, he survived, and recovered enough to race again just six weeks later.

He and his first wife, Marlene Knaus, have two children: Lucas (b.1979) and Mathias (b.1981). Has twin children with wife Birgit named Max and Mia (b. September 6, 2009). Also has a son Christoph (b. 1982).

He is the only driver to have been World champion for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors.

Lauda was portrayed by Daniel Brühl in Ron Howard's film Rush (2013).

Niki Lauda was the second driver in Formula 1 history to become world champion without taking a pole position in the 1984 season.

During the 1976 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, four drivers stopped to rescue Niki Lauda from his burning Ferrari, which had crashed and caught fire: Arturo Merzario, Brett Lunger, Harald Ertl and Guy Edwards.

Ex-Formula One racing driver, who raced for: March (1971 (1 GP)-1972 (12 GPs)), BRM (1973 (14 GPs)), Ferrari (1974 (15 GPs)-1975 (14 GPs)-1976 (14 GPs)-1977 (14 GPs)), Brabham (1978 (16 GPs)-1979 (13 GPs)), McLaren (1982 (14 GPs)-1983 (14 GPs)-1984 (16 GPs)-1985 (14 GPs)). He started 171 Grands Prix, 25 Wins, 24 Pole Positions, 24 Fastest Laps, 51 Podiums and 420.5 Points.

Teammates in Formula One were: Ronnie Peterson, Nanni Galli, Mike Beuttler, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Clay Regazzoni, Peter Gethin, Carlos Reutemann, John Watson, Nelson Piquet, Ricardo Zunino and Alain Prost.

Champion: Procar BMW M1 (1979), Formula 1 (1975, 1977, 1984), British Formula 2 (1972).

Winner: Gran Premio di Dino Ferrari (1979), 27° BRDC Int. Trophy - Silverstone - F1 (1975).

Niki Lauda competed in nine races and won two Formula 1 races that did not count for the championship. Lauda won the 1975 International Trophy at Silverstone, England, driving for Ferrari, and his second and final victory was the 1979 Dino Ferrari Grand Prix driving a Brabham-Alfa Romeo.