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|Name=Niki Lauda |Image=Lauda, Niki 1973-07-06.jpg |Caption=Lauda at the Nürburgring in 1973 |Nationality=Austria Austrian |Years=1971 - 1979, 1982 - 1985 |Team(s)=March, BRM, Ferrari, Brabham, McLaren |Races=177 (171 starts) |Championships=3 (1975, 1977, 1984) |Wins=25 |Podiums=54 |Poles=24 |Fastest laps=24 |Points=420.5 |First race=1971 Austrian Grand Prix |First win=1974 Spanish Grand Prix |Last win=1985 Dutch Grand Prix |Last race=1985 Australian Grand Prix

Niki Lauda

Personal information
NationalityAustria Austrian
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1971 - 1979, 1982 - 1985
TeamsMarch, BRM, Ferrari, Brabham, McLaren
Races177 (171 starts)
Championships3 (1975, 1977, 1984)
Wins25
Podiums54
Career points420.5
Pole positions24
Fastest laps24
First race1971 Austrian Grand Prix
First win1974 Spanish Grand Prix
Last win1985 Dutch Grand Prix
Last race1985 Australian Grand Prix
NameNiki Lauda
CaptionLauda at the Nürburgring in 1973
NationalityAustria Austrian
Years1971 - 1979, 1982 - 1985
Team(s)March, BRM, Ferrari, Brabham, McLaren
Races177 (171 starts)
Championships3 (1975, 1977, 1984)
Wins25
Podiums54
Poles24
Fastest Laps24
Points420.5
First Race1971 Austrian Grand Prix
First Win1974 Spanish Grand Prix
Last Win1985 Dutch Grand Prix
Last Race1985 Australian Grand Prix

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Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (born February 22, 1949 in Vienna) is an Austrian aviator, entrepreneur, former Formula One (F1) racing driver and three-time F1 World Champion. He has founded and run two airlines and was manager of the Jaguar Formula One racing team for two years.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Franz Klammer
Austrian Sportsman of the year
1977
Succeeded by
Sepp Walcher
Preceded by
Nelson Piquet
Autosport
International Racing Driver Award

1984
Succeeded by
Alain Prost
Sporting positions
Preceded by
James Hunt
BRDC International Trophy winner
1975
Succeeded by
James Hunt
Preceded by
Emerson Fittipaldi
Formula One World Champion
1975
Succeeded by
James Hunt
Preceded by
James Hunt
Formula One World Champion
1977
Succeeded by
Mario Andretti
Preceded by
None
Procar BMW M1 Champion
1979
Succeeded by
Nelson Piquet
Preceded by
Nelson Piquet
Formula One World Champion
1984
Succeeded by
Alain Prost

STP March Racing Team March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 NC 0
1972 STP March Racing Team March 721 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 ARG
11
RSA
7
NC 0
March 721X Ford Cosworth DFV V8 ESP
Ret
MON
16
BEL
12
March 721G Ford Cosworth DFV V8 FRA
Ret
GBR
9
GER
Ret
AUT
10
ITA
13
CAN
DSQ
USA
NC
1973 Marlboro-BRM BRM P160C BRM V12 ARG
Ret
BRA
8
18th 2
BRM P160D BRM V12 RSA
Ret
BRM P160E BRM V12 ESP
Ret
BEL
5
MON
Ret
SWE
13
FRA
9
GBR
12
NED
Ret
GER
Ret
AUT
DNS
ITA
Ret
CAN
Ret
USA
Ret
1974 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312B3 Ferrari flat-12 ARG
2
BRA
Ret
RSA
16
'ESP'
1
BEL
2
MON
Ret
SWE
Ret
NED
1
FRA
2
'GBR'
5
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
ITA
Ret
CAN
Ret
USA
Ret
4th 38
1975 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312B3 Ferrari flat-12 ARG
6
BRA
5
1st 64.5
Ferrari 312T Ferrari flat-12 RSA
5
ESP
Ret
MON
1
BEL
1
SWE
1
'NED'
2
FRA
1
GBR
8
GER
3
AUT
6
ITA
3
USA
1
1976 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T Ferrari flat-12 BRA
1
RSA
1
USW
2
2nd 68
Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari flat-12 ESP
2
'BEL'
1
MON
1
SWE
3
FRA
Ret
'GBR'
1
GER
Ret
AUT
NED
ITA
4
CAN
8
USA
3
JPN
Ret
1977 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 312T2 Ferrari flat-12 ARG
Ret
BRA
3
RSA
1
'USW'
2
ESP
DNS
MON
2
BEL
2
SWE
Ret
FRA
5
GBR
2
GER
1
AUT
2
NED
1
ITA
2
USA
4
CAN JPN 1st 72
1978 Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT45C Alfa Romeo flat-12 ARG
2
BRA
3
4th 44
Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo flat-12 RSA
Ret
USW
Ret
MON
2
BEL
Ret
ESP
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
2
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
NED
3
ITA
1
USA
Ret
CAN
Ret
Brabham BT46B Alfa Romeo flat-12 SWE
1
1979 Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT48 Alfa Romeo V12 ARG
Ret
BRA
Ret
RSA
6
USW
Ret
ESP
Ret
BEL
Ret
MON
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
Ret
AUT
Ret
NED
Ret
ITA
4
14th 4
Brabham BT49 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 CAN
DNP
USA
1982 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4B Ford Cosworth DFV V8 RSA
4
BRA
Ret
USW
1
SMR
BEL
DSQ
MON
Ret
DET
Ret
CAN
Ret
NED
4
GBR
1
FRA
8
GER
DNS
AUT
5
SUI
3
ITA
Ret
CPL
Ret
5th 30
1983 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4/1C Ford Cosworth DFV V8 BRA
3
USW
2
FRA
Ret
SMR
Ret
MON
DNQ
BEL
Ret
DET
Ret
CAN
Ret
GBR
6
GER
DSQ
AUT
6
10th 12
McLaren MP4/1E TAG V6t NED
Ret
ITA
Ret
EUR
Ret
RSA
11
1984 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4/2 TAG V6t BRA
Ret
RSA
1
BEL
Ret
SMR
Ret
FRA
1
MON
Ret
CAN
2
DET
Ret
DAL
Ret
GBR
1
GER
2
AUT
1
NED
2
ITA
1
EUR
4
POR
2
1st 72
1985 Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4/2B TAG V6t BRA
Ret
POR
Ret
SMR
4
MON
Ret
CAN
Ret
DET
Ret
FRA
Ret
GBR
Ret
GER
5
AUT
Ret
NED
1
ITA
Ret
BEL
PO
EUR
RSA
Ret
AUS
Ret
10th 14


Formula One World Drivers' Champions

1960 J. Brabham
1961 P. Hill
1962 G. Hill
1963 J. Clark
1964 J. Surtees
1965 J. Clark
1966 J. Brabham
1967 D. Hulme
1968 G. Hill
1969 J. Stewart
1980 A. Jones
1981 N. Piquet
1982 K. Rosberg
1983 N. Piquet
1984 N. Lauda
1985 A. Prost
1986 A. Prost
1987 N. Piquet
1988 A. Senna
1989 A. Prost
1990 A. Senna
1991 A. Senna
1992 N. Mansell
1993 A. Prost
1994 M. Schumacher
1995 M. Schumacher
1996 D. Hill
1997 J. Villeneuve
1998 M. Häkkinen
1999 M. Häkkinen
2000 M. Schumacher
2001 M. Schumacher
2002 M. Schumacher
2003 M. Schumacher
2004 M. Schumacher
2005 F. Alonso
2006 F. Alonso
2007 K. Räikkönen
2008 L. Hamilton
2009 J. Button

UK Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

Parent company: McLaren Group

Founder: Bruce McLaren

Current personnel: Martin Whitmarsh * Paddy Lowe * Neil Oatley

Former personnel: John Barnard * Gordon Coppuck * Ron Dennis * Pat Fry * Norbert Haug * Robin Herd * Teddy Mayer * Gordon Murray * Adrian Newey * Steve Nichols * Jo Ramirez

Current drivers: UK 1. Jenson Button * UK 2. Lewis Hamilton Test Drivers: UK Gary Paffett

World Champions: BR Emerson Fittipaldi * UK Lewis Hamilton * UK James Hunt * FI Mika Häkkinen * AT Niki Lauda * FR Alain Prost * BR Ayrton Senna

Cars
Formula One: M2B * M4B * M5A * M7A * M7B * M7C * M7D * M9A * M14A * M14D * M19A * M19C * M23 * M26 * M28 * M29 * M29F * M30 * MP4 (MP4/1) * MP4B (MP4/1B) * MP4/1C * MP4/1E * MP4/2 * MP4/2B * MP4/2C * MP4/3 * MP4/4 * MP4/5 * MP4/5B * MP4/6 * MP4/6B * MP4/7A * MP4/8 * MP4/9 * MP4/10 * MP4/10B * MP4/10C * MP4/11 * MP4/11B * MP4/12 * MP4/13 * MP4/14 * MP4/15 * MP4-16 * MP4-17 * MP4-17D * MP4-18 * MP4-19 * MP4-19B * MP4-20 * MP4-21 * MP4-22 * MP4-23 * MP4-24 * MP4-25
Formula Two: M4A * M21
Sports cars: M1A * M1B * M1C * M6A * M6B * M6GT * M8A * M8B * M8C * M8D * M8E * M8F * M8FP * M12 * M20 * F1 GTR
USAC/IndyCar: M15 * M16A * M16B * M16C * M16C/D * M16E * M24
F5000/Libre: M3 * M10A * M10B * M18 * M22 * M25
Development cars: M2A
Road cars: F1 * F1 LM * SLR * MP4-12C

IT Scuderia Ferrari

Founder: Enzo Ferrari
President: Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

Current personnel: Mario Almondo * Luca Baldisserri * Aldo Costa * Stefano Domenicali * Luca Marmorini * Rob Smedley * Chris Dyer * Andrea Stella * Massimo Rivola * Nicholas Tombazis

Former personnel: John Barnard * Ross Brawn * Gustav Brunner * Rory Byrne * Carlo Chiti * Gioacchino Colombo * Cesare Fiorio * Mauro Forghieri * Vittorio Jano * Aurelio Lampredi * Harvey Postlethwaite * Gilles Simon * Nigel Stepney * Jean Todt

Current drivers: BR 7. Felipe Massa * ES 8. Fernando Alonso Test Drivers: IT Giancarlo Fisichella * IT Luca Badoer * ES Marc Gené * FR Jules Bianchi * IT Valentino Rossi
Young Driver Academy: FR Jules Bianchi * IT Mirko Bortolotti * IT Daniel Zampieri * FR Brandon Maisano * IT Raffaele Marciello * CA Lance Stroll
Former drivers
World Champions: IT Alberto Ascari * AR Juan Manuel Fangio * GB Mike Hawthorn * US Phil Hill * AT Niki Lauda * FI Kimi Räikkönen * ZA Jody Scheckter * DE Michael Schumacher * GB John Surtees Other noted drivers: IT Michele Alboreto * FR Jean Alesi * NZ Chris Amon * US Mario Andretti * FR René Arnoux * IT Lorenzo Bandini * BR Rubens Barrichello * AT Gerhard Berger * AR José Froilán González * US Dan Gurney * BE Jacky Ickx * GB Eddie Irvine * GB Nigel Mansell * FR Didier Pironi * FR Alain Prost * CH Clay Regazzoni * AR Carlos Reutemann * FR Patrick Tambay * CA Gilles Villeneuve * DE Wolfgang von Trips

Formula One cars: 125 * 212 * 166 * 275 * 340 * 375 * 500 * 553 * 625 * 555 * D50 * 801 * 246 * 156 * 158 * 1512 * 312 * 312B * 312T * 126C * 156/85 * F1/86 * F1/87 * 640 * 641 * 642 * 643 * F92A * F93A * 412T * F310 * F300 * F399 * F1-2000 * F2001 * F2002 * F2003-GA * F2004 * F2005 * 248 F1 * F2007 * F2008 * F60 * F10

Winners of Autosport's International Racing Driver Award

1982: Keke Rosberg * 1983: Nelson Piquet * 1984: Niki Lauda * 1985: Alain Prost * 1986-87: Nigel Mansell * 1988: Ayrton Senna * 1989: Jean Alesi * 1990-91: Ayrton Senna * 1992-93: Nigel Mansell * 1994: Damon Hill * 1995: Michael Schumacher * 1996: Damon Hill * 1997: Jacques Villeneuve * 1998-99: Mika Häkkinen * 2000-02: Michael Schumacher * 2003: Juan Pablo Montoya * 2004: Jenson Button * 2005: Kimi Räikkönen * 2006: Fernando Alonso * 2007-08: Lewis Hamilton * 2009: Jenson Button



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