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Niki Lauda

Austrian racing driver and motorsport executive known for his success in Formula One.

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Niki Lauda is best known for Three-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion and the only driver to win championships with both Ferrari and McLaren. On Dead or Alive, Niki Lauda is listed in the Sports Legends and Formula 1 Champions categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Niki Lauda is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Three-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion and the only driver to win championships with both Ferrari and McLaren.
Listed under: Sports Legends and Formula 1 Champions

About Niki Lauda

He was promoted to a full-time seat in 1972, ending the season with a non-classified championship finish, while winning the British Formula Two Championship. Lauda moved to BRM for the 1973 season, scoring his maiden points finish in Belgium and earning a seat with Ferrari the following year alongside Clay Regazzoni. Lauda took his maiden podium in his debut for Ferrari, and his maiden victory three races later at the Spanish Grand Prix. After winning five Grands Prix in his 1975 campaign, Lauda won his first title, becoming the first Ferrari-powered World Drivers' Champion in 11 years. While leading the 1976 championship—amid a fierce title battle with James Hunt—Lauda was seriously injured during the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, suffering severe burns and other life-changing injuries when his Ferrari 312T2 caught fire during a crash. He returned to racing six weeks later at the Italian Grand Prix, eventually losing the title to Hunt by one point. Lauda remained at Ferrari in 1977, winning several races on the way to his second championship and clinching the title at the United States Grand Prix. He eventually left Ferrari, where he was replaced by Gilles Villeneuve, and signed with Brabham in 1978, achieving podiums in every race he finished that season, with victories in Sweden and Italy.

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