Niki Lauda
Austrian racing driver (1949–2019)
Summary
Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda was an Austrian racing driver, motorsport executive, and aviation entrepreneur, who competed in Formula One from 1971 to 1979 and from 1982 to 1985. Lauda won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and—at the time of his retirement—held the record for most podium finishes (54); he won 25 Grands Prix across 13 seasons, and remains the only driver to have won a World Drivers' Championship with both Ferrari and McLaren.
Originally created by Robert Merkel
2/25/2002, 3:51:15 PM
Modified
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/* Other race results */ Result from the Inaugural Saloon Car Race at the New Nurburgring May 12, 1984. Courtesy of Niki Lauda By Alan Henry. Marlboro AutoCourse Driver Profiles #2 ISBN: 0-905138-68-6
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partial rv; restore british english (as is typical for non-american/canadian/aus F1 driver articles). unsure what "decided to learn" means in that context.
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/* In popular culture */
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1342568813|1342568813]] by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-15025-06|~2026-15025-06]] ([[User talk:~2026-15025-06|talk]]) lauda did not rejoin mclaren until 1982
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