Niki Lauda
- Nationality
- Austria
- Born
- 1949-02-22
- Died
- 2019-05-20
- Seasons
- 1971–1985
- Entries
- 177
- Starts
- 171
- Wins
- 25
- Podiums
- 54
- Poles
- 24
- Fastest laps
- 24
- Career points
- 420.5
- Titles
- 3 (1975,1977,1984)
- Status
- deceased
- Confidence
- high
Survived catastrophic burns at the Nurburgring in 1976 and returned six weeks later. Later non-executive chairman of Mercedes, where he recruited Hamilton.