Autographs of Niki Lauda
Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda (22 February 1949 – 20 May 2019) 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 remains the only driver to have won a World Drivers' Championship with both Ferrari and McLaren, and won 25 Grands Prix across 13 seasons.
Born and raised in Vienna, Lauda was the grandson of local industrialist Hans Lauda. Starting his career in karting, he progressed to Formula Vee and privateer racing in the late 1960s. With his career stalled, Lauda took out a £30,000 bank loan and secured a place in European Formula Two with March in 1971, making his Formula One debut with the team at the Austrian Grand Prix. He was promoted to a full-time seat in 1972, ending the season with a non-classified championship finish, amongst 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 was immediately successful at Ferrari, taking his maiden podium on debut and his maiden win three races later at the Spanish Grand Prix. After winning five Grands Prix in his 1975 campaign, Lauda won his maiden title, becoming the first Ferrari-powered World Drivers' Champion in 11 years.
Whilst leading the 1976 championship—amidst 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 as his Ferrari 312T2 caught on fire during a crash. He returned to racing six weeks later at the Italian Grand Prix, but eventually lost the title to Hunt by one point. Lauda remained at Ferrari in 1977, winning several races on the way to his second championship. Vacating his seat after clinching the title at the United States Grand Prix and replaced by Gilles Villeneuve, Lauda signed with Brabham in 1978, achieving podiums in every race he finished that season, with victories in Sweden and Italy. Amidst a winless 1979 season for Brabham alongside Nelson Piquet, Lauda left the team after the Italian Grand Prix, following their move to Ford Cosworth V8 engines. After a two-year hiatus, Lauda returned to Formula One with McLaren in 1982, winning multiple races upon his return. After a winless 1983 campaign, Lauda was partnered by Alain Prost the following season, where he beat Prost to his third title by a record half-point. Lauda retired at the conclusion of the 1985 season—taking his final victory at the Dutch Grand Prix—having achieved 25 race wins, 24 pole positions, 24 fastest laps and 54 podiums in Formula One.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Niki Lauda (NIKI LAUDA 1975 SIGNED Autographed F1 HELMET Full Size 1/1 Scale DISPLAY EDITION) was sold in May 2019 for £3,545.54 while the cheapest item (Niki Lauda Original Hand Signed AUTOGRAPH Formula One Grand Prix Driver) found a new owner for £0.99 in May 2019. The month with the most items sold (115) was May 2019 with an average selling price of £21.99 for an autographed item of Niki Lauda. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2014 with £622.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.85 was November 2013. In average, an autographed item from Niki Lauda is worth £28.57.
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Latest News about Niki Lauda
F1 fans treated to rare sight of Mercedes coming to a halt and their chairman Ni (03/02/2015): Nico Rosberg's Mercedes suffers issue during testing, but nothing as bad as their chairman who was caught going to the toiletNiki Lauda’s first Formula 1 car roars into Richard House (27/11/2014): Youngsters were able to get up close and personal with a piece of sporting history today as a car belonging to Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda showed up to deliver presents.Jules Bianchi crash: Niki Lauda refuses to blame conditions for "very unfortunat (05/10/2014): The 25-year-old Frenchman crashed into a recovery vehicle with nine laps to go in the rain-sodden race, but Lauda believes the accident was due to a combination of factors. 
Niki Lauda explains his apology to Nico Rosberg... but he insists collision with (05/09/2014): Niki Lauda had ‘no problem’ with issuing an apology to Nico Rosberg, but has refused to back down over his claim that the German was at fault for colliding with Lewis Hamilton. Niki Lauda Apologises For 'S*** Ferrari' Comment (25/07/2014): Niki Lauda has apologised in person to all at Ferrari following his derogatory remarks made in the wake of Sunday's German Grand Prix. Mercedes non-executive chairman and three-times Formula One champion, with two of those titles won with Ferrari in 1975 and 1977, described the Maranello marque's cu
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VIDEO: Austrian GP: Inside F1 with Niki Lauda (06/2014): Lee McKenzie is joined by three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda and former Le Mans winner Allan McNish for Inside F1.Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda: Spanish grand prix winner Lewi (05/2014): Mercedes F1 chairman hails drivers' championship leader while Red Bull's Christian Horner concedes Silver Arrows could win every race this season'We do not want do win all the races' - Niki Lauda fears Mercedes dominance bad (04/2014): Niki Lauda does not want his Mercedes team to win every race in Formula One this season.German magazine slammed after saying Michael Schumacher now looks like Niki Laud (02/2014): A GERMAN magazine has been slammed as tasteless after claiming comatosed Michael Schumacher now looks like Niki Lauda - the Austrian former Formula One Champion who was seriously disfigured in a crash. WATCH: What Ron Howard Discovered About James Hunt And Niki Lauda That Inspired (01/2014): When Ron Howard heard the story of the intense Formula One rivalry between two very different men - British champagne-swilling playboy James Hunt and Austrian tireless technician Niki Lauda - he knew it was ripe f Niki Lauda says he is confident Ross Brawn will return to Formula One after leav (12/2013): Three-time world champion says former Mercedes principal will return to F1 after he has had a break. Niki Lauda desperately wants Ross Brawn to stay at Mercedes (10/2013): The future of Ross Brawn, Lewis Hamilton’s boss and one of grand prix racing’s most successful ever figures, was being fought over within his Mercedes team. A Minute With: Daniel Bruhl on the 'Rush' of playing Niki Lauda (09/2013): By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - German actor Daniel Bruhl will be a fixture in U.S. movie theatres this fall with leading roles in two major releases - auto racing rivalry tale "Rush" and the WikiLeaks drama "The Fifth Estate." In director Ron HowardNiki Lauda's life lessons for new protege Lewis Hamilton (08/2013): Three-time world champion Niki Lauda is blunt, driven, and is Hamilton's perfect mentor. BBC to air James Hunt, Niki Lauda documentary prior to F1 movie 'Rush' (07/2013): James Hunt and Niki Lauda's rivalry will be featured in BBC documentary on July 14.
