La 1 august 1976 s-a petrecut un incident intrat în istoria sportului. În al doilea tur al circuitului de la Nürburgring, Lauda a avut un accident grav, Ferrari-ul său a izbucnit în flăcări, după ce a lovit balustradele. Brett Lunger, care l-a lovit, inițial, în spate, Harald Ertl și Guy Edwards au fost care l-au scos pe Niki Lauda din epava în flăcări.
Lauda a suferit arsuri grave la cap în accidentul dramatic și a avut leziuni pulmonare din cauza fumului inhalat.
Austriacul s-a recuperat miraculos, și, la șase săptămâni după accidentul dramatic, a urcat din nou în monopost, la Monza.
La 48 de ani de la accident, casca lui Lauda va fi scoasă la licitație, a anunțat Bonham’s. Se așteaptă adjudecarea pentru sumă între 50.000 și 60.000 de dolari.
„Suntem încântați că moștenirea tatălui nostru oferă ajutor celor care au nevoie de ajutor”, a explicat Lukas, fiul lui Lauda. O parte din încasări vor merge către UNICEF, după cum a decis familia.
De-a lungul carierei, Lauda (n, 22 februarie 1949, Viena – 20 mai 2019, Zürich, Elveția, a luat startul în 171 de curse F1 (25 de victorii). A fost campion mondial în 1975, 1977 și 1984. După ce s-a retras, a fost antreprenor în industria aviației.
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