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Niki Lauda was born on 22 February 1949 in Vienna, Austria, ... the only problem was to convince then team sponsor Marlboro that he was still capable of winning.
Then Lauda encountered brake problems which eventually led to his retirement on lap 13, leaving Arnoux fourth with Scheckter fifth and Villeneuve dutifully following the South African. Up at the front, Jones established a commanding lead over Jabouille, who was struggling on Michelin tyres that were wearing quickly.
The 1976 German Grand Prix (formally the XXXVIII Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on 1 August 1976. [4] It was the scene of reigning world champion Niki Lauda's near-fatal accident, and the last Formula One race to be held on the Nordschleife section of the track.
The 1977 South African Grand Prix (formally the XXIII The Citizen Grand Prix of South Africa) was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 5 March 1977, won by Niki Lauda of Austria. The race is principally remembered for the accident that resulted in the deaths of race marshal Frederick Jansen van Vuuren and driver Tom Pryce.
Some drivers, including Lauda, were not happy with the decision. Hunt took the lead from the start with Watson and Andretti behind. On the second lap Watson slid down an escape road and Lauda drove into the pits to withdraw, as he believed the weather conditions made the track too dangerous. He later said "my life is worth more than a title."
Niki Lauda Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:39,020 7 8 Hans-Joachim Stuck Shadow-Ford 1:39,081 8 9 Mario Andretti Lotus-Ford 1:39,236 9 10 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:39,381 10 11 Carlos Reutemann Ferrari 1:39,455 11 12 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:39,491 12 13 Patrick Depailler Tyrrell-Ford 1:39,619 13 14 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1:39,624 14 15
Lauda, driving with broken ribs after an accident driving a tractor once again beat Hunt off the line at the start and led for the first third of the race. Depailler, after a slow start, was running fourth behind Mass when he spun off and crashed with brake problems.
Niki Lauda dominated practice, with teammate Clay Regazzoni joining him on the front row. Jean-Pierre Jarier had a crash and the Maki team's weekend ended abruptly in a cloud of smoke from engine problems. James Hunt had a storming practice to take third place on the grid. On Saturday afternoon, weather conditions meant practice times would not ...