Since news of his death broke, a plethora of fans and fellow race drivers have honored him ... #WorldChampion,” driver Chip Ganassi wrote. “Rip Niki Lauda, a true Icon and Motorsport legend.

Niki Lauda of Austria lifts the RAC Trophy and celebrates ... (MORE: Heart-stopping Grand Prix crash highlights life-and-death dangers of race car driving) Ferrari also expressed its condolences.

Niki Lauda won three Formula 1 world championships ... who won it by a single point by finishing third in the decisive race. Lauda never hid his scars. "I only had to do surgery to improve ...

One Grand Prix triumph can change a life but Formula 1 immortality awaits any driver with enough victories to knock a racing ...

Niki Lauda insists there is still all to race for in the 2015 Formula One championship despite Lewis Hamilton's impressive start to his title defence. The Briton has taken three victories out of ...

It was here in 1985 where Niki Lauda would go onto drive his final-ever race. But here's a point. If you just think of it, it may take a while to recollect just a simple statement of fact that how ...

F1 rookie driver Brazilian Ayrton Senna won that race from Niki Lauda (who would go on to win the championship that year). The car here is the very same that Lauda drove to second place in this ...

Niki Lauda turned out to be one of the richest, most successful Formula One race drivers in history, but the road to getting there was just as dangerous as the tracks he set ablaze, figuratively ...

On August 1, 1976, Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda was in a horrifying ... especially since rain was expected. Lauda wanted to boycott the race but most of the drivers voted against him, so the ...

Made by Italian helmet manufacturer AGV, the red-painted helmet was worn by Lauda during his run at the Nurburgring in August 1976. Following pre-race safety concerns about the lack of marshaling ...

The 1984 'Nurburgring Race of Champions' pitted 20 motorsport legends against each other in identical Mercedes-Benz sedans. Only two cars remain in as-raced condition – and this is one of them.