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Mathias Lauda

Mathias Lauda (born 30 January 1981) is an Austrian racing driver notable for winning the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship for Aston Martin Racing in the LMGTE Am category.[1] He is the son of the late three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda and his first wife, Marlene Knaus. He has a brother, Lukas, who was his manager during his racing career.

Mathias Lauda
NationalityAustria Austrian
Born (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 43)
Salzburg, Austria
Related toNiki Lauda (father)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2015
Current teamAston Martin Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number98
Starts34
Wins13
Poles20
Fastest laps1
Best finish1st in 2017
Previous series
2014-16
2012
2010-11
2006-09
2005–06
2005
2004
2004
2002-03		NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
FIA GT1 World Championship
Porsche Supercup
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
A1 Grand Prix
GP2 Series
International Formula 3000
Euro Formula 3000
World Series Lights

Early career

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Lauda driving for A1 Team Austria at Brands Hatch during the 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season.

Lauda was born during his father's temporary retirement from F1. Unlike many drivers, who start out in karting, Lauda debuted in 2002 in Formula Nissan 2000, having been forbidden to begin racing by his father until the age of 21.[2] He also drove in two races of German Formula VW and one race of Spanish Formula Three. He moved to World Series Lights in 2003 with the Vergani team, again moving in 2004 to the Euro Formula 3000 Series. Later in 2004 he drove in Formula 3000, completing the full season with the Coloni Motorsport team and finishing 13th in the standings. The following year, the Austrian remained with Coloni alongside former Formula One driver Gianmaria Bruni to drive in the newly-christened GP2 Series, though he would only take a sole points finish — a sixth place in Monaco. He also represented A1 Team Austria in the 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season.

Touring and sports car career

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Lauda driving for Mercedes-Benz (Persson Motorsport) in the 2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season.

Lauda decided to turn his attention to touring cars from 2006 onwards, competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Persson Motorsport. After a scoreless debut campaign he moved to Mücke Motorsport in 2007, where two top eight finishes brought him to 15th in the standings. Lauda returned to Persson for the 2008 season, where he took a lone point at the Norisring.[3] After another one-point season in 2009, one which he contested with Mücke, Lauda left the series. He drove in a lone race of the Porsche Supercup in 2010 before embarking on a full-time campaign in 2011 with Konrad Motorsport.[4] He ended the year 12th in the championship.

2012 saw Lauda join Michael Bartels' Vita4One Racing Team in the FIA GT1 World Championship, where he finished 12th in the standings alongside Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof in a BMW Z4 GT3 (Bartels himself finished third that season). In addition, Lauda came third in the 2012 Spa 24 Hours, again in a Vita4One-entered BMW.

After a year out of racing in 2013, Lauda drove for DF1 Racing in the 2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, where he won at Tours Speedway in the series's first oval race held in wet conditions. He then raced alongside Freddie Hunt (son of James Hunt, his father's title rival in the 1976 Formula One season) in the MRF Challenge during the winter, where the Austrian won the final Bahrain race. This ended up being a pathway for his career going forward, as the win attracted the attention of fellow racing driver and friend Pedro Lamy, who got Lauda into contact with Aston Martin Racing, whom he would join in the LMGTE Am class of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship as a silver-ranked driver.[2][5] Along with Lamy and Paul Dalla Lana, Lauda won three races, including his debut appearance at Silverstone, though a non-score at Le Mans prevented the trio from claiming the title — they ended the season third in points.[6][7]

For 2016, Lauda remained part of the lineup.[8] This time, the season proved to be patchy, as a total of five wins was cancelled out by three retirements, including another one at Le Mans where Lauda suffered a gearbox failure.[9] The trio once again ended the year in third place overall, with a blown engine at the season finale in Bahrain ending their title hunt.[10] Going into their third season as teammates in 2017, Lauda, Lamy, and Dalla Lana laid the groundwork for another championship challenge with a second place in Silverstone, a dominant victory at Spa and a points finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[11] More podiums followed in the coming three races, bookended by a win in Austin.[12] The team rounded the year off with successive triumphs in China and Bahrain, thereby clinching the LMGTE Am title.[13][14] With a win at Spa the team began the 2018–19 "Super Season" well, though this would end up being one of just two podium finishes that season, as Lauda and his teammates finished seventh in the teams' standings.

 
Lauda racing in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Poles Wins FLaps Podiums Points Position
2002 Formula Nissan 2000 Epsilon by Graff 14 0 0 0 0 23 12th
Spanish Formula Three Championship GTA Motor Competición 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2003 World Series Lights Vergani Racing 16 0 0 0 2 85 8th
2004 Euro Formula 3000 Traini Corse 8 1 0 0 1 9 9th
International Formula 3000 CMS Performance 10 0 0 0 0 5 13th
2005 GP2 Series Coloni Motorsport 23 0 0 0 0 3 21st
2005–06 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Austria 20 0 0 0 0 14 19th
2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Persson Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 0 18th
2007 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mücke Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 4 15th
2008 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Persson Motorsport 11 0 0 0 0 1 15th
Speedcar Series GPC Squadra Corse 4 0 0 0 2 18 7th
2008–09 Speedcar Series Phoenix Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2009 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Mücke Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 1 15th
2010 Porsche Supercup Porsche AG 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2011 Porsche Supercup Konrad Motorsport Austria 11 0 0 0 0 40 11th
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2012 FIA GT1 World Championship Vita4One Racing Team 18 0 0 0 2 56 12th
Blancpain Endurance Series - GT3 Pro 4 0 0 0 2 45 11th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 BMW Team Vita4One 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup N/A 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2014 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series DF1 Racing by B66 Raceconsulting 12 0 1 1 1 523 9th
ADAC GT Masters HTP Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 5 38th
2014–15 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 8 1 0 0 1 71 6th
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 8 1 0 1 6 144 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
United SportsCar Championship - GTLM 2 0 0 0 0 52 19th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series DF1 Racing by B66 Raceconsulting 2 0 0 0 0 147 23rd
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 9 0 0 0 6 149 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD 2 0 0 0 0 51 31st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series DF1 Racing 2 0 0 0 0 64 32nd
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 9 1 0 0 7 192 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 19 69th
Intercontinental GT Challenge HTP Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD Squadra Corse Garage Italia 2 0 0 0 0 29 52nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 1 25th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 8 0 0 0 2 77 8th
2019 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am Aston Martin Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD Spirit of Race 1 0 0 0 0 11 67th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 4 34th
2020 European Le Mans Series - GTE Aston Martin Racing 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 14 58th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup JP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC

† Guest driver ineligible to score points

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2004 CMS Performance IMO
12 		CAT
7 		MON
Ret 		NUR
10 		MAG
Ret 		SIL
13 		HOC
Ret 		HUN
Ret 		SPA
14 		MNZ
6 		13th 5
Sources:[15][16]

Complete GP2 Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points
2005 Coloni Motorsport IMO
FEA
12 		IMO
SPR
Ret 		CAT
FEA
Ret 		CAT
SPR
13 		MON
FEA
6 		NÜR
FEA
10 		NÜR
SPR
Ret 		MAG
FEA
16 		MAG
SPR
15 		SIL
FEA
20 		SIL
SPR
15 		HOC
FEA
14 		HOC
SPR
21 		HUN
FEA
Ret 		HUN
SPR
14 		IST
FEA
16 		IST
SPR
18 		MNZ
FEA
13 		MNZ
SPR
12 		SPA
FEA
9 		SPA
SPR
24 		BHR
FEA
14 		BHR
SPR
21 		21st 3
Sources:[15][16]

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points Ref
2005–06 Austria GBR
SPR
20 		GBR
FEA
11 		GER
SPR
13 		GER
FEA
15 		POR
SPR
16 		POR
FEA
10 		AUS
SPR
19 		AUS
FEA
Ret 		MYS
SPR
18 		MYS
FEA
Ret 		UAE
SPR
17 		UAE
FEA
7 		RSA
SPR
16 		RSA
FEA
7 		IDN
SPR
13 		IDN
FEA
Ret 		MEX
SPR 		MEX
FEA 		USA
SPR
12 		USA
FEA
9 		CHN
SPR
Ret 		CHN
FEA
13 		19th 14 [17]

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points
2006 Persson Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2004 HOC
11 		LAU
14 		OSC
16 		BRH
15 		NOR
Ret 		NÜR
13 		ZAN
15 		CAT
13 		BUG
Ret 		HOC
10 		17th 0
2007 Mücke Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2005 HOC
13 		OSC
13 		LAU
7 		BRH
12 		NOR
11 		MUG
12† 		ZAN
15 		NÜR
11 		CAT
6 		HOC
11 		15th 4
2008 Persson Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2007 HOC
15 		OSC
13 		MUG
16 		LAU
12 		NOR
8 		ZAN
13 		NÜR
10 		BRH
16 		CAT
Ret 		BUG
15 		HOC
Ret 		15th 1
2009 Mücke Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 HOC
10 		LAU
9 		NOR
14 		ZAN
Ret 		OSC
12 		NÜR
9 		BRH
20† 		CAT
11 		DIJ
8 		HOC
14 		15th 1
Sources:[18][15][16]
  • † — Retired, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Points
2010 Porsche AG BHR BHR CAT MON ESP SIL HOC
20 		HUN SPA MNZ NC‡ 0‡
2011 Konrad Motorsport Austria IST
15 		CAT
14 		MON
15 		NNS
14 		SIL
18 		NÜR
11 		HUN
11 		SPA
Ret 		MNZ
14 		UAE
13 		UAE
10 		12th 40

‡ Not eligible for points for entering as a guest driver.

Complete GT1 World Championship results

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Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2012 BMW Team Vita4One BMW E89 Z4 GT3 NOG
QR
12
 		NOG
CR
11
 		ZOL
QR
5
 		ZOL
CR
14
 		NAV
QR
7
 		NAV
QR
6
 		SVK
QR
10
 		SVK
CR
7
 		ALG
QR
5
 		ALG
CR
8
 		SVK
QR
2
 		SVK
CR
3
 		MOS
QR
7
 		MOS
CR
10
 		NÜR
QR
9
 		NÜR
CR
5
 		DON
QR
8
 		DON
CR
Ret
 		12th 56
Source:[15]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2015 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
1 		SPA
1 		LMS
NC 		NÜR
2 		COA
5 		FUJ
2 		SHA
2 		BHR
1 		3rd 144
2016 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
2 		SPA
1 		LMS
Ret 		NÜR
1 		MEX
Ret 		COA
1 		FUJ
1 		SHA
1 		BHR
Ret 		3rd 149
2017 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL
2 		SPA
1 		LMS
4 		NÜR
3 		MEX
2 		COA
1 		FUJ
5 		SHA
1 		BHR
1 		1st 192
2018–19 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SPA
1 		LMS
Ret 		SIL
4 		FUJ
3 		SHA
5 		SEB
8 		SPA
6 		LMS
Ret 		8th 77
Sources:[19][16]

24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2015   Aston Martin Racing   Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am 		321 NC NC
2016   Aston Martin Racing   Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am 		281 DNF DNF
2017   Aston Martin Racing   Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am 		329 36th 8th
2018   Aston Martin Racing   Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am 		92 DNF DNF
2019   Aston Martin Racing   Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy 		Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTE
Am 		87 DNF DNF
Sources:[16][20]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points Ref
2015 Aston Martin Racing GTLM Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 V8 DAY
6 		SEB
6 		LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR COA PET 19th 52 [21]
2016 Aston Martin Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 V12 DAY
4 		SEB
10 		LGA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR COA PET 28th 51 [22]
2017 Aston Martin Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0 V12 DAY
12 		SEB LBH COA DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 69th 19 [23]
2018 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
21 		SEB
12 		MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 48th 29 [24]
2019 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 DAY
20 		SEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 67th 11 [25]
2020 Aston Martin Racing GTD Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
17 		DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 58th 14 [26]
Source:[16]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 Rank Points
2020 Aston Martin Racing LMGTE Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 LEC
Ret 		SPA
3 		LEC MNZ ALG NC† 0†
Source:[16]

† As Lauda was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1

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NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Pts
2014 DF1 Racing 66 Chevrolet VAL
7 		VAL
8 		BRH
7 		BRH
15 		TOU
4 		TOU
1 		NÜR
8 		NÜR
11 		UMB
20 		UMB
10 		BUG
23 		BUG
13 		9th 523
2015 VAL VAL VEN VEN BRH BRH TOU
5 		TOU
4 		UMB UMB ZOL
22 		ZOL
22 		23rd 147
2016 VAL
10 		VAL
14 		VEN VEN BRH BRH TOU TOU ADR ADR ZOL ZOL 32nd 64

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