![File:1975 Italian GP - The new F1 Drivers' World Champion Niki Lauda on the podium.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:1975 Italian GP - The new F1 Drivers' World Champion Niki Lauda on the podium.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/1975_Italian_GP_-_The_new_F1_Drivers%27_World_Champion_Niki_Lauda_on_the_podium.jpg)
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![Niki Lauda (AUT) McLaren 1st position Michele Alboreto (ITA) Ferrari 2nd position Riccardo Patrese (ITA) 3rd position Alfa Romeo 3rd position celebrates podium Stock Photo - Alamy Niki Lauda (AUT) McLaren 1st position Michele Alboreto (ITA) Ferrari 2nd position Riccardo Patrese (ITA) 3rd position Alfa Romeo 3rd position celebrates podium Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J224YA/niki-lauda-aut-mclaren-1st-position-michele-alboreto-ita-ferrari-2nd-position-riccardo-patrese-ita-3rd-position-alfa-romeo-3rd-position-celebrates-podium-2J224YA.jpg)
Niki Lauda (AUT) McLaren 1st position Michele Alboreto (ITA) Ferrari 2nd position Riccardo Patrese (ITA) 3rd position Alfa Romeo 3rd position celebrates podium Stock Photo - Alamy
![Niki Lauda at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix, his first race since his near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix, where he finished in 4th place : r/formula1 Niki Lauda at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix, his first race since his near-fatal crash at the German Grand Prix, where he finished in 4th place : r/formula1](https://preview.redd.it/pvyl0fbh4hz21.jpg?auto=webp&s=b97dbdfe91647ce67fbb4a1dbaf48cfe2df78ddd)