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![Motorsport Images en Twitter: "Italian GP History Niki Lauda made a heroic & remarkable return to Formula 1 at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix after his crash at Nurburgring https://t.co/YdZgbTxIVW" / Twitter Motorsport Images en Twitter: "Italian GP History Niki Lauda made a heroic & remarkable return to Formula 1 at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix after his crash at Nurburgring https://t.co/YdZgbTxIVW" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DIez69xV4AAdNSj.jpg)
Motorsport Images en Twitter: "Italian GP History Niki Lauda made a heroic & remarkable return to Formula 1 at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix after his crash at Nurburgring https://t.co/YdZgbTxIVW" / Twitter
![Niki Lauda Grand Prix of Italy Monza 12 September 1976 Five and a half weeks after his terrible accident Niki Lauda was back in… | Formula 1, Motorsport, Grand prix Niki Lauda Grand Prix of Italy Monza 12 September 1976 Five and a half weeks after his terrible accident Niki Lauda was back in… | Formula 1, Motorsport, Grand prix](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e1/fe/d5/e1fed5834f23400ff4836de1ade39dd4.jpg)
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![Monza, Italy. 10th - 12th September 1976. Niki Lauda (Ferrari 312T2), 4th position, listens to Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari 312T2), 9th position, in the pits, portrait. World Copyright: LAT Photographic. Ref: SL76 - Monza, Italy. 10th - 12th September 1976. Niki Lauda (Ferrari 312T2), 4th position, listens to Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari 312T2), 9th position, in the pits, portrait. World Copyright: LAT Photographic. Ref: SL76 -](https://cdn-5.latimages.com/images/mgl/xYbBP/s3/SL76_546_6_6A.jpg)
Monza, Italy. 10th - 12th September 1976. Niki Lauda (Ferrari 312T2), 4th position, listens to Carlos Reutemann (Ferrari 312T2), 9th position, in the pits, portrait. World Copyright: LAT Photographic. Ref: SL76 -
![Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/formula-1/2019/05/21/TELEMMGLPICT000197953358_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqLqyfQGdl3mAr9NzcrvA2J31VPfLXxOS4GZruPS0Y9RA.jpeg)
Niki Lauda in his own words: His 1976 crash, rivalry with James Hunt - and giving his F1 trophies away for free car washes
![English: Niki Lauda preparing for the 1976 Italian Grand Prix . 12 September 1976. Unknown 47 Lauda GP Italia 1976 Stock Photo - Alamy English: Niki Lauda preparing for the 1976 Italian Grand Prix . 12 September 1976. Unknown 47 Lauda GP Italia 1976 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P2K4DJ/english-niki-lauda-preparing-for-the-1976-italian-grand-prix-12-september-1976-unknown-47-lauda-gp-italia-1976-P2K4DJ.jpg)
English: Niki Lauda preparing for the 1976 Italian Grand Prix . 12 September 1976. Unknown 47 Lauda GP Italia 1976 Stock Photo - Alamy
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