Niki Lauda was a former Formula One (F1) driver from Austria. He won three F1 Grand Prix world championships - 1975, 1977, and 1984). The last two were particularly remarkable, as he won them after a horrific crash in the 1976 German Grand Prix where he was severely burned and almost neared death. He has been champion for the sport's two most successful constructors - Ferrari and McLaren and is the only racer in F1 history to earn this feat. He is also an aviation entrepreneur and was the founder of three airlines - Lauda Air, Niki, and Lauda. He was also a brand ambassador for Bombardier Business Aircraft and a consultant for Scuderia Ferrari. For two years he also managed the Jaguar FormulaOne racing team. At the later part of his life, he worked as a pundit for German TV during Grand Prix weekends and was Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s acting non-executive chairman, of which he owned 10%. Lauda died at the age of 70 on 20 May 2019, following a period of ill health.
Who is Niki Lauda’s wife, Birgit Wetzinger?
Birgit Wetzinger is a former flight attendant and Niki Lauda’s second wife. Born in Vienna, Austria, she pursued her flight attendant career after graduation and also holds a diploma degree in Aviation from a local university. According to some other sources, she also holds a degree in Hospitality and Management. Wetzinger worked as a flight attendant for Lauda Airlines before marrying Niki Lauda. She’s known to live a pretty low-key life and is also not active on any social media platforms.
What is Birgit Wetzinger’s age and height?
Birgit was born on March 4, 1979, and is currently 42 years old. Her height is 5 feet 6 inches.
What is Birgit Wetzinger’s net worth?
According to certain sources, she is known to have a net worth of $3 million.
What does Birgit Wetzinger do for a living?
Birgit Wetzinger is a former flight attendant who worked for Niki Lauda’s airline company, Lauda Airlines. It was through that the couple met. Sources don’t state any other details about Wetzinger’s career.
How did Niki meet Birgit?
It was through his airline business that Niki first met Birgit, where she worked as a flight attendant. It was in 2004 the pair started dating. They had an age difference of 30 years. Almost a year later in 2005, while Birgit and Niki were dating, he suffered a severe kidney failure. They had only been dating for eight months, but Birgit, then 26, decided to donate one of her kidneys to save Niki’s life, proving her love for him despite. Fortunately, there was a match and the transplant was successful. Previously Niki had suffered a kidney failure in 1997 and was donated a kidney by his brother Florian.
How long was Niki Lauda been married to Birgit Wetzinger?
Niki and Birgit married in 2008. It was Niki’s second marriage. His first marriage was with Marlene Knaus in the year 1976. They got separated after 15 years. So, Niki and Birgit had been married for 11 years until Niki’s death in 2019.
How old was Birgit Wetzinger when she had twins?
One year after their marriage, Birgit gave birth to twins Max and Mia. She was 30 years old.
How many kids do Niki and Birgit have?
Niki and Birgit have two children together, twins Max and Mia. From his previous marriage with Marlene, he had two sons, Mathias and Lukas. Mathias is also a race car driver like his father who currently races for Aston Martin while Lukas is his manager. Niki also had a son named Christoph from an extramarital affair. This was during his marriage to Marlene.
Niki and Birgit’s Wedding
The then 59-year-old Niki and married the then 29-year-old Birgit in 2008, three years after Niki’s transplant, in a civil ceremony. The ceremony took place for just seven minutes. Talking about his kidney transplant, Niki told in an interview that he would not have been alive without her. The couple was happily married for a decade before Niki Lauda passed away on May 20, 2019. He was laid to rest following a star-studded funeral in Vienna as Birgit placed a racing helmet on her late husband's coffin.
