Niki Laudas Wife: Birgit Wetzinger Wiki, Bio, Age, Height, Net Worth, and More!!

Publish date: 2024-06-18

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Austrian Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda is no more.

He passed away at the age of 70 but, he left behind the legacy of being one of the biggest names in motorsport.

Lauda was a non-executive chairman of the world champion Mercedes team, and a successful pilot and businessman with two airlines.

He was outlived by his wife Birgit Wetzinger who is 30 years junior to him. This leaves us wondering how much net worth did he leave for her? And what is Birgit Wetzingers background and job?

We broke down what you need to know about Niki Lauda’s wife. As we begin with Birgit Wetzinger wiki, bio, age, height, scroll down to see her ethnicity, nationality, and net worth.

Rest in peace Niki Lauda.

Forever carried in our hearts, forever immortalised in our history. The motorsport community today mourns the devastating loss of a true legend.

The thoughts of everyone at F1 are with his friends and family. pic.twitter.com/olmnjDaefo

— Formula 1 (@F1) May 21, 2019

Born Name

Birgit Wetzinger

Nick Name

Birgit

Age

40 years old

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

Vienna, Austria

Residence

Vienna

Nationality

Austrian

Education

Niki Lauda’s wife Birgit Wetzinger hasn’t disclosed much about her educational background.

Occupation and Job

Before marrying the multi-millionaire entrepreneur, Birgit Wetzinger was a flight attendant. To be precise, she was working at one of Lauda’s airlines.

Family

The 40-year-old Vienna native is discreet about her family background.

Build

N/A

Height

Approx. 5 feet 5 inches

Weight

113 – 138 lbs

Married and Husband

Back in 2005, Birgit Wetzinger and her husband Niki Lauda were dating when Niki suddenly got ill. He needed a new kidney transplant as the previous organ transplant failed.

Wetzinger was only 26 years old at that time. And she had been dating Niki for about eight months.

He asked his son Lucas if he would test to donate a kidney, but it did not fit. That’s when his wife jumped in. Recalling the incident, the race driver had said,

“Birgit then said she would do the test, but I asked ‘why would you do the test’? ‘Because I want to’, she said. I said ‘you will never ever donate your kidney, because I’m ill and I’ve known you for eight [months]’.

He further commented saying “She did the test, and she did fit. For about three months she gave me always the same impression,

‘I do it for you because I love you’.

“She was never frightened or asked any questions, it was just a pure approach ‘I will do it’.”

Birgit Wetzinger and Niki Lauda got married on August 25, 2008. Prior to that, the legendary racer had married his first wife Marlene Knaus. He had two children: Mathias Lauda and Lukas Lauda from his previous marriage.

Niki and Birgit share two other twins children: Mia Lauda, 9, and Max Lauda.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Brunette

Eye Color

Brown

Birgit Wetzinger Net Worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, the three-time Formula 1 world champion, Niki Lauda had an estimated net worth of over $100 million dollars.

He owed most of his net worth figure to his big airline company which he sold at a good profit margin. Not to forget the prize money from winning world championships had a significant contribution.

Speaking of Birgit Wetzinger’s net worth, she apparently inherited a substantial fortune from her late husband.

Niki Lauda had divorced his previous wife Marlene Knaus in 1991. So, unless Lauda had another will, his net worth and wealth, needless to say, gets transferred to his wife Birgit and children Mia Lauda and Max Lauda.

Birgit Wetzinger wiki-bio

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