The long-time owner of Lauda Air had a near-fatal accident at an event in 1976, showing the importance of a racing helmet. The winner of that event retired in summer 1979.
 The 14-lap race was the tenth round of the 1976 Formula One season and was won by James Hunt. 
 After retiring from racing in 1979, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman. 
 This happened to world champion driver Niki Lauda at the 1976 German Grand Prix race at the Nrburgring in a crash from which he barely escaped alive. 
 It was owned by Niki Lauda during much of its existence, later becoming a charter airline subsidiary for leisure operations of Austrian Airlines. 
