NIKI LAUDA — AUTHENTIC

Original Richard Kelley Formula One Photography

Niki Lauda remains our touchstone to the Golden Age of Formula One — an era we will never witness again.

His life was a series of extraordinary challenges: from a rookie going nowhere to a three-time World Champion; from a genius of his craft suddenly fighting for his life, to a man who risked everything to prove he was the best — and won.

His tenacity remained limitless to his last breath.

THE PHOTOGRAPH

I first met Niki as a young rookie driving for March. Through him, I experienced Formula One from a perspective that went beyond the racing itself.

As the years advanced, Niki's spirit pushed me to preserve lasting photographic images of him and his challengers — not only in competition, but during those quiet moments of waiting, surrounded by their "brothers," preparing to fight for the adulation and immortality of becoming World Champion.

Authentic is part of Richard Kelley's original Formula One photographic archive, documenting the people, atmosphere and intensity of F1's Golden Era.

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THE PRINT

A fine art photograph created from Richard Kelley's original Formula One image.

• Available in multiple sizes
• Unframed
• Printed to order

THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Richard Kelley began photographing Formula One in 1972, creating an archive of more than 400 original images from the Golden Era of the sport.

Every photograph in this collection was captured by Richard himself.