Chris Hemsworth (James Hunt), Daniel Brühl (Niki Lauda), Olivia Wilde (Suzy Miller), Natalie Dormer (Nurse Gemma), Joséphine de La Baume (Agnes Bonnet), Alexandra Maria Lara (Marlene Lauda), Pierfrancesco Favino (Clay Regazzoni), Patrick Baladi (John Hogan), David Calder (Louis Stanley), Stephen Mangan (Alastair Caldwell), Christian McKay (Lord Hesketh), Alistair Petrie (Stirling Moss), Robert Christopher Austin (Brett Lunger), Tom Wlaschiha (Harald Ertl), Cristian Solimeno (Arturo Merzario), James Norton (Guy Edwards), Geoffrey Streatfeild (Peter Hunt), Julien Vialon (Peter Metternich), Julian Rhind Tutt (Anthony), Colin Stinton (Teddy Mayer), Jamie de Courcey (Harvey 'Doc' Postlethwaite), Augusto Dallara (Enzo Ferrari), Ilario Calvo (Luca Di Montezemolo), Martin Savage (McLaren-Mechaniker), Simon Taylor (Englischer Rennansager), Douglas Reith (Preisverleiher), Vincent Riotta (Laudas Mechaniker), Jamie Sives (BRM-Mechaniker), Joséphine La de Baume (Agnes Bonnet), Geoffrey Streatfield (Peter Hunt)