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Alex Yoong

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Alexander Charles Yoong Loong (Chinese: 熊龙; pinyin: Xióng Lóng; born 20 July 1976) is a Malaysian racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One at 18 Grands Prix from 2001 to 2002. Yoong remains the only Malaysian driver to compete in Formula One. Born in Kuala Lumpur to a Malaysian Chinese father and English mother, Yoong began his career in saloon cars before moving into the Proton one-make series. He later raced in single-seater cars where he won the Malaysian Championship in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Yoong is the 904th most popular racing driver (down from 872nd in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 61st in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Alex Yoong ranks 904 out of 1,080. Before him are Jack Miller, Brendon Hartley, Joey Logano, Toshi Arai, José María López, and Hiroshi Aoyama. After him are Shinya Nakano, Sam Posey, Max Papis, Adam Carroll, Thomas Lüthi, and Mika Kallio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Alex Yoong ranks 602. Before him are Mark Duplass, Tim Rozon, Georgeta Damian, Mirela Maniani, Sean Maguire, and Revaz Mindorashvili. After him are André Bucher, Diana Haddad, Greg Henderson, Gabriel Iglesias, Kazuaki Hayashi, and Lucía Puenzo.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Alex Yoong ranks 64 out of 90. Before him are Ambiga Sreenevasan (1956), Michael Wong (1970), Noordin Mohammad Top (1968), Penny Wong (1968), Rashid Sidek (1968), and Fish Leong (1978). After him are Angelica Lee (1976), Mario Miranda (1926), Nisha Ayub (1979), Guy Sebastian (1981), Mohd Faiz Subri (1987), and Azizulhasni Awang (1988).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Malaysia

Among racing drivers born in Malaysia, Alex Yoong ranks 1. After him are Fairuz Fauzy (1982).

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