RACING DRIVER

Carel Godin de Beaufort

1934 - 1964

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Karel Pieter Antoni Jan Hubertus "Carel" Godin de Beaufort (10 April 1934 – 2 August 1964) was a Dutch racing driver and nobleman, who competed in Formula One from 1958 to 1964. Born and raised in Maarsbergen to a noble family, Godin de Beaufort debuted at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1956 with Wolfgang Seidel, aged 22. He made his Formula One debut at the 1957 German Grand Prix, driving a privateer Porsche RS550 under his Ecurie Maarsbergen banner; he won his class at Le Mans that year. A gentleman driver, he returned at the Dutch and German Grands Prix in 1958—the former marking his first entry in Formula One machinery—amongst finishing fifth overall at Le Mans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carel Godin de Beaufort is the 183rd most popular racing driver (down from 162nd in 2019), the 479th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 465th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Carel Godin de Beaufort ranks 183 out of 1,080. Before him are Jerry Unser Jr., Alex Zanardi, Martin Brundle, George Eaton, Hans Stuck, and Brett Lunger. After him are Alejandro de Tomaso, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Pedro de la Rosa, Divina Galica, Eddie Irvine, and Nino Vaccarella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Carel Godin de Beaufort ranks 209. Before him are Mahbub ul Haq, Ralph Nader, Nicholas Liverpool, Bernard Chiarelli, Frankie Valli, and Nino Ferrer. After him are James Flynn, Rue McClanahan, Oleg Basilashvili, Rudi Carrell, Lau Kar-leung, and Gino Paoli. Among people deceased in 1964, Carel Godin de Beaufort ranks 89. Before him are Otto Schniewind, Aleksander Zawadzki, Khawaja Nazimuddin, Joseph Marx, Gustav-Adolf von Zangen, and T. H. White. After him are Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov, Francisco Canaro, Pietro Serantoni, Olga Desmond, Hermann Barrelet, and Sofoklis Venizelos.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Carel Godin de Beaufort ranks 479 out of 1,646. Before him are Herman van Veen (1945), Wim Ruska (1940), Barend Biesheuvel (1920), Eduard van Beinum (1900), Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde (1873), and Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587). After him are Hennie Kuiper (1949), Maarten Schmidt (1929), Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710), Willem Drost (1633), Pierre Cuypers (1827), and Junkie XL (1967).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Netherlands

Among racing drivers born in Netherlands, Carel Godin de Beaufort ranks 2. Before him are Jos Verstappen (1972). After him are Gijs van Lennep (1942), Jan Lammers (1956), Ben Pon (1936), Huub Rothengatter (1954), Eppie Wietzes (1938), Jan Flinterman (1919), Michael Bleekemolen (1949), Christijan Albers (1979), Roelof Wunderink (1948), and Dries van der Lof (1919).

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