RACING DRIVER

Charles de Tornaco

1927 - 1953

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Baron Charles Victor Raymond André Evance de Tornaco (pronounced [ʃaʁl də toʁnako]; 7 June 1927 – 18 September 1953) was a racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 4 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 22 June 1952. He scored no championship points. De Tornaco was the co-founder of Ecurie Belgique, which later became Ecurie Francorchamps, and most of his racing career was with this team, driving Ferraris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles de Tornaco is the 227th most popular racing driver (up from 260th in 2024), the 483rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 519th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Charles de Tornaco ranks 227 out of 1,080. Before him are Stéphane Peterhansel, Harald Ertl, Marc Márquez, Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Keiichi Tsuchiya, and Felice Bonetto. After him are Wayne Rainey, Alan Rees, Emilio de Villota, Jean Ragnotti, Phil Read, and Gordon Murray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Charles de Tornaco ranks 212. Before him are Tom Bosley, Alma Adamkienė, László Paskai, Kenneth Anger, Gianna Maria Canale, and Bill Slater. After him are Richard Johnson, Chandra Shekhar, Leontyne Price, Claude Abbes, Ahmadou Kourouma, and Herbert Ross. Among people deceased in 1953, Charles de Tornaco ranks 100. Before him are Jan Czochralski, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Dámaso Berenguer, Jim Thorpe, Titta Ruffo, and Felice Bonetto. After him are Tamar Abakelia, Evgeny Paton, Oscar Goßler, Nicolae Rădescu, Ralph Linton, and Erich Weinert.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Charles de Tornaco ranks 483 out of 1,190. Before him are Jules Renkin (1862), Jan Frans van Bloemen (1662), Annie Cordy (1928), Frans Janssens (1945), Marcel Kint (1914), and Mark Eyskens (1933). After him are Caspar Barlaeus (1584), Émile Grumiaux (1861), Georges Vantongerloo (1886), Adam van Noort (1562), André Cluytens (1905), and Ferdinand de Marsin (1656).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Charles de Tornaco ranks 7. Before him are Jacky Ickx (1945), Thierry Boutsen (1957), Max Verstappen (1997), Willy Mairesse (1928), Olivier Gendebien (1924), and Camille Jenatzy (1868). After him are Patrick Nève (1949), Eric van de Poele (1961), Georges Berger (1918), Arthur Legat (1898), Jacques Swaters (1926), and Alain de Changy (1922).

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