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Dario Franchitti

1973 - Today

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George Dario Marino Franchitti (born 19 May 1973) is a British motorsport commentator and retired motor racing driver from Scotland. Franchitti won the IndyCar Series Drivers' Championship in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the Indianapolis 500 in 2007, 2010 and 2012; and the 2008 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Andretti Green Racing (AGR) and later Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR). Franchitti began kart racing at the age of 10 and had early success before progressing to car racing at age 17, winning the 1991 Formula Vauxhall Junior Championship and the 1993 Formula Vauxhall Lotus Championship. In 1995 and 1996, he competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft and the related International Touring Car Championship for the AMG-Mercedes team, winning two races. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dario Franchitti is the 860th most popular racing driver (down from 842nd in 2019), the 6,485th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,228th in 2019) and the 159th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Dario Franchitti ranks 860 out of 1,080Before him are Tiff Needell, Fred Wacker, Scott Dixon, Mathias Lauda, Hurley Haywood, and Allen Berg. After him are Hélio Castroneves, Arthur Leclerc, Enrico Bertaggia, Monisha Kaltenborn, Franck Montagny, and Gianmaria Bruni.

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Among people born in 1973, Dario Franchitti ranks 551Before him are Kshama Sawant, Bridget Marquardt, Ahmed Best, Bokeem Woodbine, Jesse Marsch, and Sulim Yamadayev. After him are Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå, Matt Hughes, Jere Lehtinen, Ann Kristin Aarønes, Wail al-Shehri, and Igor Simutenkov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dario Franchitti ranks 6,487 out of 8,785Before him are Ann Widdecombe (1947), Bill Eckersley (1925), Mick McCarthy (1959), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (1993), Chris Boardman (1968), and Veronica Carlson (1944). After him are Michael McGovern (1984), Judith Weir (1954), Steve Jones (1944), Aiden Shaw (1966), Camilla Luddington (1983), and Gerry Armstrong (1954).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Dario Franchitti ranks 159Before him are Damien Magee (1945), Jim Crawford (1948), John Cannon (1933), Ken Downing (1917), Roberta Cowell (1918), and Tiff Needell (1951). After him are Carl Fogarty (1965), Paul di Resta (1986), Dan Wheldon (1978), Adam Carroll (1982), Gary Paffett (1981), and Oliver Turvey (1987).