RACING DRIVER

David Murray

1909 - 1973

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David Hugh Murray (28 December 1909 – 5 April 1973) was a British racing driver from Scotland. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950, and also founded the Ecurie Ecosse Scottish motor racing team, based at Merchiston Mews in Edinburgh. Murray was a chartered accountant by profession and raced an ERA and subsequently a Maserati 4CLT both domestically and in European events, before forming Ecurie Ecosse in 1952. He also participated in rallies and hill-climbs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. David Murray is the 317th most popular racing driver (down from 267th in 2024), the 3,491st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,906th in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, David Murray ranks 317 out of 1,080. Before him are André Simon, Mário de Araújo Cabral, Alexander Wurz, Roberto Mieres, Daniel Ricciardo, and Fabrizio Meoni. After him are George Abecassis, Cliff Allison, Jean-Claude Andruet, Reg Parnell, Timo Mäkinen, and Nicky Hayden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, David Murray ranks 263. Before him are Claude Chevalley, Song Renqiong, Estella Agsteribbe, Arthur Machado, Juan Carreño, and Balamani Amma. After him are Adam Rapacki, Eugenio Garin, Arthur Jonath, Jaime Lazcano, Luiz Luz, and Heinz Erhardt. Among people deceased in 1973, David Murray ranks 188. Before him are Emil Voigt, James Anderson, Alexander Gorbatov, Otilio Ulate Blanco, Nikolay Kamov, and Åke Borg. After him are Masayuki Mori, Leonid Stein, Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Elise Ottesen-Jensen, Anton Ackermann, and Vera Panova.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Murray ranks 3,492 out of 8,785. Before him are David Don (1799), Gabrielle Anwar (1970), Anita Brookner (1928), Garry Chalk (1952), John Benbow (1653), and Pybba of Mercia (570). After him are Samuel Baker (1821), Mary F. Lyon (1925), George Abecassis (1913), Cliff Allison (1932), Mirabehn (1892), and Reg Parnell (1911).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, David Murray ranks 50. Before him are John Taylor (1933), Bill Ivy (1942), Brian Hart (1936), Joey Dunlop (1952), Peter Walker (1912), and Johnny Claes (1916). After him are George Abecassis (1913), Cliff Allison (1932), Reg Parnell (1911), Roy Salvadori (1922), Leslie Graham (1911), and Christian Horner (1973).

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