RACING DRIVER

Derek Bell

1941 - Today

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Derek Reginald Bell (born 31 October 1941) is a British racing driver. In sportscar racing, he won the Le Mans 24 hours five times, the Daytona 24 three times and the World Sportscar Championship twice. He also raced in Formula One for the Ferrari, Wheatcroft, McLaren, Surtees and Tecno teams. He has been described by fellow racer Hans-Joachim Stuck as one of the most liked drivers of his generation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Bell is the 360th most popular racing driver (down from 278th in 2019), the 3,738th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,002nd in 2019) and the 60th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Derek Bell ranks 360 out of 1,080. Before him are Christian Fittipaldi, Tom Belsø, Petter Solberg, Eitel Cantoni, Clemente Biondetti, and Clemar Bucci. After him are Carlos Menditeguy, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Eddie Cheever, Ben Pon, Howden Ganley, and Gino Bianco.

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Among people born in 1941, Derek Bell ranks 408. Before him are Kazuo Imanishi, John Steel, Laisenia Qarase, Paddy Ashdown, Kurt Raab, and Trish Van Devere. After him are Hans-Georg Reimann, Buffy Sainte-Marie, François Weyergans, Dinko Dermendzhiev, Florence Delay, and Luis Durnwalder.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Bell ranks 3,739 out of 8,785. Before him are Nigel Terry (1945), Billy McNeill (1940), Jack McConnell (1960), Lucy Walter (1630), Don Revie (1927), and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341). After him are Jennifer Saunders (1958), Jonny Greenwood (1971), Thomas Middleton (1580), Arthur Bliss (1891), Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800), and Quentin Crisp (1908).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Derek Bell ranks 60. Before him are Roy Salvadori (1922), Leslie Graham (1911), Geoff Lees (1951), Mike Parkes (1931), Bob Evans (1947), and Dave Charlton (1936). After him are Leslie Marr (1922), Dick Gibson (1918), Lance Macklin (1919), Geoff Duke (1923), Brian Redman (1937), and Al Pease (1921).

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