RACING DRIVER

Elio de Angelis

1958 - 1986

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Elio de Angelis (26 March 1958 – 15 May 1986) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1979 to 1986. In Formula One, De Angelis drove for Shadow, Lotus and Brabham, winning two Grands Prix across eight seasons. He finished third in the 1984 World Drivers' Championship with Lotus. De Angelis was a competitive and highly popular presence in Formula One during the 1980s, and is sometimes referred to as Formula One's "last gentleman player". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elio de Angelis is the 72nd most popular racing driver (up from 90th in 2019), the 1,598th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,892nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Elio de Angelis ranks 72 out of 1,080. Before him are Tazio Nuvolari, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Jo Bonnier, Jean Alesi, Hannu Mikkola, and Rudolf Caracciola. After him are Patrick Tambay, Jacques Laffite, Jacques Villeneuve, Maurice Trintignant, Ángel Nieto, and Arturo Merzario.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Elio de Angelis ranks 58. Before him are Ellen DeGeneres, Jean-Marc Aveline, Scott Hall, Quique Setién, Adrian Newey, and Madeleine Stowe. After him are Ivo Pogorelić, Lambert Wilson, Sergei Krikalev, Jean-Claude Hollerich, Greg Mankiw, and Paul Di'Anno. Among people deceased in 1986, Elio de Angelis ranks 63. Before him are Otto Preminger, Gusztáv Sebes, Ferdinand Daučík, Marcel Dassault, Raymond Loewy, and Lilli Palmer. After him are Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, Maurice Duruflé, Gunnar Björnstrand, Alfredo Binda, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, and Altiero Spinelli.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Elio de Angelis ranks 1,598 out of 5,161. Before him are Lamberto Dini (1931), Mario Bava (1914), Charles II, Duke of Savoy (1488), Maria Domenica Mazzarello (1837), Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501), and Ratchis (800). After him are Lea Massari (1933), Claudio Magris (1939), Marino Faliero (1274), Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1533), Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1629), and Francesco Filippini (1853).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Elio de Angelis ranks 11. Before him are Alfredo Ferrari (1932), Riccardo Patrese (1954), Lella Lombardi (1941), Valentino Rossi (1979), Michele Alboreto (1956), and Tazio Nuvolari (1892). After him are Arturo Merzario (1943), Piero Taruffi (1906), Luigi Fagioli (1898), Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926), Eugenio Castellotti (1930), and Vittorio Brambilla (1937).

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