RACING DRIVER

Emilio de Villota

1946 - Today

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Emilio de Villota Ruíz (born 26 July 1946) is a Spanish former racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1976 and 1982. He entered 15 World Championship Grands Prix, qualifying twice. He entered most Spanish Grand Prix between 1976 and 1982 and became a major force in the short-lived British Formula One Championship, winning the title in 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emilio de Villota is the 230th most popular racing driver (down from 225th in 2019), the 1,108th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,158th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Emilio de Villota ranks 230 out of 1,080. Before him are Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Keiichi Tsuchiya, Felice Bonetto, Charles de Tornaco, Wayne Rainey, and Alan Rees. After him are Jean Ragnotti, Phil Read, Gordon Murray, Chico Serra, Alexander Albon, and Marcus Grönholm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Emilio de Villota ranks 358. Before him are Blake Clark, Jiří Bělohlávek, Mart Siimann, Joel Camargo, Kirsti Sparboe, and Ian McDonald. After him are Franz Roth, Raël, Lyudmila Zhuravleva, Daniel Bensaïd, Lana Wood, and Carol Dweck.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Emilio de Villota ranks 1,108 out of 3,355. Before him are José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán (1944), Raúl Albiol (1985), Brahim Díaz (1999), Antonio María Javierre Ortas (1921), Nicanor Zabaleta (1907), and Ciriaco Errasti (1904). After him are Ramón Encinas (1893), Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada (1170), Francisco Coll Guitart (1812), Carlos Amigo Vallejo (1934), Antonio García Gutiérrez (1813), and Manuela Carmena (1944).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Spain

Among racing drivers born in Spain, Emilio de Villota ranks 7. Before him are Fernando Alonso (1981), Carlos Sainz (1962), Ángel Nieto (1947), Carlos Sainz Jr. (1994), Pedro de la Rosa (1971), and Marc Márquez (1993). After him are Alex Soler-Roig (1931), Paco Godia (1921), Adrián Campos (1960), Jorge Lorenzo (1987), Sito Pons (1959), and Antonio Creus (1924).

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