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Gary Paffett

1981 - Today

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Gary James Paffett (born 24 March 1981 in Bromley) is a British former racing driver. Having become a household name in the DTM, following fifteen years in the series and two championship wins, Paffett moved onto Formula E for the 2018/19 championship, after it was announced in 2017 that Mercedes would no longer be taking part in DTM. Paffett was also a test driver for the Williams Formula One team, having previously worked in a similar role at McLaren for a number of years, during the team's successful title winning years. Paffett progressed through the ranks of karting and junior formulae in the United Kingdom, winning the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1999. He now lives in Ousden, Suffolk, England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Paffett is the 934th most popular racing driver (down from 908th in 2024), the 6,874th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,609th in 2019) and the 168th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Gary Paffett ranks 934 out of 1,080. Before him are Laurent Aïello, Adam Carroll, Thomas Lüthi, Mika Kallio, Richard Sainct, and Marcel Fässler. After him are Jesús Puras, Joan Mir, Danica Patrick, Álex Rins, Chuck Stevenson, and Rio Haryanto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Gary Paffett ranks 617. Before him are Austin O'Brien, Nicky Whelan, Tomislav Dujmović, Ineta Radēviča, Yuriy Borzakovskiy, and Ángel López. After him are Ray J, Angelina Love, Aleksandr Martynov, Vahina Giocante, Alex Band, and Diodato.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Paffett ranks 6,878 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Turner (1983), Ashley Walters (1982), Florence Welch (1986), Ben Davis (1961), Tommy Smith (1990), Craig Fairbrass (1964), Simon Sinek (1973), and Nathan Baker (1991). After him are Holliday Grainger (1988), Pippa Norris (1953), Dennis Waterman (1948), and Lizzy Yarnold (1988).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Gary Paffett ranks 168. Before him are Dario Franchitti (1973), Jonathan Rea (1987), Carl Fogarty (1965), Paul di Resta (1986), Dan Wheldon (1978), and Adam Carroll (1982). After him are Alister McRae (1970), Oliver Turvey (1987), Cal Crutchlow (1985), Elfyn Evans (1988), Ben Collins (1975), and Kris Meeke (1979).

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