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Geki

1937 - 1967

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"Geki" was the racing pseudonym of Giacomo Russo (23 October 1937 – 18 June 1967), who was a racing driver from Italy. An experienced driver in the Italian lower formulae, he also participated in three Formula One Italian Grands Prix from 1964 to 1966, failing to qualify for the 1964 race, driving a Brabham for Rob Walker. For his two Grand Prix starts, he drove for Team Lotus. He scored no championship points. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geki is the 213th most popular racing driver (down from 135th in 2019), the 2,878th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,425th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Geki ranks 213 out of 1,080. Before him are Tom Kristensen, Leo Kinnunen, Érik Comas, Nello Pagani, Hans Heyer, and Gerhard Mitter. After him are Ernst Degner, Jackie Oliver, Nanni Galli, Nick Heidfeld, Andrea de Adamich, and Ignazio Giunti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Geki ranks 241. Before him are Garth Hudson, Luciana Paluzzi, Keiko Abe, Gyula Zsivótzky, Lorraine Gary, and Marcian Hoff. After him are Otto Pfister, Toribio Ticona Porco, Cheng Yen, Wanda Jackson, Ron Clarke, and Ingrid Pitt. Among people deceased in 1967, Geki ranks 146. Before him are Oskar Fischinger, Tudor Arghezi, Eugen Fischer, Charles Bickford, Otto Erich Deutsch, and Mischa Elman. After him are Eddie Tolan, Holland Smith, Daniel Jones, Jaromír Weinberger, Ramón Encinas, and André Cluytens.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Geki ranks 2,878 out of 5,161. Before him are Nerio I Acciaioli (1400), Gianna Maria Canale (1927), Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg (1861), Graziadio Isaia Ascoli (1829), Lanza del Vasto (1901), and Ulric Manfred II of Turin (901). After him are Gaudentius of Brescia (327), Pietro Filippo Scarlatti (1679), Pietro IV Candiano (901), Girolamo Savoldo (1480), Giuseppe Caprio (1914), and Isotta Nogarola (1418).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Geki ranks 34. Before him are Luigi Villoresi (1909), Alex Zanardi (1966), Nino Vaccarella (1933), Alberto Colombo (1946), Bruno Giacomelli (1952), and Nello Pagani (1911). After him are Nanni Galli (1940), Andrea de Adamich (1941), Ignazio Giunti (1941), Felice Bonetto (1903), Attilio Bettega (1953), and Dorino Serafini (1909).

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