RACING DRIVER

Georges Berger

1918 - 1967

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Georges Berger (14 September 1918 – 23 August 1967) was a racing driver who raced a Gordini in his two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix. He initially competed during the 1950s in a Formula 2 BMW-engined Jicey with which he finished third in the Grand Prix des Frontières at Chimay. In 1953 he raced for the Simca-Gordini team and finished fifth at the same track. He entered the same car (a 1.5-litre 4 cylinder Gordini type 15) in the Belgian Grand Prix but retired after only three laps with engine failure. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Berger is the 395th most popular racing driver (down from 337th in 2019), the 671st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 611th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Georges Berger ranks 395 out of 1,080Before him are Moisés Solana, Eric van de Poele, Antonio Creus, Peter Whitehead, Eugène Martin, and Giorgio Scarlatti. After him are Emilio Zapico, Jorge Daponte, Ivor Bueb, Richard Attwood, Tony Crook, and Gabriele Tarquini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Georges Berger ranks 228Before him are Édouard Gagnon, Joey Bishop, Dick Gibson, Anne Shirley, Russell Kirk, and Maurice Huet. After him are Marcelo González Martín, René de Obaldia, Cheddi Jagan, Nils Östensson, Giovanni Cheli, and Kumar Pallana. Among people deceased in 1967, Georges Berger ranks 210Before him are Michael J. Adams, Ernestas Galvanauskas, Paul Whiteman, Clifton Williams, Francis Spellman, and Mary Garden. After him are Reginald Punnett, Fridrikh Ermler, Hans Jacob Nielsen, Holcombe Ward, Juan Luque de Serrallonga, and Walter Krueger.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Georges Berger ranks 671 out of 1,190Before him are Frank De Bleeckere (1966), Eric van de Poele (1961), Eddy Wally (1932), Tom Boonen (1980), Alexandre Czerniatynski (1960), and Johan Devrindt (1945). After him are Karel Lismont (1949), Michy Batshuayi (1993), Wilfried Puis (1943), Mathieu van der Poel (1995), Jules Vandenpeereboom (1843), and Jean De Clercq (1905).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Georges Berger ranks 10Before him are Willy Mairesse (1928), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Camille Jenatzy (1868), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Patrick Nève (1949), and Eric van de Poele (1961). After him are Arthur Legat (1898), Jacques Swaters (1926), Alain de Changy (1922), Philippe Adams (1969), Roger Laurent (1913), and Bernard de Dryver (1952).