RACING DRIVER

Giacomo Agostini

1942 - Today

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Giacomo Agostini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo aɡoˈstiːni]; born 16 June 1942) is an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1963 to 1977, most prominently as a member of the MV Agusta factory racing team. He amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles. Of these, 68 wins and 8 titles came in the 500 cc class, the rest in the 350 cc class. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giacomo Agostini is the 27th most popular racing driver (up from 29th in 2019), the 934th most popular biography from Italy (up from 961st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

Giacomo Agostini is most famous for his motorcycle racing career. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with eight world championships.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Giacomo Agostini ranks 27 out of 1,080. Before him are Ronnie Peterson, Jack Brabham, Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren, Helmut Marko, and Clay Regazzoni. After him are Mario Andretti, Alfonso de Portago, Carroll Shelby, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Reutemann, and John Surtees.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Giacomo Agostini ranks 66. Before him are Margaret Court, Thabo Mbeki, Walter Hill, Michael Bloomberg, Stanley B. Prusiner, and Manuel Castells. After him are Jacob Zuma, Sandro Mazzola, Arto Paasilinna, Neil Kinnock, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and Vladimír Mečiar.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giacomo Agostini ranks 934 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Bononcini (1670), Valentino (1932), Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (5), Natalia Ginzburg (1916), Maria Theresa of Savoy (1756), and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806). After him are Dionysius II of Syracuse (-397), Matteo Zuppi (1955), Gianna Nannini (1954), Salvator Rosa (1615), Theognis of Megara (-570), and Errico Malatesta (1853).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Giacomo Agostini ranks 4. Before him are Enzo Ferrari (1898), Alberto Ascari (1918), and Giuseppe Farina (1906). After him are Alfredo Ferrari (1932), Riccardo Patrese (1954), Lella Lombardi (1941), Valentino Rossi (1979), Michele Alboreto (1956), Tazio Nuvolari (1892), Elio de Angelis (1958), and Arturo Merzario (1943).

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