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Gregor Foitek

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Gregor Foitek (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːɡoːɐ̯ ˈfo.iːtɛk]; born 27 March 1965) is a Swiss former racing driver. He won the 1986 Swiss Formula 3 Championship. Moving up to Formula 3000 he was widely blamed for causing a race-stopping crash at Brands Hatch in 1988, and at the restart nudging Johnny Herbert into a major crash where he sustained serious leg injuries. Foitek participated in 22 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 26 March 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregor Foitek is the 700th most popular racing driver (down from 672nd in 2019), the 684th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 672nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Swiss Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Gregor Foitek ranks 700 out of 1,080. Before him are Isack Hadjar, Ernst Klodwig, Lloyd Ruby, Les Leston, Jimmy Bryan, and Roberto Guerrero. After him are Derek Daly, Rob Schroeder, Dennis Poore, Theo Fitzau, Herbert MacKay-Fraser, and Warwick Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Gregor Foitek ranks 465. Before him are Illeana Douglas, Jasna Šekarić, Abdul Rahman, Horace Grant, Yusuke Minoguchi, and David Kelly. After him are Jan Svěrák, Fernando Gómez, Arabian Prince, Mum Jokmok, Tuomo Ylipulli, and C. J. Ramone.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Gregor Foitek ranks 684 out of 1,015. Before him are Yves Rossy (1959), Jürg Röthlisberger (1955), Walter Schneiter (1918), Jean-Claude Rudaz (1942), Gregor Kobel (1997), and Lise-Marie Morerod (1956). After him are Dario Cologna (1986), Patrick Müller (1976), Alain Sutter (1968), Adrian Knup (1968), Jakob Fuglsang (1985), and Denis Zakaria (1996).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Switzerland

Among racing drivers born in Switzerland, Gregor Foitek ranks 21. Before him are Heini Walter (1927), Albert Scherrer (1908), Sébastien Buemi (1988), Peter Hirt (1910), Franco Forini (1958), and Jean-Claude Rudaz (1942). After him are Thomas Lüthi (1986), Marcel Fässler (1976), Alain Menu (1963), Dominique Aegerter (1990), Edoardo Mortara (1987), and Neel Jani (1983).

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