RACING DRIVER

Gunnar Nilsson

1948 - 1978

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Gunnar Axel Arvid Nilsson (20 November 1948 – 20 October 1978) was a Swedish racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1976 to 1977. Nilsson won the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix with Lotus. Born and raised in Helsingborg, Nilsson initially studied engineering at Stockholm University and served as a submarine radio officer in the Swedish Navy. Nilsson began his racing career in the late 1960s, progressing into Formula Super Vee in 1973 with Ecurie Bonnier. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnar Nilsson is the 137th most popular racing driver (down from 120th in 2019), the 373rd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 331st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swedish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Gunnar Nilsson ranks 137 out of 1,080. Before him are Sébastien Loeb, Stefan Johansson, Jacques Villeneuve, Satoru Nakajima, Reine Wisell, and Onofre Marimón. After him are Guy Ligier, Giancarlo Fisichella, Mika Salo, John Watson, Ove Andersson, and Renzo Zorzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Gunnar Nilsson ranks 223. Before him are Philippe Garrel, Pascal Bruckner, Perry King, Juan García Rodríguez, Arturo Sosa, and Holger Osieck. After him are Akira Matsunaga, Vonda N. McIntyre, Theo Jansen, Barbara Hendricks, Aruna Shanbaug case, and Rhea Perlman. Among people deceased in 1978, Gunnar Nilsson ranks 95. Before him are John Lyng, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Diana Budisavljević, Josef Frings, Jacques Brugnon, and Edmundo Suárez. After him are Tom Wilson, Emilio Portes Gil, Ángel Bossio, Jacques Bergier, Max Mallowan, and Joe Davis.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Gunnar Nilsson ranks 373 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793), Pehr Osbeck (1723), Viveca Sten (1959), Carl Gustaf von Rosen (1909), Reine Wisell (1941), and John Ljunggren (1919). After him are Kristina Söderbaum (1912), Bertil Lindblad (1895), Ove Andersson (1938), Malena Ernman (1970), Börje Salming (1951), and Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland (1750).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Sweden

Among racing drivers born in Sweden, Gunnar Nilsson ranks 8. Before him are Ronnie Peterson (1944), Jo Bonnier (1930), Björn Waldegård (1943), Stig Blomqvist (1946), Stefan Johansson (1956), and Reine Wisell (1941). After him are Ove Andersson (1938), Conny Andersson (1939), Slim Borgudd (1946), Kent Andersson (1942), Torsten Palm (1947), and Bertil Roos (1943).

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