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Hubert Auriol

1952 - 2021

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Hubert Auriol (French: [ybɛʁ oʁjɔl]; 7 June 1952 – 10 January 2021) was a French professional off-road motorcyclist and auto racer competing in rally raid events. After retiring as a competitor, he served as the director of The Paris-Dakar rally. Auriol is notable for being the first competitor to win the Dakar rally on motorcycles and in automobiles. In 2012, Auriol was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hubert Auriol is the 564th most popular racing driver (down from 446th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 45th in 2019) and the most popular Ethiopian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Hubert Auriol ranks 564 out of 1,080. Before him are Vern Schuppan, Geoffrey Crossley, Jacques Swaters, Adolf Brudes, Sete Gibernau, and Kevin Magnussen. After him are Danny Ongais, Daijiro Kato, Nasif Estéfano, Chris Lawrence, Kenneth McAlpine, and Ricardo Tormo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Hubert Auriol ranks 529. Before him are René Verheyen, Thomas Sjöberg, Doris Maletzki, Alex van Warmerdam, Ali Fergani, and Asma Jahangir. After him are Wolfgang Mager, Jim Ross, Paul Steinhardt, Andrzej Grabowski, Cheick Modibo Diarra, and Ricardo Tormo. Among people deceased in 2021, Hubert Auriol ranks 547. Before him are Chris Craft, Bertil Johansson, Fayez Tarawneh, Moudud Ahmed, Ottorino Sartor, and Aleksandr Klepikov. After him are Mehdi Cerbah, Vyacheslav Vedenin, Raymond T. Odierno, Norm Macdonald, Richard Rush, and Raúl Rivero.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Hubert Auriol ranks 53 out of 105. Before him are Mara Takla Haymanot (900), Tafari Benti (1921), Genesius of Rome (250), Menen Asfaw (1889), Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937), and Malik Ambar (1548). After him are Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Ruth Negga (1982), and Addis Abebe (1970).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Ethiopia

Among racing drivers born in Ethiopia, Hubert Auriol ranks 1. 

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