RACING DRIVER

Jackie Pretorius

1934 - 2009

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Jacobus "Jackie" Pretorius (22 November 1934 – 30 March 2009) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 1 January 1965, and scoring no championship points. Pretorius competed in Formula One at national level in his home country of South Africa, enjoying some success throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. After racing a Lotus and a Lola, he won two races in 1971 driving a Brabham. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jackie Pretorius is the 497th most popular racing driver (up from 616th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from South Africa (up from 172nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jackie Pretorius ranks 497 out of 1,080. Before him are Michael Andretti, Ricardo Zonta, Heini Walter, Torsten Palm, Peter Arundell, and Piero Drogo. After him are François Mazet, Vitantonio Liuzzi, David Walker, Michael Bleekemolen, Dale Earnhardt, and Christian Danner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jackie Pretorius ranks 438. Before him are Nobuyuki Aihara, Károly Wieland, Wang Meng, Lee Friedlander, Fernando Cardenal, and David Burke. After him are Diana Der Hovanessian, Pierre Darmon, Alan A'Court, Leon Rotman, Gordon Bell, and Östen Warnerbring. Among people deceased in 2009, Jackie Pretorius ranks 297. Before him are Jan Kaplický, H. C. Robbins Landon, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Kálmán Markovits, Heini Walter, and Peter Arundell. After him are Anna-Maria Müller, Nizar Rayan, Francisco Valdés, Sitara Achakzai, Alan A'Court, and Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Jackie Pretorius ranks 152 out of 454. Before him are Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), Gerald Dreyer (1929), Belle Delphine (1999), Pik Botha (1932), Peter de Klerk (1935), and Johnny Flynn (1983). After him are Corrie Sanders (1966), Bram Fischer (1908), Devdas Gandhi (1900), Ramdas Gandhi (1897), Johan Kriek (1958), and Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, Jackie Pretorius ranks 5. Before him are Jody Scheckter (1950), Gordon Murray (1946), Ian Scheckter (1947), and Peter de Klerk (1935). After him are Neville Lederle (1938), Tony Maggs (1937), Doug Serrurier (1920), Eddie Keizan (1944), Paddy Driver (1934), Desiré Wilson (1953), and Basil van Rooyen (1939).

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