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Jacky Ickx

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Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri "Jacky" Ickx (French pronunciation: [ʒaki iks]; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1966 to 1979. Ickx twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1969 and 1970, and won eight Grands Prix across 14 seasons. In endurance racing, Ickx won two World Endurance Championships with Porsche and is a six-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring. In rallying, Ickx won the Paris–Dakar Rally in 1983 with Mercedes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacky Ickx is the 20th most popular racing driver (up from 21st in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 84th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

Jacky Ickx is most famous for being a Belgian racing driver who was the winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1969 and the Formula One World Championship in 1972.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jacky Ickx ranks 20 out of 1,080. Before him are Nigel Mansell, Ken Miles, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Roland Ratzenberger, and Jim Clark. After him are Ronnie Peterson, Jack Brabham, Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren, Helmut Marko, and Clay Regazzoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Jacky Ickx ranks 57. Before him are George Smoot, Keith Jarrett, Vinko Puljić, Jean Nouvel, Michael J. Smith, and Slobodan Praljak. After him are Yochanan Vollach, Neil Young, José Feliciano, Richard R. Schrock, Roger Glover, and Ram Nath Kovind.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jacky Ickx ranks 85 out of 1,190. Before him are Agnès Varda (1928), Corneille Heymans (1892), Father Damien (1840), Adolphe Quetelet (1796), Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes (919), and Étienne Lenoir (1822). After him are Adrian Willaert (1490), Émile Verhaeren (1855), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1217), Ernest Solvay (1838), and Morris (1923).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Jacky Ickx ranks 1. After him are Thierry Boutsen (1957), Max Verstappen (1997), Willy Mairesse (1928), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Camille Jenatzy (1868), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Patrick Nève (1949), Eric van de Poele (1961), Georges Berger (1918), Arthur Legat (1898), and Jacques Swaters (1926).

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