RACING DRIVER

Jacques Laffite

1943 - Today

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Jacques-Henri Laffite (French pronunciation: [ʒak ɑ̃.ʁi la.fit]; born 21 November 1943) is a French former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1986. Laffite won six Formula One Grands Prix across 13 seasons. Born and raised in Paris, Laffite trained as a racing driver with the Winfield Racing School at Magny-Cours in 1968. Laffite twice entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Ligier before making his Formula One debut at the 1974 German Grand Prix with Frank Williams. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Laffite is the 74th most popular racing driver (down from 49th in 2019), the 1,737th most popular biography from France (down from 1,396th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jacques Laffite ranks 74 out of 1,080. Before him are Jo Bonnier, Jean Alesi, Hannu Mikkola, Rudolf Caracciola, Elio de Angelis, and Patrick Tambay. After him are Jacques Villeneuve, Maurice Trintignant, Ángel Nieto, Arturo Merzario, Pierre Levegh, and Helmuth Koinigg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Jacques Laffite ranks 133. Before him are Shannon Lucid, John Nettles, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Ri Chun-hee, Kiyoshi Tomizawa, and Roberto Boninsegna. After him are Angelo Comastri, Blythe Danner, Jacques Attali, Luis Carlos Galán, Jacques Dutronc, and Masafumi Hara.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Laffite ranks 1,737 out of 6,770. Before him are Henri de Lubac (1896), Charles-André van Loo (1705), Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (1517), Régis Debray (1940), Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758), and Louis, Prince of Condé (1668). After him are William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine (1024), Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy (1260), Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734), Walter Krüger (1890), Jean-Luc Dehaene (1940), and Jules de Goncourt (1830).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Jacques Laffite ranks 10. Before him are René Arnoux (1948), Didier Pironi (1952), Patrick Depailler (1944), Michèle Mouton (1951), Jean Alesi (1964), and Patrick Tambay (1949). After him are Maurice Trintignant (1917), Pierre Levegh (1905), Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937), Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948), Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946), and Jo Schlesser (1928).

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