RACING DRIVER

Jarno Saarinen

1945 - 1973

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Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen (11 December 1945 – 20 May 1973) was a Finnish professional Motorcycle racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1968 to 1971 as Yamaha privateer, before receiving the Yamaha factory's full support in 1972 and 1973. In the early 1970s, he was considered one of the most promising and talented motorcycle road racers of his era until he was killed during the 1973 Nations Grand Prix in Italy. Saarinen's death led to increased demands for better safety conditions for motorcycle racers competing in the world championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jarno Saarinen is the 104th most popular racing driver, the 83rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 81st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jarno Saarinen ranks 104 out of 1,080. Before him are Thierry Boutsen, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jo Schlesser, Luigi Musso, Björn Waldegård, and Andrea de Cesaris. After him are Juha Kankkunen, Henri Toivonen, Max Verstappen, Colin McRae, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and Rolf Stommelen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Jarno Saarinen ranks 181. Before him are Carly Simon, Richard Hatch, Everett McGill, John Banville, Baghdadi Mahmudi, and Željko Bebek. After him are Joseph Coutts, Pirri, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Robert Cialdini, Charles Greene, and Rhonda Byrne. Among people deceased in 1973, Jarno Saarinen ranks 90. Before him are Lorenzo Fernández, Nikos Zachariadis, Tarsila do Amaral, Robert Watson-Watt, Merian C. Cooper, and Hans Globke. After him are Soong Ai-ling, Joseph Szigeti, Betty Grable, Alois Hába, Fuad Chehab, and Frank Jack Fletcher.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Jarno Saarinen ranks 83 out of 751. Before him are Ernst Linder (1868), Matti Järvinen (1909), Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), Juhani Aho (1861), and Fredrika Bremer (1801). After him are Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), Edvard Westermarck (1862), Markku Alén (1951), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), and Harri Holkeri (1937).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Jarno Saarinen ranks 5. Before him are Mika Häkkinen (1968), Ari Vatanen (1952), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), and Hannu Mikkola (1942). After him are Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), Markku Alén (1951), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Mika Salo (1966), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), and Timo Salonen (1951).

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