RACING DRIVER

Jim Crawford

1948 - 2002

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James Alan Crawford (13 February 1948 – 6 August 2002) was a British racing driver from Scotland. His first motorsport experience came behind the wheel of a Mini that he drove in several rallies. After an unsuccessful stint in Formula Ford he landed a drive in his friend Stephen Choularton's team in Formula Atlantic, after showing great promise in a couple of Formula Libre races at Croft. He went on to spend a number of years driving alongside Choularton at SDC Racing in Formula Atlantic and was spotted by Lotus Cars and offered a test drive by them. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Jim Crawford is the 846th most popular racing driver (down from 844th in 2024), the 6,329th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,225th in 2019) and the 157th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jim Crawford ranks 846 out of 1,080. Before him are Sergey Sirotkin, Freddy Loix, Art Bisch, Aleix Espargaró, Maverick Viñales, and Esteban Gutiérrez. After him are John Cannon, Toni Gardemeister, Jorge Martín, Tony Bettenhausen, Allan Simonsen, and Dirk Raudies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jim Crawford ranks 753. Before him are Georgia Engel, Leonid Levin, Sue Monk Kidd, Lynne Thigpen, Wolf Blitzer, and Saroj Khan. After him are Anthony Moore, Charles D. Walker, Dennis Prager, Stan Bowles, Paul LePage, and Joe Corrigan. Among people deceased in 2002, Jim Crawford ranks 351. Before him are Patsy Mink, Irene Worth, Satish Dhawan, Dolores Gray, Ernesto Díaz, and Otis Blackwell. After him are Julia Phillips, Larry Rivers, Hocine Soltani, Glenn Quinn, Timothy Findley, and Bob Said.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jim Crawford ranks 6,331 out of 8,785. Before him are Sophie Wilson (1957), Angela Buxton (1934), Stanley Spencer (1891), Matilda Ziegler (1964), Jamie Cullum (1979), and Peter Heather (1960). After him are Dunc Munro (1901), John Cannon (1933), Michael McIntyre (1976), Peter Lord (1953), Clemence Dane (1888), and Sean Biggerstaff (1983).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Jim Crawford ranks 157. Before him are Robin Widdows (1942), Jimmy Stewart (1931), Ian Stewart (1929), Henry Banks (1913), Graham Whitehead (1922), and Damien Magee (1945). After him are John Cannon (1933), Ken Downing (1917), Roberta Cowell (1918), Tiff Needell (1951), Dario Franchitti (1973), and Jonathan Rea (1987).

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