RACING DRIVER

Jo Schlesser

1928 - 1968

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Joseph Théodule Marie Schlesser (18 May 1928 – 7 July 1968) was a French Formula One and sports car racing driver. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, including the 1968 French Grand Prix in which he was killed. He scored no championship points. He was the uncle of Jean-Louis Schlesser who himself became a Formula One driver in the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jo Schlesser is the 100th most popular racing driver (up from 116th in 2019), the 2,186th most popular biography from France (up from 2,446th in 2019) and the 16th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jo Schlesser ranks 100 out of 1,080. Before him are Jo Siffert, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Mike Hailwood, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Thierry Boutsen, and Jean-Pierre Jarier. After him are Luigi Musso, Björn Waldegård, Andrea de Cesaris, Jarno Saarinen, Juha Kankkunen, and Henri Toivonen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Jo Schlesser ranks 149. Before him are Dick York, Veljko Bulajić, Édouard Molinaro, Bo Diddley, Kåre Willoch, and Einojuhani Rautavaara. After him are Ali Kafi, Petr Ginz, Mihály Lantos, Otto F. Kernberg, Vidal Sassoon, and Malcolm Glazer. Among people deceased in 1968, Jo Schlesser ranks 67. Before him are Eben Dönges, Konstantin Paustovsky, Upton Sinclair, Giovannino Guareschi, Hans F. K. Günther, and Nikolay Voronov. After him are Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Soraya Tarzi, Fedor Tokarev, Jean Paulhan, Paul Radmilovic, and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jo Schlesser ranks 2,186 out of 6,770. Before him are Sophie Blanchard (1778), Marie-Claire Alain (1926), Yannick Noah (1960), Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano (1721), Nicolas Lancret (1690), and Pierre Fauchard (1679). After him are Paul Virilio (1932), Jean Djorkaeff (1939), Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805), Émile Coué (1857), Marina Ginestà (1919), and Pierre Monteux (1875).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Jo Schlesser ranks 16. Before him are Jacques Laffite (1943), Maurice Trintignant (1917), Pierre Levegh (1905), Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937), Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948), and Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946). After him are Jean Behra (1921), Paul Frère (1917), Paul Belmondo (1963), Henri Pescarolo (1942), Sébastien Loeb (1974), and Guy Ligier (1930).

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