RACING DRIVER

Jo Siffert

1936 - 1971

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Joseph "Jo" Siffert (French pronunciation: [ʒo(zɛf) sifɛʁ]; 7 July 1936 – 24 October 1971) was a Swiss racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1962 to 1971. Siffert won two Formula One Grands Prix across 10 seasons. Affectionately known as "Seppi" to his family and friends, Siffert was born in Fribourg, the son of a dairy owner. He initially made his name in racing on two wheels, winning the Swiss 350 cc motorcycle championship in 1959, before switching to four wheels with a Formula Junior Stanguellini. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jo Siffert is the 94th most popular racing driver (down from 83rd in 2019), the 193rd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 176th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jo Siffert ranks 94 out of 1,080. Before him are Tom Pryce, Ralf Schumacher, Chris Amon, Carlos Pace, Vittorio Brambilla, and Mick Doohan. After him are Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Mike Hailwood, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Thierry Boutsen, Jean-Pierre Jarier, and Jo Schlesser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jo Siffert ranks 136. Before him are Ivan Stambolić, Wolf Biermann, Floyd Westerman, Christiane Martel, Henry Lee Lucas, and Jim Henson. After him are Raimonds Pauls, Masako Nozawa, Frances Shand Kydd, Nino Castelnuovo, Hifikepunye Pohamba, and Omar Suleiman. Among people deceased in 1971, Jo Siffert ranks 60. Before him are Edie Sedgwick, Ub Iwerks, Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa, Philippe Thys, Archduchess Adelheid of Austria, and Vladislav Volkov. After him are Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Reinhold Niebuhr, Shunryū Suzuki, T. V. Soong, Paul Lukas, and Viktor Patsayev.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Jo Siffert ranks 193 out of 1,015. Before him are Ruth Dreifuss (1940), Jonas Furrer (1805), Michel Simon (1895), Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (1274), Matthias Zurbriggen (1856), and Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1818). After him are Charles Bally (1865), Joachim Raff (1822), Yann Sommer (1988), Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (1945), Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825), and Ueli Maurer (1950).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Switzerland

Among racing drivers born in Switzerland, Jo Siffert ranks 2. Before him are Clay Regazzoni (1939). After him are Luigi Taveri (1929), Marc Surer (1951), Silvio Moser (1941), Mick Schumacher (1999), Romain Grosjean (1986), Heinz Schiller (1930), Max de Terra (1918), Loris Kessel (1950), Toni Branca (1916), and Jo Vonlanthen (1942).

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