RACING DRIVER

José Froilán González

1922 - 2013

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José Froilán González (5 October 1922 – 15 June 2013) was an Argentine racing driver, who competed in Formula One between 1950 and 1960. Nicknamed "the Pampas Bull", González was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1954 with Ferrari, and won two Grands Prix across nine seasons. In endurance racing, González won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1954, also with Ferrari. González is particularly notable for scoring Ferrari's first win in a Formula One World Championship race at the 1951 British Grand Prix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Froilán González is the 85th most popular racing driver (down from 73rd in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 89th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Argentinean Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, José Froilán González ranks 85 out of 1,080. Before him are Pierre Levegh, Helmuth Koinigg, Piero Taruffi, Luigi Fagioli, Maria Teresa de Filippis, and Sebastian Vettel. After him are Mohammed Ben Sulayem, Eugenio Castellotti, Tom Pryce, Ralf Schumacher, Chris Amon, and Carlos Pace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, José Froilán González ranks 105. Before him are Kim Hunter, Rajko Mitić, Elmer Bernstein, Ralph H. Baer, Yvonne De Carlo, and Anker Jørgensen. After him are Patrick Macnee, Serge Reggiani, Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Yuri Lotman, Eleanor Parker, and Abdul Razak Hussein. Among people deceased in 2013, José Froilán González ranks 93. Before him are Glafcos Clerides, Wilfried Martens, Ottmar Walter, Abdul Rahim Hatif, Juan José Linz, and Otto Sander. After him are Zillur Rahman, Arthur Danto, Taihō Kōki, Eleanor Parker, Jack Vance, and Clive Burr.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, José Froilán González ranks 97 out of 1,154. Before him are Leopoldo Luque (1949), Carlos Bianchi (1949), Héctor Yazalde (1946), Bernardino Rivadavia (1780), Estanislao Esteban Karlic (1926), and Luis Carniglia (1917). After him are Ariel Ramírez (1921), Bernard Blier (1916), Ubaldo Fillol (1950), Adolfo Rodríguez Saá (1947), Jorge Burruchaga (1962), and Juan Sebastián Verón (1975).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Argentina

Among racing drivers born in Argentina, José Froilán González ranks 3. Before him are Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), and Carlos Reutemann (1942). After him are Onofre Marimón (1923), Alejandro de Tomaso (1928), Ricardo Zunino (1949), Roberto Mieres (1924), Pablo Birger (1924), Roberto Bonomi (1919), Oscar Alfredo Gálvez (1913), Clemar Bucci (1920), and Carlos Menditeguy (1914).

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