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Justin Wilson

1978 - 2015

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Justin Boyd Wilson (31 July 1978 – 24 August 2015) was a British professional open-wheel racing driver who competed in Formula One (F1) in 2003, the Champ Car World Series (CCWS) from 2004 to 2007 and the IndyCar Series from 2008 to 2015. He won the first Formula Palmer Audi (FPA) in 1998, the International Formula 3000 Championship (IF3000) with Nordic Racing in 2001, and co-won the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona for Michael Shank Racing. Wilson began karting at the age of eight and achieved consistent results, before progressing to car racing in the Formula Vauxhall Championship. He won the FPA title and earned a fully funded seat in IF3000, becoming the first British driver to win the series championship in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Justin Wilson is the 766th most popular racing driver (down from 683rd in 2024), the 5,914th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,358th in 2019) and the 135th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Justin Wilson ranks 766 out of 1,080. Before him are Peter Ryan, Tomáš Enge, Thierry Neuville, Mauri Rose, Giorgio Pantano, and Zak Brown. After him are Nigel Stepney, Stoffel Vandoorne, Gary Brabham, Eric Brandon, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and Jaime Alguersuari.

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Among people born in 1978, Justin Wilson ranks 339. Before him are Ludmilla Radchenko, Kim Kirchen, Marco Fu, Baran bo Odar, Santiago Cabrera, and Jérôme Rothen. After him are Mini Andén, Philippe Christanval, Jelena Karleuša, Steven López, Martin Verkerk, and Ludwika Paleta. Among people deceased in 2015, Justin Wilson ranks 504. Before him are Kim Fowley, Mal Whitfield, Alan Hodgkinson, Walter Browne, Ron Springett, and Zhivko Gospodinov. After him are Wilfred Agbonavbare, Peter Pišťanek, Wolfram Wuttke, Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Mikhail Burtsev, and Linda Haglund.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Justin Wilson ranks 5,916 out of 8,785. Before him are C. B. K. Beachcroft (1870), Soni Razdan (1956), Angie Sage (1952), Laurie Scott (1917), Thomas Doherty (1995), and Elizabeth Fraser (1963). After him are Mo Hayder (1962), Parminder Nagra (1975), Tasmin Archer (1963), Henry Sewell (1807), Nigel Stepney (1958), and Tom Burke (1981).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Justin Wilson ranks 135. Before him are Archie Scott Brown (1927), Susie Wolff (1982), Bill Aston (1900), Perry McCarthy (1961), Jackie Lewis (1936), and Peter Ashdown (1934). After him are Nigel Stepney (1958), Gary Brabham (1961), Eric Brandon (1920), John Riseley-Prichard (1924), Alan Rollinson (1943), and Paul Emery (1916).

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