RACING DRIVER

Nigel Mansell

1953 - Today

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Nigel Ernest James Mansell (; born 8 August 1953) is a British former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1980 to 1995. Mansell won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1992 with Williams, and won 31 Grands Prix across 15 seasons. In American open-wheel racing, Mansell won the IndyCar World Series in 1993 with Newman/Haas Racing, and remains the only driver to have simultaneously held both the World Drivers' Championship and the American open-wheel National Championship. His career in Formula One spanned 15 seasons, with his final two full seasons of top-level racing being spent in the CART series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nigel Mansell is the 14th most popular racing driver (up from 28th in 2019), the 458th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 612th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Racing Driver.

Nigel Mansell is most famous for being a Formula One driver. He won 31 Grands Prix and was the 1992 Formula One World Champion.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Nigel Mansell ranks 14 out of 1,080. Before him are Nelson Piquet, Emerson Fittipaldi, Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, Gilles Villeneuve, and Keke Rosberg. After him are Ken Miles, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, Roland Ratzenberger, Jim Clark, and Jacky Ickx.

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Among people born in 1953, Nigel Mansell ranks 20. Before him are David Morse, Kim Basinger, John Malkovich, Isabelle Huppert, Richard Clayderman, and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. After him are William E. Moerner, Manuel Pellegrini, Benazir Bhutto, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Teresa Teng, and Kathleen Kennedy.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nigel Mansell ranks 458 out of 8,785. Before him are James Jeans (1877), Gregory Winter (1951), William Crookes (1832), Thomas Paine (1737), Hugh Grant (1960), and George Porter (1920). After him are Richard Cromwell (1626), James Fox (1939), William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146), Joseph Merrick (1862), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), and Joan Clarke (1917).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Nigel Mansell ranks 2. Before him are James Hunt (1947). After him are Ken Miles (1918), Jackie Stewart (1939), Jim Clark (1936), Graham Hill (1929), Alfonso de Portago (1928), John Surtees (1934), Mike Hawthorn (1929), Damon Hill (1960), Stirling Moss (1929), and Lewis Hamilton (1985).

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