RACING DRIVER

Paco Godia

1921 - 1990

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Francisco Godia Sales (21 March 1921 – 28 November 1990), better known as Paco Godia, was a Spanish racing driver. He drove intermittently in Formula One between 1951 and 1958, participating in 14 World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races. He was the first Spaniard ever to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paco Godia is the 281st most popular racing driver (up from 307th in 2019), the 1,295th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,364th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Paco Godia ranks 281 out of 1,080. Before him are Kurt Adolff, Karl Wendlinger, Luca Badoer, Peter Gethin, Kurt Ahrens Jr., and François Picard. After him are John Taylor, Bill Ivy, Aguri Suzuki, Paul England, Heikki Kovalainen, and Giulio Cabianca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Paco Godia ranks 261. Before him are Jacques Lecoq, Grigory Chukhray, Inge Borkh, François Picard, Ted Schroeder, and Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński. After him are Ken Adam, Mustafa Ben Halim, Kazimierz Górski, Antonino Rocca, Elizabeth Wilson, and Jack Kramer. Among people deceased in 1990, Paco Godia ranks 179. Before him are Jacques Soustelle, Laura Perls, Đorđe Vujadinović, Yevgeniya Sechenova, Ahti Karjalainen, and Mário Pinto de Andrade. After him are Herbert Wehner, Terry-Thomas, František Douda, Edward Binns, Costa Pereira, and Geir Hallgrímsson.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Paco Godia ranks 1,295 out of 3,355. Before him are Luis Miró (1913), Vicente López Portaña (1772), Carmen de Burgos (1867), Miguel Ángel Lotina (1957), Juanfran (1985), and Pedro Delgado (1960). After him are Leonardo Cilaurren (1912), Blas Infante (1885), Manuel Jiménez Jiménez (1964), Ricardo Gallego (1959), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (1927), and Romà Forns (1885).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Spain

Among racing drivers born in Spain, Paco Godia ranks 9. Before him are Ángel Nieto (1947), Carlos Sainz Jr. (1994), Pedro de la Rosa (1971), Marc Márquez (1993), Emilio de Villota (1946), and Alex Soler-Roig (1931). After him are Adrián Campos (1960), Jorge Lorenzo (1987), Sito Pons (1959), Antonio Creus (1924), Emilio Zapico (1944), and María de Villota (1980).

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