RACING DRIVER

Patrick Depailler

1944 - 1980

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Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler (French pronunciation: [patʁik ɑ̃dʁe øʒɛn ʒozɛf dəpaje]; 9 August 1944 – 1 August 1980) was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1980. Depailler won two Formula One Grands Prix across eight seasons. Depailler was born in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme. As a child, he was inspired by Jean Behra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Depailler is the 57th most popular racing driver (down from 52nd in 2019), the 1,410th most popular biography from France (up from 1,434th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Patrick Depailler ranks 57 out of 1,080. Before him are Lella Lombardi, Tony Brooks, Didier Pironi, Valentino Rossi, Wolfgang von Trips, and Ari Vatanen. After him are Kimi Räikkönen, Mark Webber, Michèle Mouton, Michele Alboreto, Lorenzo Bandini, and Walter Röhrl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Patrick Depailler ranks 120. Before him are Nana Akufo-Addo, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Coluche, Keith Emerson, Max Romeo, and Peter Tosh. After him are Jan Guillou, Michael Nyman, Geneviève Grad, Günter Netzer, Ram Chandra Poudel, and Ren Zhengfei. Among people deceased in 1980, Patrick Depailler ranks 56. Before him are Tadao Takayama, Mohammad Hatta, Fritz Strassmann, Yigal Allon, Heinz Linge, and Ludwig Guttmann. After him are Seretse Khama, Vinicius de Moraes, Nadezhda Mandelstam, Stanisława Walasiewicz, Ernő Gerő, and Shigemaru Takenokoshi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Patrick Depailler ranks 1,410 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Varignon (1654), B. H. Liddell Hart (1895), Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1384), Dalmatius (350), Jules Chéret (1836), and Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580). After him are Charles Péguy (1873), Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy (1360), Nathalie Baye (1948), Mistinguett (1875), Rudolph III of Burgundy (971), and Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours (1814).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Patrick Depailler ranks 6. Before him are Alain Prost (1955), François Cevert (1944), Jean Todt (1946), René Arnoux (1948), and Didier Pironi (1952). After him are Michèle Mouton (1951), Jean Alesi (1964), Patrick Tambay (1949), Jacques Laffite (1943), Maurice Trintignant (1917), and Pierre Levegh (1905).

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