RACING DRIVER

Peter Gethin

1940 - 2011

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Peter Kenneth Gethin (21 February 1940 – 5 December 2011) was a British racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1970 to 1974. Gethin won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix with BRM. Born and raised in Surrey, Gethin started his career in sportscar racing, competing in the British Sports Car Championship as a privateer until 1965. He progressed to Formula Three the following year, competing in the French and British Championships before graduating to Formula Two. Gethin won several titles in Formula 5000, prompting McLaren to sign him in 1970 to replace the recently deceased Bruce McLaren. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Gethin is the 278th most popular racing driver (up from 339th in 2019), the 3,219th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,332nd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Peter Gethin ranks 278 out of 1,080. Before him are Franz Tost, Nelson Piquet Jr., Michel Leclère, Kurt Adolff, Karl Wendlinger, and Luca Badoer. After him are Kurt Ahrens Jr., François Picard, Paco Godia, John Taylor, Bill Ivy, and Aguri Suzuki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Peter Gethin ranks 303. Before him are Pharoah Sanders, Ansumane Mané, José Nápoles, Jurandir de Freitas, Giacomo Bulgarelli, and Frankie Avalon. After him are Valie Export, Chuck Close, Kurt Ahrens Jr., Francesco Guccini, Conny Plank, and Reinhard Bonnke. Among people deceased in 2011, Peter Gethin ranks 229. Before him are Max van der Stoel, Harry Morgan, Luigi Carpaneda, Grete Waitz, Andrea True, and James Arness. After him are Lilian Jackson Braun, Karl Aage Præst, Iván Menczel, Tatyana Shchelkanova, Tatyana Lioznova, and Coen Moulijn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Gethin ranks 3,220 out of 8,785. Before him are Spencer Gore (1850), Sergey Kapitsa (1928), Reginald Owen (1887), George Hillyard (1864), Sidney Smith (1764), and George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827). After him are Pippa Middleton (1983), Ken Aston (1915), Chris Wolstenholme (1978), Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), Walter Rutherford (1857), and Kate Greenaway (1846).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Peter Gethin ranks 43. Before him are Phil Read (1939), Alexander Albon (1996), Bob Anderson (1931), Tony Brise (1952), Arthur Owen (1915), and Martin Donnelly (1964). After him are John Taylor (1933), Bill Ivy (1942), Brian Hart (1936), Joey Dunlop (1952), Peter Walker (1912), and Johnny Claes (1916).

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