RACING DRIVER

Ricardo Zunino

1949 - Today

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Ricardo Héctor Zunino (born 13 April 1949) is an Argentine retired racing driver who participated in Formula One from 1979 to 1981. He competed in 11 World Championship races and two non-Championship Formula One races, the 1980 Spanish Grand Prix and 1981 South African Grand Prix. At the 1979 Canadian Grand Prix, he replaced Niki Lauda at Brabham after the Austrian abruptly quit the team and Formula One. Zunino, attending the race as a spectator on a weekend off from his regular British F1 Championship drive, was chosen to take over the seat, having recently tested for the team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo Zunino is the 241st most popular racing driver, the 253rd most popular biography from Argentina (up from 288th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Argentinean Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ricardo Zunino ranks 241 out of 1,080. Before him are Alexander Albon, Marcus Grönholm, Philippe Streiff, Bob Anderson, Attilio Bettega, and Dorino Serafini. After him are JJ Lehto, Tony Brise, Jack McGrath, Slim Borgudd, Nicola Larini, and Philippe Étancelin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Ricardo Zunino ranks 310. Before him are Jim Sheridan, Juha Mieto, Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, Flora Brovina, Gérard Larcher, and Jack Bender. After him are Kalkot Mataskelekele, Antonello Venditti, Michael Brecker, Andrew Latimer, Jim Varney, and Manolo el del bombo.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Ricardo Zunino ranks 253 out of 1,154. Before him are Sandro de América (1945), José María Guido (1910), Julio Libonatti (1901), Ricardo Bochini (1954), Luis Sáenz Peña (1822), and Omar Larrosa (1947). After him are Juan Botasso (1908), Antonio Valentín Angelillo (1937), Gustavo Cerati (1959), Olga Orozco (1920), Rogelio Domínguez (1931), and Roberto M. Levingston (1920).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Argentina

Among racing drivers born in Argentina, Ricardo Zunino ranks 6. Before him are Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Carlos Reutemann (1942), José Froilán González (1922), Onofre Marimón (1923), and Alejandro de Tomaso (1928). After him are Roberto Mieres (1924), Pablo Birger (1924), Roberto Bonomi (1919), Oscar Alfredo Gálvez (1913), Clemar Bucci (1920), and Carlos Menditeguy (1914).

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