RACING DRIVER

Richard Attwood

1940 - Today

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Richard James David "Dickie" Attwood (born 4 April 1940) is a British motor racing driver from England. During his career he raced for the BRM, Lotus and Cooper Formula One teams. He competed in 17 World Championship Grands Prix, achieved one podium and scored a total of 11 championship points. He was also a successful sports car racing driver and won the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans race, driving a Porsche 917, the first of Porsche's record 19 victories at the famous race. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Attwood is the 399th most popular racing driver (up from 434th in 2019), the 3,981st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,906th in 2019) and the 70th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Richard Attwood ranks 399 out of 1,080. Before him are Eugène Martin, Giorgio Scarlatti, Georges Berger, Emilio Zapico, Jorge Daponte, and Ivor Bueb. After him are Tony Crook, Gabriele Tarquini, Michael May, Masahiro Hasemi, Dieter Quester, and Ronnie Bucknum.

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Among people born in 1940, Richard Attwood ranks 399. Before him are Jacques Higelin, Vladimir Korenev, Aracy Balabanian, Jürgen Heinsch, Eladio Silvestre, and Mirjam Pressler. After him are Tilo Prückner, Gene Pitney, Homa Darabi, Manuel Esquivel, Vojislav Melić, and Claude Dagens.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Attwood ranks 3,982 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry James Sumner Maine (1822), Richard Bentley (1662), E. T. Whittaker (1873), William Hemsley (1843), Ivor Bueb (1923), and Jim Marshall (1923). After him are Tony Crook (1920), Edward Andrade (1887), Peter Hook (1956), Francis Hauksbee (1660), Ralph Cudworth (1617), and Nicholas Evans (1950).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Richard Attwood ranks 70. Before him are Geoff Duke (1923), Brian Redman (1937), Al Pease (1921), John Miles (1943), Peter Whitehead (1914), and Ivor Bueb (1923). After him are Tony Crook (1920), Chris Irwin (1942), Mike Spence (1936), Tom Walkinshaw (1946), Julian Bailey (1961), and David Piper (1930).

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