RACING DRIVER

Rikky von Opel

1947 - Today

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Frederick "Rikky" von Opel (born 14 October 1947) is a former racing driver, who competed under the Liechtenstein flag in Formula One from 1973 to 1974. Von Opel remains the only driver to represent Liechtenstein in Formula One. Born in New York City and raised in St. Moritz, von Opel was born into the noble Opel family as the son of Fritz von Opel and the great-grandson of Adam Opel, founder of Opel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rikky von Opel is the 264th most popular racing driver (down from 224th in 2019), the 5,677th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,544th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Rikky von Opel ranks 264 out of 1,080Before him are Carlo Ubbiali, Rudi Fischer, Jim Rathmann, Umberto Maglioli, Lee Wallard, and Mick Schumacher. After him are Piercarlo Ghinzani, Ernesto Brambilla, Mike Beuttler, Peter Revson, Jules Bianchi, and Valtteri Bottas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Rikky von Opel ranks 398Before him are Larry Kudlow, Julien Clerc, Peter Banks, Christer Pettersson, Margaret Geller, and İlber Ortaylı. After him are Wenche Myhre, Rémi Brague, Mirza Khazar, Michael Gross, Peter M. Christian, and Don Felder.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rikky von Opel ranks 5,677 out of 20,380Before him are George Segal (1924), Jennifer Welles (1937), Frank Carlucci (1930), Julian Beck (1925), Lester R. Brown (1934), and John Phillip Law (1937). After him are R. G. Armstrong (1917), Major Taylor (1878), Steven Adler (1965), Ed Hamm (1906), Joshua Logan (1908), and Nathan Lane (1956).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Rikky von Opel ranks 15Before him are Pat Flaherty (1926), Kenny Roberts (1951), Wayne Rainey (1960), Jack McGrath (1919), Jim Rathmann (1928), and Lee Wallard (1910). After him are Peter Revson (1939), George Constantine (1918), Mark Donohue (1937), Kevin Schwantz (1964), Roger Penske (1937), and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1974).