RACING DRIVER

Robert Manzon

1917 - 2015

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Robert Jean Joseph Manzon (12 April 1917 – 19 January 2015) was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Manzon participated in 29 Grands Prix, debuting at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 16 championship points, driving for Gordini, Rosier, and Ferrari. At the time of his death, Manzon was the last surviving driver to have taken part in the first Formula One World Championship in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Manzon is the 255th most popular racing driver (down from 109th in 2019), the 3,750th most popular biography from France (down from 2,356th in 2019) and the 38th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Robert Manzon ranks 255 out of 1,080. Before him are Harry Schell, Alex Soler-Roig, Philippe Alliot, Sergio Pérez, Tim Schenken, and Arthur Owen. After him are Martin Donnelly, Bruno Ruffo, Carlo Ubbiali, Rudi Fischer, Jim Rathmann, and Umberto Maglioli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Robert Manzon ranks 187. Before him are Betty Holberton, William P. Gottlieb, Otto Glória, Domenico Bartolucci, Yuri Lyubimov, and Franceska Mann. After him are Durward Knowles, Joshua Nkomo, Simon Slåttvik, Vasiľ Biľak, R. G. Armstrong, and Fadwa Tuqan. Among people deceased in 2015, Robert Manzon ranks 228. Before him are Charb, Moira Orfei, Michael Graves, Fred Thompson, Jean-Claude Turcotte, and Corneliu Vadim Tudor. After him are Miroslav Ondříček, Beau Biden, Yogi Berra, Vlastimil Bubník, Józef Oleksy, and Alex Rocco.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert Manzon ranks 3,750 out of 6,770. Before him are Claude Le Roy (1948), Jules Janin (1804), Edward Gardère (1909), Charles de La Fosse (1636), Chlodulf of Metz (null), and Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor (1770). After him are Adolphe d'Archiac (1802), Lili Damita (1904), Auguste Barbier (1805), Marcel Domingo (1924), Alain Bashung (1947), and Jean-Pierre Mocky (1933).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Robert Manzon ranks 38. Before him are Jean Ragnotti (1945), Philippe Streiff (1955), Philippe Étancelin (1896), Jean Lucas (1917), Harry Schell (1921), and Philippe Alliot (1954). After him are Jules Bianchi (1989), Michel Leclère (1946), François Picard (1921), José Dolhem (1944), André Pilette (1918), and André Simon (1920).

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