RACING DRIVER

Roland Ratzenberger

1960 - 1994

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Roland Walter Ratzenberger (German: [ˈroːlant ˈratsn̩bɛrɡɐ]; 4 July 1960 – 30 April 1994) was an Austrian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at three Grands Prix in 1994. Born and raised in Salzburg, Ratzenberger began his racing career as a protégé of Walter Lechner, joining the Lechner Racing School at the Salzburgring upon graduating from technical school, aged 18. Ratzenberger progressed to Formula Ford in 1983, winning multiple national and continental titles, as well as the Festival in 1986. Ratzenberger balanced his next two seasons between touring car racing and Formula Three; he contested the World Touring Car Championship in 1987 with Schnitzer, achieving four podium finishes in 10 races whilst driving the BMW E30 M3. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roland Ratzenberger is the 18th most popular racing driver (up from 35th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Austria (up from 231st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Racing Driver.

Roland Ratzenberger is most famous for being the only driver to die during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Roland Ratzenberger ranks 18 out of 1,080. Before him are Gilles Villeneuve, Keke Rosberg, Nigel Mansell, Ken Miles, Jackie Stewart, and Jochen Rindt. After him are Jim Clark, Jacky Ickx, Ronnie Peterson, Jack Brabham, Graham Hill, and Bruce McLaren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Roland Ratzenberger ranks 25. Before him are Joachim Löw, Hugh Grant, Tilda Swinton, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Samia Suluhu Hassan, and Colin Firth. After him are Franco Baresi, Isaac Herzog, Rudi Völler, Kenneth Branagh, Stanley Tucci, and James Comey. Among people deceased in 1994, Roland Ratzenberger ranks 31. Before him are Léon Degrelle, John Wayne Gacy, Paul Feyerabend, Mas Oyama, Domenico Modugno, and Billy Wright. After him are Niels Kaj Jerne, George Peppard, Telly Savalas, Guy Debord, Bassel al-Assad, and Marija Gimbutas.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Roland Ratzenberger ranks 143 out of 1,424. Before him are Maria Josepha of Austria (1699), Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1745), Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928), Klaus Ebner (1964), Walther von der Vogelweide (1170), and Dietrich Mateschitz (1944). After him are Ernest, Duke of Austria (1377), Gustav Meyrink (1868), Helmut Berger (1944), Karl Böhm (1894), Maria Mandl (1912), and Albert III, Duke of Austria (1349).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Austria

Among racing drivers born in Austria, Roland Ratzenberger ranks 2. Before him are Niki Lauda (1949). After him are Helmut Marko (1943), Gerhard Berger (1959), Helmuth Koinigg (1948), Harald Ertl (1948), Franz Tost (1956), Karl Wendlinger (1968), Alexander Wurz (1974), Jo Gartner (1954), Dieter Quester (1939), and Hans Binder (1948).

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