RACING DRIVER

Tom Pryce

1949 - 1977

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Thomas Maldwyn Pryce (11 June 1949 – 5 March 1977) was a British racing driver from Wales, who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1977. Pryce started his career in Formula One with the small Token team, making his only start for them at the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix. Shortly after winning the Formula Three support race for the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix, Pryce joined the Shadow team and scored his first points in Germany in only his fourth race. He later claimed two podium finishes, his first in Austria in 1975 and the second in Brazil a year later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Pryce is the 88th most popular racing driver (down from 84th in 2019), the 1,543rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,326th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Tom Pryce ranks 88 out of 1,080Before him are Luigi Fagioli, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Sebastian Vettel, José Froilán González, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and Eugenio Castellotti. After him are Ralf Schumacher, Chris Amon, Carlos Pace, Vittorio Brambilla, Mick Doohan, and Jo Siffert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Tom Pryce ranks 149Before him are Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Vera Wang, Horst Seehofer, Émerson Leão, Geezer Butler, and Robert Sternberg. After him are Alexander Godunov, David Strathairn, Massimo D'Alema, John Savage, Clodoaldo, and Michael W. Young. Among people deceased in 1977, Tom Pryce ranks 65Before him are Princess Margaretha of Sweden, Félix Gouin, Juan Velasco Alvarado, Marc Bolan, Eduard Roschmann, and Marien Ngouabi. After him are Takeo Kurita, Carlos Pace, Edmund Veesenmayer, Paul Desmond, Bruno Streckenbach, and Prince Charles of Luxembourg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Pryce ranks 1,543 out of 8,785Before him are Sydney Chaplin (1885), Edith Cavell (1865), Sid Watkins (1928), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Albert Hammond (1944), and Constantine II of Scotland (801). After him are Frederic W. H. Myers (1843), Henry Gray (1827), Idris Elba (1972), Herbert Chapman (1878), Jeremy Hunt (1966), and Jack Butler Yeats (1871).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Tom Pryce ranks 14Before him are John Surtees (1934), Mike Hawthorn (1929), Damon Hill (1960), Stirling Moss (1929), Lewis Hamilton (1985), and Tony Brooks (1932). After him are Mike Hailwood (1940), Colin McRae (1968), Peter Collins (1931), Roger Williamson (1948), John Watson (1946), and David Coulthard (1971).