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Tommy Byrne

1958 - Today

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Thomas Byrne (born 6 May 1958) is a former racing driver from Ireland. He participated in two Formula One Grands Prix in 1982 with the backmarker Theodore team, failing to qualify for another three. He failed to finish in either of the Grands Prix he started and scored no Formula One championship points. After performing well in the Irish Formula Ford Championship in 1981, Byrne won the 1982 British Formula 3 Championship even though he missed some races while he competed in Formula One. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Byrne is the 896th most popular racing driver (up from 923rd in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 437th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Irish Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Tommy Byrne ranks 896 out of 1,080. Before him are Pietro Fittipaldi, Roberto Merhi, Roberto Locatelli, Skip Barber, Gábor Talmácsi, and Julien Ingrassia. After him are Gonzalo Rodríguez, Jack Miller, Brendon Hartley, Joey Logano, Toshi Arai, and José María López.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Tommy Byrne ranks 723. Before him are Dagmar Švubová, Béla Fleck, Christina Romer, Vernon Reid, Rainer Troppa, and Douglas McGrath. After him are José Manuel Soria, Michael Dokes, Sandi Toksvig, Rick Snyder, Yasuyuki Kishino, and Stuart Adamson.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Tommy Byrne ranks 429 out of 549. Before him are Creighton Hale (1882), Marian Keyes (1963), William Allingham (1824), Dylan Moran (1971), Pat Condell (1949), and Devon Murray (1988). After him are Mary Black (1955), John Moore (1970), Ronnie Whelan (1961), Nicola Coughlan (1987), Francis Magee (1959), and Angela Farrell (1952).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Ireland

Among racing drivers born in Ireland, Tommy Byrne ranks 6. Before him are Joe Kelly (1913), Brian Shawe-Taylor (1915), David Kennedy (1953), Duncan Hamilton (1920), and Derek Daly (1953). After him are Craig Breen (1990).

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