RACING DRIVER

Tony Shelly

1937 - 1998

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Anthony Lionel Shelly (2 February 1937 – 4 October 1998) was a racing driver from New Zealand. He competed in Formula One in 1962, participating in 3 World Championship Grands Prix, and several non-Championship races. He scored no World Championship points. He also owned a BMW dealership called Shelly Motors in Honolulu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Tony Shelly is the 853rd most popular racing driver (up from 916th in 2024), the 141st most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 161st in 2019) and the 8th most popular New Zealander Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Tony Shelly ranks 853 out of 1,080. Before him are Toni Gardemeister, Jorge Martín, Tony Bettenhausen, Allan Simonsen, Dirk Raudies, and Toranosuke Takagi. After him are Ken Downing, Gus Hutchison, Pascal Wehrlein, Roberta Cowell, Rodger Ward, and Henning Solberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Tony Shelly ranks 554. Before him are Shelley Mann, Arthur Kopit, Al D'Amato, Del Harris, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Thad Cochran. After him are Gus Hutchison, Derek Fowlds, Farooq Abdullah, Mary Ann Mobley, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, and Lloyd Erskine Sandiford. Among people deceased in 1998, Tony Shelly ranks 324. Before him are Reidar Kvammen, Catherine Cookson, Michelle Thomas, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Donald Woods, and Voitto Hellsten. After him are Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Buddy Jeannette, Syd Owen, Matthew Shepard, Fred Wacker, and Gene Raymond.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Tony Shelly ranks 141 out of 303. Before him are Ricki Herbert (1961), Chris Hipkins (1978), Jerry Mateparae (1954), Michael Hardie Boys (1931), Ray Sefo (1971), and Chris Rankin (1983). After him are Grant Bramwell (1961), Richard Pearse (1877), Chris Harris (null), Ivan Vicelich (1976), Archie Thompson (1978), and Lisa Chappell (1968).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In New Zealand

Among racing drivers born in New Zealand, Tony Shelly ranks 8. Before him are Denny Hulme (1936), Chris Amon (1943), Howden Ganley (1941), John Nicholson (1941), Liam Lawson (2002), and Graham McRae (1940). After him are Mike Thackwell (1961), Brendon Hartley (1989), Earl Bamber (1990), Mitch Evans (1994), Hayden Paddon (1987), and Marcus Armstrong (2000).

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