RACING DRIVER

Vern Schuppan

1943 - Today

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Vernon John Schuppan (born 19 March 1943) is an Australian former motor racing driver. Schuppan drove in various categories, participating in Formula One, the Indianapolis 500 and most successfully in sports car racing. Although he considers himself to be a single-seater driver, Schuppan's biggest career victory was with the factory-backed Rothmans Porsche team when he partnered Americans Hurley Haywood and Al Holbert to win the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the Porsche 956. In 1984 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for "service to the sport of motor racing". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vern Schuppan is the 558th most popular racing driver (down from 518th in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Australia (down from 278th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Australian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Vern Schuppan ranks 558 out of 1,080. Before him are Robert La Caze, Chris Craft, Sébastien Buemi, Otto Stuppacher, Àlex Crivillé, and Peter Hirt. After him are Geoffrey Crossley, Jacques Swaters, Adolf Brudes, Sete Gibernau, Kevin Magnussen, and Hubert Auriol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Vern Schuppan ranks 603. Before him are Mariann Fischer Boel, Daniel Brandenstein, Luis Regueiro, Gavin Bryars, Billy Cunningham, and Peter Struck. After him are Willie Davenport, John Pendry, Lasse Holm, Gail Goodrich, John Oliver Creighton, and Judith Durham.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Vern Schuppan ranks 326 out of 1,143. Before him are Tina Arena (1967), Clare Dennis (1916), Jason Donovan (1968), John Monash (1865), Mary MacKillop (1842), and Peter Garrett (1953). After him are Joseph Lyons (1879), Gail Chanfreau (1945), Ken Fletcher (1940), Ralph Doubell (1945), Gregory Mathews (1876), and David A. Sinclair (1969).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Australia

Among racing drivers born in Australia, Vern Schuppan ranks 12. Before him are Paul England (1929), Daniel Ricciardo (1989), Ken Kavanagh (1923), Casey Stoner (1985), Wayne Gardner (1959), and David Walker (1941). After him are Oscar Piastri (2001), Frank Gardner (1931), Paul Hawkins (1937), Warwick Brown (1949), Troy Bayliss (1969), and Larry Perkins (1950).

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