RACING DRIVER

Vittorio Brambilla

1937 - 2001

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Vittorio Brambilla (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔːrjo bramˈbilla]; 11 November 1937 – 26 May 2001) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1980. Nicknamed "the Monza Gorilla", Brambilla won the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix with March. Born and raised in Monza, Brambilla competed in Formula One for March, Surtees and Alfa Romeo. A wet weather specialist, Brambilla won the curtailed Austrian Grand Prix in 1975 with a 27-second margin over James Hunt in only 29 laps. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vittorio Brambilla is the 92nd most popular racing driver (down from 82nd in 2019), the 1,837th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,803rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Vittorio Brambilla ranks 92 out of 1,080. Before him are Mohammed Ben Sulayem, Eugenio Castellotti, Tom Pryce, Ralf Schumacher, Chris Amon, and Carlos Pace. After him are Mick Doohan, Jo Siffert, Jean-Pierre Beltoise, Mike Hailwood, Jean-Louis Schlesser, and Thierry Boutsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Vittorio Brambilla ranks 116. Before him are Neeme Järvi, John Horton Conway, Ange-Félix Patassé, Shirley Bassey, Carmen Pereira, and Ryutaro Hashimoto. After him are Zoltán Horváth, Aleksandr Medved, Cüneyt Arkın, Viacheslav Chornovil, Franz Vranitzky, and Francis Veber. Among people deceased in 2001, Vittorio Brambilla ranks 74. Before him are Joey Ramone, Jaroslav Drobný, Luis Carniglia, Francisco Varela, Giuseppe Sinopoli, and Marvin Harris. After him are Henry Lee Lucas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Perry Como, and Nikos Sampson.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vittorio Brambilla ranks 1,837 out of 5,161. Before him are Moschus (-200), Marietta Robusti (1554), Carmine Crocco (1830), Tiridates III of Parthia (-50), Giovanni Andrea Doria (1539), and Nicola Abbagnano (1901). After him are Agostino Chigi (1465), Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus (-115), Carlo Rainaldi (1611), Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily (1779), Bruno Sammartino (1935), and Domitilla the Elder (50).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Vittorio Brambilla ranks 17. Before him are Elio de Angelis (1958), Arturo Merzario (1943), Piero Taruffi (1906), Luigi Fagioli (1898), Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926), and Eugenio Castellotti (1930). After him are Luigi Musso (1924), Andrea de Cesaris (1959), Riccardo Paletti (1958), Lucien Bianchi (1934), Ludovico Scarfiotti (1933), and Giancarlo Fisichella (1973).

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