RACING DRIVER

Walter Röhrl

1947 - Today

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Walter Röhrl (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʁøːɐ̯l] ; born 7 March 1947) is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW. Röhrl had 14 victories over his career, with his notable achievements including winning the World Rally Championship twice: in 1980 in a Fiat Abarth and in 1982 while driving for Opel. He has also competed in other forms of motorsport, such as endurance racing, winning in the GTP +3.0 class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1981 with the Porsche System team. Röhrl also set the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record in 1987 driving an Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2. He is often regarded as one of the greatest rally drivers of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Röhrl is the 63rd most popular racing driver (down from 40th in 2019), the 1,338th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,020th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Walter Röhrl ranks 63 out of 1,080. Before him are Patrick Depailler, Kimi Räikkönen, Mark Webber, Michèle Mouton, Michele Alboreto, and Lorenzo Bandini. After him are Louis Chiron, Alan Jones, Tazio Nuvolari, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Jo Bonnier, and Jean Alesi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Walter Röhrl ranks 109. Before him are Klaus Schulze, Halldór Ásgrímsson, Jeffrey DeMunn, Roger De Vlaeminck, David Zucker, and Peter Weller. After him are John Mearsheimer, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Patrick Dewaere, Eric F. Wieschaus, Barbara Bach, and Ted Danson.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walter Röhrl ranks 1,338 out of 7,253. Before him are Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (1511), Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787), Kurt Tucholsky (1890), Wilhelm von Biela (1782), Sebastian Münster (1488), and Arnold Janssen (1837). After him are Gudrun Ensslin (1940), Udo Dirkschneider (1952), Princess Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt (1723), Heinrich Gustav Magnus (1802), Til Schweiger (1963), and Viktor Lutze (1890).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Walter Röhrl ranks 5. Before him are Michael Schumacher (1969), Jochen Rindt (1942), Jochen Mass (1946), and Wolfgang von Trips (1928). After him are Rudolf Caracciola (1901), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Ralf Schumacher (1975), Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1967), Rolf Stommelen (1943), Nico Hülkenberg (1987), and Stefan Bellof (1957).

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