Alain Prost
b. 1955
HPI 78.8266 languages
Alain Prost is most famous for being a four-time Formula One world champion, winning in 1985, 1986, 1989, and 1993.
Trending Racing Drivers from France This Week
The top 10 Racing Drivers from France trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
Isack Hadjar
b. 2004
Trending in Dutch (#30), Hungarian (#34), French (#79), Italian (#136), and English (#349) Wikipedia (742 views, on Oct 3).
- #2
Esteban Ocon
b. 1996
Trending in Hungarian (#32), Dutch (#79), French (#85), Portuguese (#176), German (#225), and Italian (#267) Wikipedia (198 views, on Sep...
- #3
Jules Bianchi
1989 - 2015
Trending in English (#63), Italian (#130), Hungarian (#133), and Spanish (#233) Wikipedia (19,323 views, on Oct 5).
- #4
Jean-Claude Andruet
b. 1940
Trending in French (#208) Wikipedia (1,198 views, on Oct 2).
- #5
Richard Sainct
1970 - 2004
Trending in French (#233) Wikipedia (1,100 views, on Sep 30).
- #6
Jean Alesi
b. 1964
Trending in French (#328) Wikipedia (1,117 views, on Oct 4).
This page contains a list of the greatest Frenchs Racing Drivers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,204 Racing Drivers, 113 of which were born in France. This makes France the birth place of the 4th most number of Racing Drivers behind Italy and United States.
Top 10 French Racing Drivers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary French Racing Drivers of all time. This list of famous French Racing Drivers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of French Racing Drivers.
#1 #2 
François Cevert
1944 - 1973
HPI 68.2831 languagesFrançois Cevert is most famous for being a Formula One driver who died in 1973, at the age of 26. He was killed in practice for the 1973 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen.
#3 
Jean Todt
b. 1946
HPI 68.0234 languagesJean Todt is most famous for being the president of the FIA (Federation Internationale de l'Automobile), the international governing body for the sport of Formula One.
#4 
René Arnoux
b. 1948
HPI 67.4032 languagesFrench racing driver
#5 
Didier Pironi
1952 - 1987
HPI 67.3230 languagesFrench racing driver
#6 
Patrick Depailler
1944 - 1980
HPI 66.7024 languagesFrench racing driver
#7 
Michèle Mouton
b. 1951
HPI 66.6126 languagesrally driver, most successful female driver in the World Rally Championship
#8 Jean Alesi
b. 1964
HPI 65.6838 languagesFrench racing driver of Italian origin
#9 
Patrick Tambay
1949 - 2022
HPI 65.3732 languagesFrench racing driver
#10 
Jacques Laffite
b. 1943
HPI 65.2428 languagesFrench racing driver
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Frenchs Racing Drivers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1990s(12)
1980s(11)
1970s(12)
1960s(17)
1950s(9)
1940s(19)
1910s(11)
1900s(8)
1890s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Racing Drivers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Racing Drivers since 1700.
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