The Most Famous

RACING DRIVERS from Libya

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This page contains a list of the greatest Libyan Racing Drivers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,080 Racing Drivers, 1 of which were born in Libya. This makes Libya the birth place of the 39th most number of Racing Drivers behind Malaysia, and Croatia.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Libyan Racing Drivers of all time. This list of famous Libyan Racing Drivers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Lorenzo Bandini (1935 - 1967)

With an HPI of 60.57, Lorenzo Bandini is the most famous Libyan Racing Driver.  His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.

Lorenzo Bandini (21 December 1935 – 10 May 1967) was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1961 to 1967. Bandini won the 1964 Austrian Grand Prix with Ferrari. In endurance racing, Bandini won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1963, as well as the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1967, both with Ferrari. Born in Libya and raised in Florence, Bandini was initially a mechanic before competing in motorcycle racing. His racing career started in 1957, driving a borrowed Fiat 1100, before he achieved a class win at the Mille Miglia one year later. He soon progressed to Formula Junior, where he attracted the attention of Enzo Ferrari. Bandini made his Formula One debut in 1961 with Scuderia Centro Sud, before signing for Ferrari the following year. On debut for Ferrari, at the Monaco Grand Prix, Bandini finished third behind Bruce McLaren and teammate Phil Hill, claiming his maiden podium finish. He competed at seven Grands Prix in 1963 for both teams, amongst winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans and finishing runner-up at the 12 Hours of Sebring, driving the Ferrari 250 P. Bandini retained his seat at Ferrari in 1964, scoring his sole victory at the Austrian Grand Prix—amongst several further podiums—on his way to a career-best fourth in the World Drivers' Championship. He scored several podiums in his 1965 and 1966 campaigns, finishing the seasons in sixth and ninth, respetively. During the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, Bandini was fatally wounded when his Ferrari 312 overturned and caught fire. The Lorenzo Bandini Trophy was established in memorial of Bandini, honouring individuals and teams for achievements in Formula One since 1992.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Libyan racing drivers born between 1935 and 1935. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Libyan racing drivers include Lorenzo Bandini.

Deceased Libyan Racing Drivers

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