RACING DRIVERS from Venezuela

Top 3

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

1. Johnny Cecotto (b. 1956)

With an HPI of 53.34, Johnny Cecotto is the most famous Venezuelan Racing Driver.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Johnny Alberto Cecotto Persello (born 25 January 1956), better known as Johnny Cecotto, is an Italian-born Venezuelan former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer and auto racer. He rose to prominence as a teenage prodigy in 1975 when he became the youngest motorcycle road racing world champion at the age of 19. Despite the auspicious beginning to his motorcycle racing career, he suffered numerous injuries and mechanical problems which curtailed his success in motorcycle Grand Prix racing.At the age of 24, Cecotto turned his attention to auto racing where he reached the pinnacle of the sport as a Formula One driver. He later became a successful Touring Car racer. He is the last of a select group of competitors who competed at the highest level in motorcycle and auto racing, which includes John Surtees and Mike Hailwood among others.

2. Pastor Maldonado (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 45.47, Pastor Maldonado is the 2nd most famous Venezuelan Racing Driver.  His biography has been translated into 42 different languages.

Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta (Spanish pronunciation: [pasˈtoɾ maldoˈnaðo]; born 9 March 1985) is a Venezuelan professional racing driver, who competed in Formula One for the Williams (2011–2013) and Lotus (2014–2015) teams and as a Pirelli test driver until 2017. Before entering Formula One, he won the 2010 GP2 Series championship. He became the first Venezuelan to win a Formula One Grand Prix when he won the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix for Williams, from his first and only pole position. It was also his only podium finish and his only win in Formula One.

3. Rodolfo González (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 27.79, Rodolfo González is the 3rd most famous Venezuelan Racing Driver.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Rodolfo González (born 14 May 1986 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan racing driver.