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RACING DRIVER

Ari Vatanen

1952 - Today

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Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen (pronounced [ˈɑri ˈʋɑtɑnen] ; born 27 April 1952) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times. In addition, Vatanen won the 1997 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ari Vatanen has received more than 450,092 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Ari Vatanen is the 55th most popular racing driver (up from 61st in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Finland (up from 51st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Racing Driver.

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  • 30

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  • 7.70

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Ari Vatanen ranks 55 out of 888Before him are Hannu Mikkola, Jacques Laffite, Didier Pironi, Gerhard Berger, Lella Lombardi, and Carlos Sainz. After him are Riccardo Patrese, Rudolf Caracciola, Tazio Nuvolari, Colin McRae, Patrick Depailler, and Alan Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Ari Vatanen ranks 60Before him are Fuad II of Egypt, Charles Scott Sherrington, Gus Van Sant, George Papandreou, Didier Pironi, and Stephen Lang. After him are Reinhard Genzel, Irina Bokova, Robin Hobb, Osvaldo Ardiles, Joel Silver, and Diana Gabaldon.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ari Vatanen ranks 44 out of 642Before him are Hjalmar Siilasvuo (1892), Aino Aalto (1894), Eero Saarinen (1910), Tom of Finland (1920), Albert Edelfelt (1854), and Hannu Mikkola (1942). After him are Lars Ahlfors (1907), Armi Kuusela (1934), Mauritz Stiller (1883), Aleksis Kivi (1834), Zachris Topelius (1818), and Eliel Saarinen (1873).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Finland

Among racing drivers born in Finland, Ari Vatanen ranks 4Before him are Mika Häkkinen (1968), Kimi Räikkönen (1979), and Hannu Mikkola (1942). After him are Henri Toivonen (1956), Jarno Saarinen (1945), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), Juha Kankkunen (1959), Mika Salo (1966), Markku Alén (1951), Rauno Aaltonen (1938), and Valtteri Bottas (1989).