RACING DRIVER

Derek Daly

1953 - Today

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Derek Patrick Daly (born 11 March 1953) is an Irish former racing driver, businessman and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1978 to 1982. Born and raised in Dublin, Daly won the British Formula Three Championship in 1977, before participating in 64 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting at the 1978 United States Grand Prix West. His 15 championship points made him the first Irish driver to score in Formula One, and remains the highest scoring; he also participated in several non-championship races. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Derek Daly has received more than 301,681 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Derek Daly is the 493rd most popular racing driver (up from 598th in 2019), the 259th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 294th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Racing Driver.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.55

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  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Derek Daly ranks 493 out of 1,080. Before him are Ben Pon, Mikko Kozarowitzky, Alfredo Pián, Jo Vonlanthen, Alberto Crespo, and Alan Rees. After him are Franco Forini, Bertil Roos, Miguel Ángel Guerra, Teddy Pilette, Innes Ireland, and Pastor Maldonado.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Derek Daly ranks 398. Before him are Afonso Dhlakama, Anna Thomson, Christine Ebersole, Roberto Mouzo, Tibor Klampár, and Osmo Vänskä. After him are Dražen Mužinić, Miguel Ángel Guerra, Martin Kippenberger, Wolfgang Hohlbein, Bernd Dürnberger, and Aldo Maldera.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Derek Daly ranks 259 out of 549. Before him are Billy Whelan (1935), Owen Moore (1886), Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough (1779), John Joly (1857), Eoin O'Duffy (1890), and William McGonagall (1825). After him are Liam Brady (1956), Victor Herbert (1859), Michael Scott (1959), Paddy Moloney (1938), Eoin Colfer (1965), and Jack Lynch (1917).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Ireland

Among racing drivers born in Ireland, Derek Daly ranks 2. Before him are Joe Kelly (1913). After him are Brian Shawe-Taylor (1915), Duncan Hamilton (1920), David Kennedy (1953), Craig Breen (1990), and Tommy Byrne (1958).

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