RACING DRIVER

Desiré Wilson

1953 - Today

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Desiré Wilson (née Randall), born 26 November 1953, is a former racing driver from South Africa and one of only five women to have competed in Formula One.: 62–68  Born in Brakpan, she entered one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix in 1980 with a non-works RAM Racing-prepared Williams FW07, but failed to qualify. She also raced in the 1981 non-world championship South African Grand Prix in a one off deal with Tyrrell Racing. This race was not part of the 1981 World Championship due, in part, to the FISA–FOCA war. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Desiré Wilson has received more than 345,633 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Desiré Wilson is the 581st most popular racing driver (up from 672nd in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from South Africa (up from 182nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular South African Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Desiré Wilson ranks 581 out of 1,080. Before her are Kenneth Eriksson, Otto Stuppacher, Jacques Pollet, Toni Ulmen, Lando Norris, and Cristiano da Matta. After her are Alain de Changy, Roelof Wunderink, Peter Hirt, Brian Shawe-Taylor, Roberto Lippi, and Josef Peters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Desiré Wilson ranks 464. Before her are Jürgen Kurths, Franco Selvaggi, Aleksandr Poleshchuk, Pedro López Quintana, Albert Pyun, and Andy Hertzfeld. After her are Sally Menke, Ricky Steamboat, Reneta Indzhova, Paco Herrera, Yuri Gavrilov, and Jan Möller.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Desiré Wilson ranks 161 out of 454. Before her are Gavin Hood (1963), Elsa Joubert (1922), J. L. B. Smith (1897), Cecil McMaster (1895), Cariba Heine (1988), and Benni McCarthy (1977). After her are Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981), Lucky Dube (1910), Yolandi Visser (1984), Candice Swanepoel (1988), Richard Goldstone (1938), and Gordon Hodgson (1904).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, Desiré Wilson ranks 7. Before her are Jody Scheckter (1950), Ian Scheckter (1947), Gordon Murray (1946), Basil van Rooyen (1939), Peter de Klerk (1935), and Doug Serrurier (1920). After her are Paddy Driver (1934), Trevor Blokdyk (1935), Jackie Pretorius (1934), Neville Lederle (1938), Tony Maggs (1937), and Guy Tunmer (1948).

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