RACING DRIVER

Dries van der Lof

1919 - 1990

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Andre "Dries" van der Lof (23 August 1919 in Emmen – 24 May 1990 in Enschede) was a racing driver from the Netherlands. Van der Lof was an industrialist whose factory manufactured electric cable, and competed as an amateur in motorsport events. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix on 17 August 1952, where together with Jan Flinterman he was the first driver from the Netherlands to compete in a World Championship Grand Prix race. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dries van der Lof has received more than 23,296 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Dries van der Lof is the 326th most popular racing driver (up from 471st in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 772nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Dries van der Lof ranks 326 out of 1,080. Before him are Dorino Serafini, Mike Spence, Eliseo Salazar, Peter de Klerk, Jan Lammers, and Cliff Allison. After him are Max Biaggi, Conny Andersson, Reg Parnell, Karl Wendlinger, José Dolhem, and Freddie Spencer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Dries van der Lof ranks 232. Before him are Delfo Cabrera, Wilson Greatbatch, Åke Seyffarth, Manna Dey, Antonio Pietrangeli, and Arnold Meri. After him are Jon Pertwee, Gottfried Dienst, William Stokoe, Augusts Voss, Kateryna Yushchenko, and Helen Walton. Among people deceased in 1990, Dries van der Lof ranks 197. Before him are Turan Dursun, Mário Pinto de Andrade, Léopold Anoul, Hector Dyer, Nadia Gamal, and Ludwig Lachmann. After him are Karl Aage Hansen, Walter Bruch, José Luis Panizo, Otto E. Neugebauer, Walter Sedlmayr, and Max Bense.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Dries van der Lof ranks 700 out of 1,646. Before him are Leen Vente (1911), Constant Nieuwenhuys (1920), Jacob Maris (1837), Jan Lammers (1956), Leonardus Nardus (1868), and Antonius van den Broek (1870). After him are Michel de Klerk (1884), Joep Lange (1954), Job Cohen (1947), Hendrik Voogd (1768), Eddy Treijtel (1946), and Albert Kluyver (1888).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Netherlands

Among racing drivers born in Netherlands, Dries van der Lof ranks 5. Before him are Jos Verstappen (1972), Gijs van Lennep (1942), Carel Godin de Beaufort (1934), and Jan Lammers (1956). After him are Huub Rothengatter (1954), Michael Bleekemolen (1949), Jan Flinterman (1919), Ben Pon (1936), Eppie Wietzes (1938), Christijan Albers (1979), and Roelof Wunderink (1948).

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