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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 Formula One World Championship race. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dries van der Lof has received more than 21,153 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dries van der Lof is the 471st most popular racing driver (up from 485th in 2019), the 774th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 716th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Dutch Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Dries van der Lof ranks 471 out of 888. Before him are Yannick Dalmas, Pedro Lamy, Jimmy Stewart, Jo Vonlanthen, Nelson Piquet Jr., and Loris Kessel. After him are Ricardo Zonta, Toni Branca, Ronnie Bucknum, Kamui Kobayashi, Bob Evans, and Patrick Gaillard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Dries van der Lof ranks 266. Before him are Kira Zvorykina, Gevorg Emin, Roy Cochran, Folke Alnevik, Strother Martin, and Aldo Campatelli. After him are Patricia Medina, Cornelia Fort, Clyde Cowan, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, Wu Wenjun, and Asbjørn Ruud. Among people deceased in 1990, Dries van der Lof ranks 230. Before him are Mohamed Latif, Pasquale Fornara, Margaret Lockwood, Ina Balin, Omero Tognon, and Sadi Irmak. After him are Georges de Rham, Ian Charleson, Ryan White, Xosé María Díaz Castro, Boris Piotrovsky, and Ramón Piñeiro López.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Dries van der Lof ranks 774 out of 1,427. Before him are Jan Heemskerk (1818), Reinier Beeuwkes (1884), Nicolaas Pierson (1839), Catharina Lodders (1942), Michiel Huisman (1981), and Hendrik Timmer (1904). After him are Abraham Pais (1918), Pieter Huistra (1967), Bernard Leene (1903), Atje Keulen-Deelstra (1938), Adrie Koster (1954), and Adrie van Kraay (1953).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Netherlands

Among racing drivers born in Netherlands, Dries van der Lof ranks 10. Before him are Jan Lammers (1956), Ben Pon (1936), Jan Flinterman (1919), Huub Rothengatter (1954), Eppie Wietzes (1938), and Michael Bleekemolen (1949). After him are Roelof Wunderink (1948), Boy Hayje (1949), Christijan Albers (1979), Robert Doornbos (1981), Giedo van der Garde (1985), and Nyck de Vries (1995).

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