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RACING DRIVER

Gary Paffett

1981 - Today

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Gary James Paffett (born 24 March 1981 in Bromley) is a British racing driver. Having become a household name in the DTM, following fifteen years in the series and two championship wins, Paffett moved onto Formula E for the 2018/19 championship, after it was announced in 2017 that Mercedes would no longer be taking part in DTM. Paffett was also a test driver for the Williams Formula One team, having previously worked in a similar role at McLaren for a number of years, during the team's successful title winning years. Paffett progressed through the ranks of karting and junior formulae in the United Kingdom, winning the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Paffett has received more than 182,500 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Paffett is the 858th most popular racing driver (down from 780th in 2019), the 6,162nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,435th in 2019) and the 149th most popular British Racing Driver.

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  • 180k

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  • 32.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Gary Paffett ranks 858 out of 888Before him are Andrea Iannone, Loïc Duval, Paul di Resta, Manuel Poggiali, Kris Meeke, and Karel Abraham. After him are Robert Shwartzman, Edoardo Mortara, Kevin Cogan, Tatiana Calderón, Esteban Tuero, and Chris Vermeulen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Gary Paffett ranks 603Before him are Julie Zenatti, Silvan Zurbriggen, Tomass Dukurs, Julian de Guzman, Sergey Lagutin, and Patrick Mtiliga. After him are Adam Hansen, Rachel Platten, Justin Chon, Victor Hănescu, Sasha Barrese, and Laura Bailey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Paffett ranks 6,162 out of 7,765Before him are Chris Hoy (1976), Thomas Doherty (1995), Flood (1960), Ronnie Clayton (1934), Terence O'Neill (1914), and Roy Chipolina (1983). After him are Eve Myles (1978), John Robertson (1953), Charlotte Coleman (1968), Andy Gill (1956), David Nicholls (1966), and Steven Price (1977).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Gary Paffett ranks 149Before him are Ralph Firman (1975), Jolyon Palmer (1991), Jack Aitken (1995), Cal Crutchlow (1985), Paul di Resta (1986), and Kris Meeke (1979). After him are Henry Surtees (1991), Elfyn Evans (1988), James Toseland (1980), Will Stevens (1991), Scott Redding (1993), and Mike Conway (1983).

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