RACING DRIVER

Giacomo Agostini

1942 - Today

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Giacomo Agostini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒaːkomo aɡoˈstiːni]; born 16 June 1942) is an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer and racing team manager. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1963 to 1977, most prominently as a member of the MV Agusta factory racing team. Nicknamed Ago, he amassed 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championship titles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giacomo Agostini has received more than 1,028,640 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Giacomo Agostini is the 29th most popular racing driver (down from 28th in 2019), the 961st most popular biography from Italy (down from 817th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

Giacomo Agostini is most famous for his motorcycle racing career. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with eight world championships.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Giacomo Agostini ranks 29 out of 1,080. Before him are Jim Clark, Clay Regazzoni, Graham Hill, François Cevert, Jack Brabham, and Nigel Mansell. After him are Alfonso de Portago, Carlos Reutemann, Carlos Sainz, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Fernando Alonso, and Roland Ratzenberger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Giacomo Agostini ranks 67. Before him are Vladimír Mečiar, Martin Seligman, Jacob Zuma, John Clauser, Sandro Mazzola, and Felipe González. After him are Thabo Mbeki, Tony Buzan, René Angélil, Carlos Reutemann, Gilberto Gil, and Mehran Karimi Nasseri.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giacomo Agostini ranks 961 out of 5,161. Before him are Hugo Pratt (1927), Jacopo Bassano (1510), Gaius Musonius Rufus (25), Faustina the Elder (105), Frances of Rome (1384), and Orazio Gentileschi (1563). After him are Vibia Sabina (86), Giuseppe Tornatore (1956), Carlo Carrà (1881), Emilio De Bono (1866), Odilo Globočnik (1904), and Andrea della Robbia (1435).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Giacomo Agostini ranks 4. Before him are Enzo Ferrari (1898), Alberto Ascari (1918), and Giuseppe Farina (1906). After him are Valentino Rossi (1979), Alfredo Ferrari (1932), Tazio Nuvolari (1892), Lella Lombardi (1941), Riccardo Patrese (1954), Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926), Michele Alboreto (1956), and Lucien Bianchi (1934).

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