RACING DRIVER

Hubert Auriol

1952 - 2021

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Hubert Auriol (French: [ybɛʁ oʁjɔl]; 7 June 1952 – 10 January 2021) was a French professional off-road motorcyclist and auto racer competing in rally raid events. After retiring as a competitor, he served as the director of The Paris-Dakar rally. Auriol is notable for being the first competitor to win the Dakar rally on motorcycles and in automobiles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hubert Auriol has received more than 85,093 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hubert Auriol is the 445th most popular racing driver, the 45th most popular biography from Ethiopia and the most popular Ethiopian Racing Driver.

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  • 85k

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  • 53.83

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Hubert Auriol ranks 445 out of 1,080Before him are Eric Thompson, Adrian Sutil, Christian Danner, Ken Kavanagh, Brian Henton, and Trevor Taylor. After him are Bernard Darniche, Chico Serra, Olivier Grouillard, Juan Jover, Brian Naylor, and Chet Miller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Hubert Auriol ranks 432Before him are António Oliveira, David R. Ellis, Roxanne Hart, Allen Collins, Stellan Bengtsson, and Magdi Allam. After him are Sylvie Kinigi, Michael O'Hare, Martin O'Neill, Randy Jones, Thomas Sjöberg, and Pierluigi Pairetto. Among people deceased in 2021, Hubert Auriol ranks 452Before him are Yevgeniy Chazov, Richard Rush, Abdalqadir as-Sufi, Jiří Feureisl, Nina Ruslanova, and Bashkim Fino. After him are Tim Bogert, Juan Rodríguez Vega, Michael K. Williams, Bronius Kutavičius, Willard Scott, and Beryl Penrose.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Hubert Auriol ranks 45 out of 105Before him are Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Susenyos I (1572), Tafari Benti (1921), Menen Asfaw (1889), Liya Kebede (1978), and Malik Ambar (1548). After him are Abdiqasim Salad (1941), Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), Tesfaye Gebre Kidan (1937), Sahle Dengel (1778), Derartu Tulu (1972), and Gelawdewos (1522).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Ethiopia

Among racing drivers born in Ethiopia, Hubert Auriol ranks 1