RACING DRIVER

Jackie Pretorius

1934 - 2009

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Jacobus "Jackie" Pretorius (22 November 1934 – 30 March 2009) was a racing driver from South Africa. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 1 January 1965, and scoring no championship points. Pretorius competed in Formula One at national level in his home country of South Africa, enjoying some success throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jackie Pretorius has received more than 30,370 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jackie Pretorius is the 614th most popular racing driver (down from 535th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 134th in 2019) and the 10th most popular South African Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jackie Pretorius ranks 614 out of 1,080. Before him are Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Max Jean, Pier Paolo Bianchi, Boy Hayje, Philippe Adams, and François Picard. After him are Olivier Beretta, Gaetano Starrabba, Álvaro Bautista, Bill Holland, Cecil Green, and Noritake Takahara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jackie Pretorius ranks 491. Before him are Paddy Driver, Fredy Perlman, Murli Manohar Joshi, Todor Diev, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, and Jagdish Bhagwati. After him are Bent Peder Rasch, José Villegas, Rico Rodriguez, James Sikking, Nidal Al Achkar, and Bengt Nilsson. Among people deceased in 2009, Jackie Pretorius ranks 343. Before him are Stephen Gately, Nikolay Anikin, Shyamala Gopalan, Howard Zieff, Rolf Rüssmann, and Zygmunt Chychła. After him are Kálmán Markovits, Takashi Ishimoto, Kristina Brenk, Nikola Kovachev, Tony Maggs, and Raúl Magaña.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Jackie Pretorius ranks 171 out of 454. Before him are Trevor Blokdyk (1935), Liezel Huber (1976), Lillian Board (1948), David Carstens (1914), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), and Dimas (1969). After him are Robert Sobukwe (1924), Antjie Krog (1952), Richard Borcherds (1959), Francois Botha (1968), Ilana Kloss (1956), and George Hunter (1927).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, Jackie Pretorius ranks 10. Before him are Basil van Rooyen (1939), Peter de Klerk (1935), Doug Serrurier (1920), Desiré Wilson (1953), Paddy Driver (1934), and Trevor Blokdyk (1935). After him are Neville Lederle (1938), Tony Maggs (1937), Guy Tunmer (1948), Eddie Keizan (1944), Luki Botha (1930), and Bruce Johnstone (1937).

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