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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 28,195 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jackie Pretorius is the 535th most popular racing driver (down from 509th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Racing Driver.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jackie Pretorius ranks 535 out of 888. Before him are Nasif Estéfano, Ian Burgess, Raul Boesel, Kevin Magnussen, Gerino Gerini, and Tony Rolt. After him are André Guelfi, Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Markko Märtin, Cuth Harrison, Marcel Balsa, and Alex Caffi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jackie Pretorius ranks 426. Before him are Victor Argo, Raymond Briggs, Corey Allen, Alan A'Court, Renée Richards, and Carmine Caridi. After him are Gerry Hitchens, Antonina Ryzhova, Robert Stigwood, Evy Berggren, Alasdair Gray, and Van Williams. Among people deceased in 2009, Jackie Pretorius ranks 296. Before him are Arne Bendiksen, Jorge Enrique Adoum, Brenda Joyce, Chris Connor, Alan A'Court, and Dana Vávrová. After him are Péter Bacsó, Francisco Valdés, Nizar Rayan, Uma Aaltonen, Mildred Cohn, and Dave Arneson.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Jackie Pretorius ranks 135 out of 374. Before him are Paddy Driver (1934), Neill Blomkamp (1979), Louisa Bolus (1877), Wilfrid Napier (1941), Johan Kriek (1958), and David Carstens (1914). After him are Belle Delphine (1999), Frew McMillan (1942), Elsa Joubert (1922), Francois Botha (1968), Phillip V. Tobias (1925), and Ruth First (1925).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In South Africa

Among racing drivers born in South Africa, Jackie Pretorius ranks 5. Before him are Jody Scheckter (1950), Ian Scheckter (1947), Tony Maggs (1937), and Paddy Driver (1934). After him are Peter de Klerk (1935), Eddie Keizan (1944), Doug Serrurier (1920), Desiré Wilson (1953), Neville Lederle (1938), Ernie Pieterse (1938), and Luki Botha (1930).

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