RACING DRIVER

Jacky Ickx

1945 - Today

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Jacques Bernard Edmon Martin Henri "Jacky" Ickx (French pronunciation: [ʒaki iks]; born 1 January 1945) is a Belgian former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1966 to 1979. Ickx twice finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1969 and 1970, and won eight Grands Prix across 14 seasons. In endurance racing, Ickx won two World Endurance Championships with Porsche and is a six-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacky Ickx has received more than 1,137,487 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Jacky Ickx is the 21st most popular racing driver (up from 24th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 77th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

Jacky Ickx is most famous for being a Belgian racing driver who was the winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1969 and the Formula One World Championship in 1972.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jacky Ickx ranks 21 out of 1,080. Before him are Jochen Rindt, Gilles Villeneuve, Bruce McLaren, Ronnie Peterson, Helmut Marko, and Keke Rosberg. After him are Mario Andretti, Jim Clark, Clay Regazzoni, Graham Hill, François Cevert, and Jack Brabham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Jacky Ickx ranks 40. Before him are Mia Farrow, Lemmy, Slobodan Praljak, Jean Nouvel, Mahmoud al-Zahar, and Goldie Hawn. After him are Neil Young, Jacqueline du Pré, John Lithgow, Douglas Osheroff, Anton Zeilinger, and Roger Glover.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jacky Ickx ranks 84 out of 1,190. Before him are Corneille Heymans (1892), Henri Pirenne (1862), Father Damien (1840), Peyo (1928), Ernest Solvay (1838), and Paul-Henri Spaak (1899). After him are Étienne Lenoir (1822), Ferdinand Verbiest (1623), Matilda of Flanders (1031), Jacques Piccard (1922), Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350), and Hubert van Eyck (1366).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Jacky Ickx ranks 1. After him are Max Verstappen (1997), Thierry Boutsen (1957), Camille Jenatzy (1868), Willy Mairesse (1928), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Arthur Legat (1898), Georges Berger (1918), Patrick Nève (1949), Eric van de Poele (1961), and Jacques Swaters (1926).

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