RACING DRIVER

Jacques Laffite

1943 - Today

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Jacques-Henri Laffite (French pronunciation: [ʒak ɑ̃.ʁi la.fit]; born 21 November 1943) is a French former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1974 to 1986. Laffite won six Formula One Grands Prix across 13 seasons. Born and raised in Paris, Laffite trained as a racing driver with the Winfield Racing School at Magny-Cours in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Laffite has received more than 398,477 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Laffite is the 49th most popular racing driver (up from 50th in 2019), the 1,396th most popular biography from France (up from 1,398th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Racing Driver.

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  • 60.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jacques Laffite ranks 49 out of 1,080. Before him are Phil Hill, Didier Pironi, Ari Vatanen, Lorenzo Bandini, René Arnoux, and Valentino Rossi. After him are Stirling Moss, Alfredo Ferrari, Patrick Depailler, Tazio Nuvolari, Michèle Mouton, and Lewis Hamilton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Jacques Laffite ranks 100. Before him are George Benson, Ken Thompson, Max Wright, Oskar Lafontaine, Ri Chun-hee, and Reinaldo Arenas. After him are Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, Ulay, Mustafa Dzhemilev, Thomas J. Sargent, Finn E. Kydland, and Eric Idle.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Laffite ranks 1,396 out of 6,770. Before him are Bertrade de Montfort (1070), François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville (1818), Vincent of Beauvais (1190), Laurent Schwartz (1915), Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle (1712), and Renata of Lorraine (1544). After him are Jean-Luc Nancy (1940), Jacques Balmat (1762), François Joseph Lefebvre (1755), Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), Fabien Barthez (1971), and Adela of Normandy (1065).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Jacques Laffite ranks 6. Before him are Alain Prost (1955), François Cevert (1944), Jean Todt (1946), Didier Pironi (1952), and René Arnoux (1948). After him are Patrick Depailler (1944), Michèle Mouton (1951), Maurice Trintignant (1917), Patrick Tambay (1949), Jean Alesi (1964), and Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948).

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