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James Hinchcliffe

1986 - Today

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James Douglas Meredith Hinchcliffe (born December 5, 1986) is a Canadian racing driver. He is best known for competing in the IndyCar Series from 2011 until 2021. He is also a commentator for IndyCar broadcasts on FOX Sports and occasional Formula One broadcasts on F1TV. Hinchcliffe won the 2011 IndyCar Rookie of the Year award driving for Newman/Haas Racing, and six race wins for Andretti Autosport and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. In 2015, his first year driving for Schmidt Peterson, he suffered life-threatening blood loss when he was impaled in a crash when his suspension failed while practicing for the Indianapolis 500. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. James Hinchcliffe is the 1,170th most popular racing driver (down from 1,080th in 2024), the 1,762nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,520th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Canadian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, James Hinchcliffe ranks 1,170 out of 1,080. Before him are Matthew Wilson, Hayden Paddon, Dennis Hauger, Jamie Chadwick, Marco Sørensen, and Bianca Bustamante. After him are Chase Elliott, Dilano van 't Hoff, Jehan Daruvala, Alexander Sims, Sam Hornish Jr., and Graham Rahal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, James Hinchcliffe ranks 1,923. Before him are Eliane Martins, Kathrin Lang, Mohammed Kassid, Adrian Leijer, Francesca Dallapè, and Maria Kursova. After him are Severo Meza, Takuma Nagayoshi, Olivier Siegelaar, Charlie Daniels, Yudai Nishikawa, and Hale Appleman.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, James Hinchcliffe ranks 1,763 out of 1,622. Before him are Andrew Nembhard (2000), Kadeisha Buchanan (1995), Jordan Eberle (1990), Kelsey Serwa (1989), Chris Kelly (1980), and Mark Oldershaw (1983). After him are Lisa Roman (1989), Sim Bhullar (1992), Melissa Humana-Paredes (1992), Susanne Grainger (1990), Andrew Poje (1987), and Trey Lyles (1995).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Canada

Among racing drivers born in Canada, James Hinchcliffe ranks 13. Before him are Allen Berg (1961), Nicholas Latifi (1995), Alex Tagliani (1973), Greg Moore (1975), Paul Tracy (1968), and Robert Wickens (1989).

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