RACING DRIVER

Jo Schlesser

1928 - 1968

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Joseph Théodule Marie Schlesser (18 May 1928 – 7 July 1968) was a French Formula One and sports car racing driver. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, including the 1968 French Grand Prix in which he was killed. He scored no championship points. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jo Schlesser has received more than 223,411 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Jo Schlesser is the 116th most popular racing driver (down from 108th in 2019), the 2,445th most popular biography from France (down from 2,176th in 2019) and the 21st most popular French Racing Driver.

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  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Jo Schlesser ranks 116 out of 1,080. Before him are Ralf Schumacher, Markku Alén, Andrea de Cesaris, Sébastien Loeb, Dan Gurney, and Reine Wisell. After him are Paul Frère, Peter Collins, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Gunnar Nilsson, Henri Pescarolo, and Jos Verstappen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Jo Schlesser ranks 181. Before him are Pancho Gonzales, Juris Hartmanis, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Cécile Aubry, Édouard Molinaro, and Emilio Pericoli. After him are Arnfinn Bergmann, Gordie Howe, Aleksey Batalov, Bob Cousy, Jack Tramiel, and Helen Frankenthaler. Among people deceased in 1968, Jo Schlesser ranks 80. Before him are Ryszard Siwiec, Gabriel Hanot, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Cassandre, Charles Munch, and Wes Montgomery. After him are Hans Cramer, Ramon Novarro, Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, Zaki al-Arsuzi, Ildebrando Pizzetti, and Soraya Tarzi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jo Schlesser ranks 2,445 out of 6,770. Before him are Chilperic II of Burgundy (450), Judoc (600), Maurice Pialat (1925), Maximilien Luce (1858), Roger Peyrefitte (1907), and Geneviève Page (1927). After him are Bérenger Saunière (1852), Pierre Joseph Pelletier (1788), Jacques Pills (1906), Marguerite Gérard (1761), Antoine Coysevox (1640), and Blanche of Artois (1248).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Jo Schlesser ranks 21. Before him are Guy Ligier (1930), Thierry Sabine (1949), Jean Behra (1921), Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946), Robert Manzon (1917), and Sébastien Loeb (1974). After him are Paul Frère (1917), Henri Pescarolo (1942), Louis Rosier (1905), Didier Auriol (1958), Stéphane Peterhansel (1965), and Olivier Panis (1966).

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