RACING DRIVER
Luis Pérez-Sala
1959 - Today
Luis Pérez-Sala
Luis Pérez-Sala Valls-Taberner (born 15 May 1959) is a Spanish retired racing driver who competed in Formula One, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Touring Cars. He was also the team principal of HRT Formula 1 Team during the 2012 F1 season. Pérez-Sala started his racing career in karting before graduating to racing production-based cars in the early 1980s, initially competing in Renault 5s before competing internationally in the Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint Cup in 1983. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis Pérez-Sala has received more than 56,710 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Pérez-Sala is the 511th most popular racing driver (down from 463rd in 2019), the 1,778th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,568th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Spanish Racing Driver.
Memorability Metrics
57k
Page Views (PV)
45.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Luis Pérez-Sala ranks 511 out of 1,080. Before him are Heinz Schiller, Alex Barros, Ricardo Zonta, Hans Binder, Al Unser, and Mark Blundell. After him are Chris Craft, Gianfranco Brancatelli, Sam Tingle, Jimmy Stewart, Fritz Riess, and Vern Schuppan.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHeinz Schiller
1930 - 2007
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 505
Alex Barros
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 506
Ricardo Zonta
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 507
Hans Binder
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 508
Al Unser
1939 - 2021
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 509
Mark Blundell
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 510
Luis Pérez-Sala
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 511
Chris Craft
1939 - 2021
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 512
Gianfranco Brancatelli
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 513
Sam Tingle
1921 - 2008
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 514
Jimmy Stewart
1931 - 2008
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 515
Fritz Riess
1922 - 1991
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 516
Vern Schuppan
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 517
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Luis Pérez-Sala ranks 354. Before him are Jennifer Granholm, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, David Frankel, Tracey Ullman, Milcho Manchevski, and Adriana Ozores. After him are Alessandro Barbero, Zabou Breitman, Rick Carlisle, Vladimír Franz, Francisco Flores Pérez, and Hiroyuki Sakashita.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsJennifer Granholm
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 348
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 349
David Frankel
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 350
Tracey Ullman
COMEDIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 351
Milcho Manchevski
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 352
Adriana Ozores
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 353
Luis Pérez-Sala
RACING DRIVER
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 354
Alessandro Barbero
HISTORIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 355
Zabou Breitman
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 356
Rick Carlisle
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 357
Vladimír Franz
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 358
Francisco Flores Pérez
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2016
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 359
Hiroyuki Sakashita
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 360
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Luis Pérez-Sala ranks 1,778 out of 3,355. Before him are Mercedes Sampietro (1947), Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero (1790), Manuel Rivas (1957), Fran (1969), Ana Palacio (1948), and Adriana Ozores (1959). After him are Lamine Yamal (2007), Aitor Karanka (1973), José Manuel Caballero (1926), Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez (1852), Leonor Watling (1975), and Saúl Ñíguez (1994).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsMercedes Sampietro
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,772
Francisco Javier de Istúriz y Montero
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1871
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,773
Manuel Rivas
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 1,774
Fran
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 1,775
Ana Palacio
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 1,776
Adriana Ozores
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,777
Luis Pérez-Sala
RACING DRIVER
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,778
Lamine Yamal
SOCCER PLAYER
2007 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,779
Aitor Karanka
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,780
José Manuel Caballero
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,781
Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1920
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,782
Leonor Watling
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,783
Saúl Ñíguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,784
Among RACING DRIVERS In Spain
Among racing drivers born in Spain, Luis Pérez-Sala ranks 23. Before him are Juan Jover (1903), Jorge Martínez (1962), Marc Gené (1974), Emilio Zapico (1944), Sete Gibernau (1972), and Àlex Crivillé (1970). After him are Álvaro Bautista (1984), Carlos Checa (1972), Aleix Espargaró (1989), Maverick Viñales (1995), Jaime Alguersuari (1990), and Marc Coma (1976).
Juan Jover
1903 - 1960
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 17
Jorge Martínez
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 18
Marc Gené
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 19
Emilio Zapico
1944 - 1996
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 20
Sete Gibernau
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 21
Àlex Crivillé
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 22
Luis Pérez-Sala
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 23
Álvaro Bautista
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 24
Carlos Checa
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 25
Aleix Espargaró
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 26
Maverick Viñales
1995 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 27
Jaime Alguersuari
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 28
Marc Coma
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 29