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RACING DRIVER

Mike Thackwell

1961 - Today

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Michael Christopher Thackwell (born 30 March 1961) is a former racing driver from New Zealand, who participated in a number of prominent racing categories, including Formula 1. The sixth youngest driver ever to qualify for a Grand Prix, he participated in five of them, making his first start on 28 September 1980 at the Canadian Grand Prix. He scored no championship points. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Thackwell has received more than 125,157 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Mike Thackwell is the 760th most popular racing driver (down from 737th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 112th in 2019) and the 8th most popular New Zealander Racing Driver.

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  • 37.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Mike Thackwell ranks 760 out of 888. Before him are Gary Brabham, Bill Brack, Skip Barber, Eric Brandon, Rodger Ward, and Marc Coma. After him are Dave Morgan, Dario Franchitti, Don Branson, Art Cross, Rinaldo Capello, and John Cordts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Mike Thackwell ranks 554. Before him are Randa Siniora, Johann Passler, Howard Gordon, Bruce Timm, Vyacheslav Ivanenko, and Alberto Vaquina. After him are Danuta Stenka, Brad Gilbert, Wolfram Wuttke, İsmet Yılmaz, Al Jean, and Kasi Lemmons.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Mike Thackwell ranks 111 out of 248. Before him are John Walker (1952), Jay Ryan (1981), Onny Parun (1947), Brendon Hartley (1989), Callan Mulvey (1975), and Geoffrey Palmer (1942). After him are Laurel Hubbard (1978), Chris Rankin (1983), Tim Bevan (1957), Lucky Diamond Rich (1971), Ricki Herbert (1961), and Hayley Westenra (1987).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In New Zealand

Among racing drivers born in New Zealand, Mike Thackwell ranks 8. Before him are Denny Hulme (1936), Chris Amon (1943), Graham McRae (1940), Howden Ganley (1941), John Nicholson (1941), and Brendon Hartley (1989). After him are Tony Shelly (1937) and Mitch Evans (1994).

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