RACING DRIVER

Paul di Resta

1986 - Today

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Paul di Resta (born 16 April 1986) is a British racing driver and broadcaster from Scotland, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Peugeot. Di Resta competed in Formula One between 2011 and 2017. Born in Uphall and raised in Bathgate, di Resta drove in Formula One for Force India from 2011 to 2013, and became a reserve driver for the Williams F1 team in 2016, driving a single race for them as a substitute driver in 2017. A former Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) and Formula 3 Euro Series champion, di Resta did not secure a Formula One seat for 2014, instead rejoining Mercedes to race again in DTM. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul di Resta has received more than 1,339,854 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Paul di Resta is the 886th most popular racing driver (down from 854th in 2019), the 6,478th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,128th in 2019) and the 160th most popular British Racing Driver.

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  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Paul di Resta ranks 886 out of 1,080Before him are Duke Nalon, Scott Speed, David Kennedy, Eddie Sachs, Stefan Bradl, and Marco Werner. After him are Pascal Wehrlein, Roberto Merhi, Liam Lawson, Cal Crutchlow, Allan Simonsen, and Ken Downing.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Paul di Resta ranks 390Before him are Johnny Simmons, Anne Vyalitsyna, Nabil El Zhar, Satoshi Ishii, Sara Forestier, and Gelson Fernandes. After him are Leandro Castán, Henrik Toft Hansen, Stéphane Ruffier, Sandro Viletta, Camilla Herrem, and Aldis Hodge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Paul di Resta ranks 6,478 out of 8,785Before him are Andy Sneap (1969), Nigel Pearson (1963), Noah Huntley (1974), Langley Kirkwood (1973), Benjamin Jowett (1817), and Linsey Dawn McKenzie (1978). After him are Sarah Parish (1968), Norman Lamont (1942), Yasemin Allen (1989), Dave McKean (1963), Terry Medwin (1932), and Hugh Dallas (1957).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Paul di Resta ranks 160Before him are Arthur Owen (1915), Carl Fogarty (1965), Leslie Thorne (1916), Dave Morgan (1944), Damien Magee (1945), and Andy Sutcliffe (1947). After him are Cal Crutchlow (1985), Ken Downing (1917), Gary Paffett (1981), Kris Meeke (1979), Elfyn Evans (1988), and Jolyon Palmer (1991).