RACING DRIVER

Perry McCarthy

1961 - Today

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Perry Edward McCarthy (born 3 March 1961) is a British racing driver, who drove for the Andrea Moda team in Formula One in 1992, though never making it into a race, before moving into sportscars, including driving in the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times between 1996 and 2003. McCarthy also portrayed The Stig in the first two series of the revamped version of BBC motoring show Top Gear. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 19 in 2024). Perry McCarthy is the 745th most popular racing driver (down from 739th in 2024), the 5,815th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,611th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Perry McCarthy ranks 745 out of 1,080. Before him are Troy Ruttman, Susie Wolff, Bill Aston, Troy Bayliss, Trevor Blokdyk, and Tarso Marques. After him are Pat O'Connor, Giedo van der Garde, Álex Márquez, Nico Prost, André Testut, and Jackie Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Perry McCarthy ranks 603. Before him are Romulus Gabor, Park Kyung-hoon, Brent Briscoe, DBC Pierre, Jasmin Repeša, and Sadeq Larijani. After him are Santiago Lange, Casey Siemaszko, Laura Boldrini, Stelios Manolas, Ann Cusack, and D. B. Sweeney.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Perry McCarthy ranks 5,817 out of 8,785. Before him are Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986), Jemma Redgrave (1965), Mackenzie Crook (1971), Samuel Gompers (1850), Lysette Anthony (1963), and Æthelberht II of East Anglia (800). After him are Tony Ashton (1946), Nigel Hitchin (1946), Lynn Davies (1942), Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford (1960), Jordan Pickford (1994), and John Arden (1930).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Perry McCarthy ranks 132. Before him are Peter Westbury (1938), Ralph Firman (1975), Stephen South (1952), Archie Scott Brown (1927), Susie Wolff (1982), and Bill Aston (1900). After him are Jackie Lewis (1936), Peter Ashdown (1934), Justin Wilson (1978), Nigel Stepney (1958), Gary Brabham (1961), and Eric Brandon (1920).

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