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RACING DRIVER

Peter Gethin

1940 - 2011

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Peter Kenneth Gethin (21 February 1940 – 5 December 2011) was a British racing driver from England. He participated in 31 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 21 June 1970. He won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, this race stood as the fastest-ever Formula One race for 32 years, until the 2003 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, this was Gethin's only podium finish. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Gethin has received more than 113,093 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Peter Gethin is the 206th most popular racing driver (up from 224th in 2019), the 2,471st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,655th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Peter Gethin ranks 206 out of 888Before him are Bill Ivy, Felice Bonetto, Tony Brise, Marcus Grönholm, Peter Revson, and Sergio Pérez. After him are Nick Heidfeld, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Romain Grosjean, Marc Surer, Jackie Oliver, and Umberto Maglioli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Peter Gethin ranks 235Before him are Silva Batuta, Gösta Pettersson, Nanni Galli, Roger Pingeon, Yozhef Sabo, and Aleksandr Ivanchenkov. After him are Peter C. Doherty, John Mahoney, Teruki Miyamoto, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Ali Nasir Muhammad, and Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla. Among people deceased in 2011, Peter Gethin ranks 187Before him are M. F. Husain, Yevhen Rudakov, Paulette Dubost, Anatole Abragam, Pak Seung-zin, and Ida Fink. After him are Thor Vilhjálmsson, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Bhupen Hazarika, José Alencar, Hind Rostom, and Shigeo Yaegashi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Gethin ranks 2,471 out of 7,765Before him are Christopher Hill (1912), Edwin of Northumbria (586), Richard Johnson (1927), Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1901), Graham McTavish (1961), and Roger Williams (1603). After him are William Hope Hodgson (1877), Eleanor Hibbert (1906), Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925), John Soane (1753), Mary McAleese (1951), and Edith Durham (1863).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United Kingdom

Among racing drivers born in United Kingdom, Peter Gethin ranks 34Before him are Roy Salvadori (1922), Joey Dunlop (1952), Gerry Ashmore (1936), Bob Anderson (1931), Bill Ivy (1942), and Tony Brise (1952). After him are Jackie Oliver (1942), Phil Read (1939), Geoff Duke (1923), Johnny Herbert (1964), Peter Walker (1912), and John Taylor (1933).