RACING DRIVER

Robert Manzon

1917 - 2015

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Robert Jean Joseph Manzon (12 April 1917 – 19 January 2015) was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Manzon participated in 29 Grands Prix, debuting at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 16 championship points, driving for Gordini, Rosier, and Ferrari. At the time of his death, Manzon was the last surviving driver to have taken part in the first Formula One World Championship in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Manzon has received more than 48,696 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Robert Manzon is the 109th most popular racing driver (up from 226th in 2019), the 2,356th most popular biography from France (up from 3,494th in 2019) and the 19th most popular French Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Robert Manzon ranks 109 out of 1,080Before him are Henri Toivonen, Jarno Saarinen, David Purley, Max Verstappen, Tommi Mäkinen, and Jo Bonnier. After him are Ralf Schumacher, Markku Alén, Andrea de Cesaris, Sébastien Loeb, Dan Gurney, and Reine Wisell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Robert Manzon ranks 118Before him are Petar Brzica, Phaedon Gizikis, Henri Salvador, Barry Nelson, El Santo, and Kirk Kerkorian. After him are Đỗ Mười, Carlos Puebla, Wilhelm Brasse, Paul Frère, Yakov Pavlov, and Andrew Wyeth. Among people deceased in 2015, Robert Manzon ranks 112Before him are Adrian Frutiger, Hyon Yong-chol, Guy Ligier, Chea Sim, John Guillermin, and Kirk Kerkorian. After him are E. L. Doctorow, Carl Djerassi, Wayne Dyer, Aldo Ciccolini, Joshua Fishman, and Magali Noël.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert Manzon ranks 2,356 out of 6,770Before him are Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne (1498), Jean Bruller (1902), Bernadette Chirac (1933), Anne Golon (1921), Magdalena of France (1443), and Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (1851). After him are François Coppée (1842), Nicolas Chopin (1771), John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1373), Peter Bartholomew (1100), Princess Françoise of Orléans (1844), and Peter I, Duke of Brittany (1191).

Among RACING DRIVERS In France

Among racing drivers born in France, Robert Manzon ranks 19Before him are Jean-Pierre Beltoise (1937), Pierre Levegh (1905), Guy Ligier (1930), Thierry Sabine (1949), Jean Behra (1921), and Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946). After him are Sébastien Loeb (1974), Jo Schlesser (1928), Paul Frère (1917), Henri Pescarolo (1942), Louis Rosier (1905), and Didier Auriol (1958).