RACING DRIVER

Rolf Stommelen

1943 - 1983

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Rolf Johann Stommelen (German pronunciation: [ʁɔlf ˈjoːhan ˈʃtoːmeln̩]; 11 July 1943 – 24 April 1983) was a German racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1969 to 1978. In endurance racing, Stommelen was a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona with Porsche. Stommelen participated in 63 Formula One Grands Prix, achieving one podium and 14 championship points. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rolf Stommelen has received more than 226,236 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Rolf Stommelen is the 125th most popular racing driver (up from 132nd in 2019), the 2,478th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,474th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Rolf Stommelen ranks 125 out of 1,080. Before him are Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Gunnar Nilsson, Henri Pescarolo, Jos Verstappen, Ludovico Scarfiotti, and Thierry Boutsen. After him are Albert Scherrer, Helmuth Koinigg, Luigi Musso, Karl Kling, Alberto Colombo, and Felipe Massa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Rolf Stommelen ranks 207. Before him are Carmen Argenziano, Surayud Chulanont, Nicolae Văcăroiu, Henry Hill, Terry Eagleton, and Tom Holland. After him are Wilson da Silva Piazza, Charles Savarin, Sirajuddin of Perlis, Muhammad al-Sadr, Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, and Kazimira Prunskienė. Among people deceased in 1983, Rolf Stommelen ranks 83. Before him are Bernard Vukas, Charlie Rivel, Ivan Vinogradov, Anthony Blunt, Ferenc Plattkó, and Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt. After him are Jørgen Juve, Donald Maclean, Ángel Labruna, Lamberto Maggiorani, Florence Owens Thompson, and Salo Flohr.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rolf Stommelen ranks 2,478 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Pollock (1894), Princess Marie-Auguste of Anhalt (1898), Max Richter (1966), Johann Liss (1597), Leopold, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1694), and Carl Wilhelm Siemens (1823). After him are Ami Boué (1794), William II, Elector of Hesse (1777), Alfred Meyer (1891), Michael Rummenigge (1964), Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1519), and Andrzej Seweryn (1946).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Rolf Stommelen ranks 10. Before him are Wolfgang von Trips (1928), Rudolf Caracciola (1901), Jochen Mass (1946), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Ralf Schumacher (1975), and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1967). After him are Karl Kling (1910), Stefan Bellof (1957), Hermann Lang (1909), Hans-Joachim Stuck (1951), Nico Rosberg (1985), and Hans Herrmann (1928).

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