RACING DRIVER

Thierry Boutsen

1957 - Today

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Thierry Marc Boutsen (French pronunciation: [tjɛ.ʁi but.sɛn]; born 13 July 1957) is a Belgian former racing driver who raced for the Arrows, Benetton, Williams, Ligier and Jordan teams in Formula One. He competed in 164 World Championship Grands Prix (163 starts), winning three races, achieving 15 podiums and scoring 132 career points. His best finish in the World Drivers' Championship was fourth in 1988 whilst driving for Benetton. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thierry Boutsen has received more than 345,463 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Thierry Boutsen is the 124th most popular racing driver (down from 119th in 2019), the 328th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 287th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Thierry Boutsen ranks 124 out of 1,080. Before him are Peter Collins, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Gunnar Nilsson, Henri Pescarolo, Jos Verstappen, and Ludovico Scarfiotti. After him are Rolf Stommelen, Albert Scherrer, Helmuth Koinigg, Luigi Musso, Karl Kling, and Alberto Colombo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Thierry Boutsen ranks 88. Before him are Ricardo Darín, Frank Miller, Emmanuel Carrère, Paweł Pawlikowski, Jaggi Vasudev, and John Lasseter. After him are José Sócrates, Bruce Beutler, Esmail Ghaani, Dan Castellaneta, Ted Levine, and Duško Ivanović.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Thierry Boutsen ranks 328 out of 1,190. Before him are Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Joos de Momper (1564), George Sarton (1884), Violetta Villas (1938), and Justus Sustermans (1597). After him are Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1217), Eugène Boch (1855), Paul Bril (1556), Chrodegang (715), Emile Claus (1849), and John I, Count of Hainaut (1218).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Thierry Boutsen ranks 3. Before him are Jacky Ickx (1945), and Max Verstappen (1997). After him are Camille Jenatzy (1868), Willy Mairesse (1928), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Arthur Legat (1898), Georges Berger (1918), Patrick Nève (1949), Eric van de Poele (1961), and Jacques Swaters (1926).

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