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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 325,541 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Thierry Boutsen is the 119th most popular racing driver (up from 135th in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 325th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Thierry Boutsen ranks 119 out of 888Before him are Jarno Saarinen, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Max Verstappen, Andrea de Cesaris, Piero Taruffi, and Tommi Mäkinen. After him are Juha Kankkunen, Mika Salo, Helmuth Koinigg, John Watson, Markku Alén, and Stuart Lewis-Evans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Thierry Boutsen ranks 72Before him are Wolfgang Ketterle, Frank Miller, Mikhail Kasyanov, Fred Vargas, Georgi Parvanov, and Jaggi Vasudev. After him are Clive Burr, Irvine Welsh, Luis Garavito, Ricardo Darín, Jüri Tamm, and Shigeru Ban.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Thierry Boutsen ranks 287 out of 1,019Before him are Guillaume Lekeu (1870), Jean Rey (1902), Cornelis Floris de Vriendt (1514), William of St-Thierry (1085), Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (1322), and Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569). After him are Marc Rich (1934), Jan Provoost (1465), Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Henry of Ghent (1217), and Denis Calvaert (1540).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Belgium

Among racing drivers born in Belgium, Thierry Boutsen ranks 3Before him are Jacky Ickx (1945) and Max Verstappen (1997). After him are Willy Mairesse (1928), Olivier Gendebien (1924), Georges Berger (1918), Charles de Tornaco (1927), Jacques Swaters (1926), Camille Jenatzy (1868), Patrick Nève (1949), Arthur Legat (1898), and Alain de Changy (1922).