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RACING DRIVER

Vittorio Brambilla

1937 - 2001

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Vittorio Brambilla (Italian pronunciation: [vitˈtɔ.rjo bramˈbil.la]; 11 November 1937 – 26 May 2001) was a Formula One driver from Italy who raced for the March, Surtees and Alfa Romeo teams. Particularly adept at driving in wet conditions, his nickname was "The Monza Gorilla", due to his often overly aggressive driving style and sense of machismo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vittorio Brambilla has received more than 169,835 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Vittorio Brambilla is the 75th most popular racing driver (down from 58th in 2019), the 1,618th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,475th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Italian Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Vittorio Brambilla ranks 75 out of 888Before him are Jo Siffert, Pedro Rodríguez, Mike Hailwood, Jean Alesi, Sebastian Vettel, and Jos Verstappen. After him are Carlos Pace, Michèle Mouton, Roger Williamson, José Froilán González, Arturo Merzario, and Chris Amon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Vittorio Brambilla ranks 93Before him are Dragoslav Šekularac, Cornelius A. Smith, Richard Møller Nielsen, Bruce McCandless II, Ryutaro Hashimoto, and Neeme Järvi. After him are Petros Markaris, Jerry Reed, Ronald Venetiaan, Franz Vranitzky, Billy Meier, and Francis Veber. Among people deceased in 2001, Vittorio Brambilla ranks 54Before him are Poul Anderson, Donald J. Cram, W. G. Sebald, David Graf, Michele Alboreto, and Francisco Rabal. After him are Soad Hosny, Joseph Greenberg, Joey Ramone, Perry Como, Jean-Pierre Aumont, and Chet Atkins.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Vittorio Brambilla ranks 1,618 out of 4,668Before him are Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria (1839), Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse (1926), Giambattista Bodoni (1740), Margherita Sarfatti (1880), Giorgio Bassani (1916), and Gaetano Scirea (1953). After him are Alesso Baldovinetti (1425), Lucrezia de' Medici (1470), Prince Louis, Count of Trani (1838), Marco Materazzi (1973), Bernardo Strozzi (1581), and Domenico Alberti (1710).

Among RACING DRIVERS In Italy

Among racing drivers born in Italy, Vittorio Brambilla ranks 11Before him are Valentino Rossi (1979), Lella Lombardi (1941), Riccardo Patrese (1954), Tazio Nuvolari (1892), Maria Teresa de Filippis (1926), and Michele Alboreto (1956). After him are Arturo Merzario (1943), Luigi Musso (1924), Luigi Fagioli (1898), Elio de Angelis (1958), Lucien Bianchi (1934), and Ludovico Scarfiotti (1933).