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RACING DRIVER

Walter Röhrl

1947 - Today

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Walter Röhrl (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʁøːʁl] ; born 7 March 1947) is a German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW. Röhrl has scored 14 victories over his career, with his notable achievements including winning the World Rally Championship twice: in 1980 in a Fiat Abarth and in 1982 while driving for Opel. He has also competed in other forms of motorsport, such as endurance racing, winning in the GTP +3.0 class in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1981 with the Porsche System team. Röhrl also set the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record in 1987 driving an Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Röhrl has received more than 560,540 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Röhrl is the 84th most popular racing driver (down from 71st in 2019), the 1,707th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,637th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Walter Röhrl ranks 84 out of 888. Before him are Roger Williamson, José Froilán González, Arturo Merzario, Chris Amon, Jean Behra, and Maurice Trintignant. After him are Jochen Mass, Sébastien Loeb, Jacques Villeneuve, Luigi Musso, Luigi Fagioli, and Tom Pryce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Walter Röhrl ranks 116. Before him are Jean-Yves Le Drian, Ted Danson, Lucas Papademos, Haji Mohammad Chamkani, Gérard Houllier, and Muhyiddin Yassin. After him are Gyanendra of Nepal, Larry David, Rob Reiner, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, Marisa Berenson, and Luca Cordero di Montezemolo.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walter Röhrl ranks 1,707 out of 6,142. Before him are Max Koegel (1895), Hinrich Lohse (1896), Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (1787), Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787), Dietmar Hopp (1940), and Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759). After him are Michael Stifel (1487), Richenza of Northeim (1087), Kurt von Tippelskirch (1891), Manfred von Ardenne (1907), Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720), and Matilda of Frisia (1024).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In Germany

Among racing drivers born in Germany, Walter Röhrl ranks 6. Before him are Michael Schumacher (1969), Jochen Rindt (1942), Wolfgang von Trips (1928), Rudolf Caracciola (1901), and Sebastian Vettel (1987). After him are Jochen Mass (1946), Ralf Schumacher (1975), Nico Rosberg (1985), Rolf Stommelen (1943), Heinz-Harald Frentzen (1967), and Hans Herrmann (1928).

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