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Where are they now? - The World Championship drivers

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World Championship - Any driver who competed in an official qualification or race attempt in a race counting for the World Championship from 1950-present. This includes the Indianapolis 500 from 1950-1960 as it was part of the Championship at the time.

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Name
Born
Died
Nat
Born: 19 Feb 1923, Verona
Died: 15 Jun 1961, Modena Autodrome
I
Born: 15 Jan 1934, Cedofeita, Porto
Died: 17 Aug 2020, Lisbon
P
Born: 12 Jun 1916, Charles City, Iowa
Died: 28 Aug 2001, Winchester, Massachusetts
USA
Born: 18 Mar 1964, Rovato, Brescia
 
I
Born: 11 Jul 1930, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died: 30 Jun 2020, Tulsa, Oklahoma
USA
Born: 21 Jan 1930, Leatherhead, Surrey
Died: 24 Mar 2020, Camden, London
GB
Born: 17 Jun 1960, Alcira, nr. Valencia
Died: 27 Jan 2021, Valencia
E
Born: 21 Jun 1933, Hammersmith, London, England
Died: 18 Oct 1999, nr. Quemado, New Mexico, USA
CDN
Born: 04 Oct 1906, Montevideo
Died: 06 Jun 1997, Montevideo
ROU
Born: 31 Jan 1908, West Point, Kentucky
Died: 22 Jan 1996, Madison, Indiana
USA
Born: 06 Dec 1914, Mount Vernon, Missouri
Died: 06 Feb 1986, Anaheim, California
USA
Born: 24 May 1963, Milan
 
I
Born: 06 Mar 1921, Sondrio
Died: 30 May 1957, St. Etienne, France
I
Born: 05 May 1913, Fresno, California
Died: 07 Mar 1993, Indianapolis, Indiana
USA
Born: 30 Aug 1923, Wapakoneta, Ohio
Died: 23 Apr 2019, Bradenton, Florida
USA
Born: 10 Oct 1930, Lodi, Milan
Died: 14 Mar 1957, Modena Autodrome
I
Born: 25 Jan 1956, Caracas
 
YV
Born: 25 Feb 1944, Paris
Died: 06 Oct 1973, Watkins Glen Circuit, New York State, USA
F
Born: 12 Apr 1907, Lyon
Died: 28 Dec 1983, Montfermeil
F
Born: 29 Dec 1925, Hollywood, California
Died: 01 Aug 2001, Tucson, Arizona
USA
Born: 19 Jan 1984, Madras
 
IND
Born: 19 May 1928, Richmond, Surrey
Died: 16 Dec 1982, East Carleton, nr. Norwich, Norfolk
GB
Born: 27 Oct 1936, Brotton, nr. Redcar, Yorkshire, England
Died: 24 Feb 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa
ZA
Born: 27 Feb 1965, Bonfim, Oporto
 
P
Born: 12 Jun 1927, Tucson, Arizona
Died: 06 Nov 1995, Tucson, Arizona
USA
Born: 10 Jan 1958, Phoenix, Arizona
 
USA
Born: 06 May 1964, Milan, Italy
 
CH
Born: 21 Apr 1991, Reigate, Surrey
 
GB
Born: 04 Jun 1921, Lodi, Milan
Died: 27 Feb 1960, Havana, Cuba
I
Born: 03 Aug 1899, Monte Carlo
Died: 22 Jun 1979, Monte Carlo
MC
Born: 14 Apr 1912, Denison, Texas
Died: 03 Jan 1988, Tampa Bay, Florida
USA
Born: 04 Apr 1924, Grants Pass, Oregon
Died: 01 Jun 2009, Grants Pass, Oregon
USA
Born: 11 Aug 1916, Fulham, London, England
Died: 03 Feb 1956, Brussels
B
Born: 04 Mar 1936, Kilmany, Fifeshire, Scotland
Died: 07 Apr 1968, Hockenheim Circuit, Germany
GB
Born: 28 May 1929, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died: 28 Jul 2018, Oregon, Wisconsin
USA
Born: 27 Jul 1918, Riverside, California
Died: 11 Feb 2001, Riverside, California
USA
Born: 31 Mar 1956, Culver City, California
 
USA
Born: 20 Nov 1912, Tacoma, Washington
Died: 12 Nov 1970, Los Angeles, California
USA
Born: 06 Nov 1931, Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Died: 03 Aug 1958, Bonn, Germany
GB
Born: 07 Oct 1930, Annecy
Died: 18 Sep 2011, La Colle sur Loup
F
Born: 23 Feb 1946, Varedo, nr. Milan
Died: 06 Jan 2024, Vardeo, nr. Milan
I
Born: 28 Sep 1963, Romans-Sur-Isere, Valence
 
F
Born: 24 Jul 1906, Brescia
Died: 10 May 1963, Bergamo
I
Born: 28 Sep 1924, Puyallup, Washington
Died: 26 Feb 1998, Puyallup, Washington
USA
Born: 16 Aug 1906, Rialto, California
Died: 28 Mar 2001, Hesperia, California
USA
Born: 22 Feb 1918, Southbridge, Massachusetts
Died: 07 Jan 1968, Southbridge, Massachusetts
USA
Born: 23 Jul 1935, Hamburg, Germany
 
CDN
Born: 16 Apr 1927, Redlands, California
Died: 19 May 1959, Indianapolis, Indiana
USA
Born: 27 Mar 1971, Dumfries, Scotland
 
GB
Born: 27 May 1942, Colchester, Essex
Died: 21 Jun 1970, Zandvoort Circuit, the Netherlands
GB
Born: 17 Nov 1939, Porthleven, nr. Helston, Cornwall
Died: 20 Feb 2021, Chigwell, Essex
GB
Born: 13 Feb 1948, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Died: 06 Aug 2002, Tierra Verde, Florida, USA
GB
Born: 26 Oct 1915, Roswell, New Mexico
Died: 01 Feb 1996, Los Angeles, California
USA
Born: 16 Jan 1920, Buenos Aires
Died: 14 Aug 1991, Buenos Aires
RA
Born: 28 Oct 1924, Madrid
Died: 19 Feb 1996, Madrid
E
Born: 23 Oct 1926, Cambridge City, Indiana
Died: 20 Mar 1955, Bristol, Pennsylvania
USA
Born: 16 Feb 1920, Rusholme, Manchester
Died: 21 Jan 2014, Kingston-upon-Thames, Greater London
GB
Born: 24 Jan 1918, Jersey City, New Jersey
Died: 15 Apr 2005, La Porte, Indiana
USA
Born: 11 May 1921, Baslow, Derbyshire
Died: 07 Jan 2002, Oxford
GB

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