Patrick Depailler

French racecar driver (1944-1980)
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Patrick Depailler

Summary

Patrick Depailler is a human[1]. His place of birth was Clermont-Ferrand[2]. He was born on +1944-08-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Hockenheim[4]. He died on +1980-08-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a motorcycle racer[6], racing automobile driver[7], and Formula One driver[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #6,982 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Clermont-Ferrand[2], Patrick Depailler…
  • Patrick Depailler died in Hockenheim[4].
  • Patrick Depailler was born on +1944-08-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Patrick Depailler died on +1980-08-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Crevant-Laveine[10].
  • Patrick Depailler held citizenship in France[11].
  • Patrick Depailler worked as a motorcycle racer[6].
  • Patrick Depailler's professions included racing automobile driver[7].
  • Patrick Depailler's professions included Formula One driver[8].
  • Patrick Depailler's field of work was auto race[12].
  • Patrick Depailler's field of work was Formula One[13].
  • Patrick Depailler's field of work was Formula One race[14].
  • Patrick Depailler's image is recorded as PatrickDepailler-ar.jpg[15].
  • Patrick Depailler is recorded as male[16].
  • Patrick Depailler's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Patrick Depailler's member of sports team is recorded as Alfa Romeo Racing[18].
  • Patrick Depailler's ISNI is recorded as 0000000388745850[19].
  • Patrick Depailler's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 282003596[20].
  • Patrick Depailler's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2018163222[21].
  • Patrick Depailler's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15588450z[22].
  • Patrick Depailler's Commons category is recorded as Patrick Depailler[23].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[24].
  • Patrick Depailler's sport is recorded as motorcycle sport[25].
  • Patrick Depailler's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04k19k[26].
  • Patrick Depailler's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0279765[27].

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Origins and Family

Patrick Depailler was born in Clermont-Ferrand[2]. He was born on +1944-08-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include motorcycle racer[6], racing automobile driver[7], and Formula One driver[8]. Fields of work include auto race[12]; Formula One[13], an automobile racing series[28], founded in 1950[29]; and Formula One race[14].

Death and Burial

Patrick Depailler died on +1980-08-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Hockenheim[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[24]. Burial took place at Crevant-Laveine[10].

Why It Matters

Patrick Depailler ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #6,982 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Patrick Depailler born?

Patrick Depailler's place of birth was Clermont-Ferrand[2].

Where did Patrick Depailler die?

Patrick Depailler passed away in Hockenheim[4].

What did Patrick Depailler do for work?

Patrick Depailler worked as motorcycle racer[6], racing automobile driver[7], and Formula One driver[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Q80900474. wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Driver Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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