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Nigel Mansell

British racing driver (born 1953)

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  • Momentum1.2
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  • Age
    73
    Born 1953
  • Known for
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    2010
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Updated 2026-06-21

He won Formula One's world title in 1992, then walked away to America and won IndyCar the next year — the only driver to ever hold both championships at once.

Biography

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Nigel Mansell spent 15 seasons in Formula One, starting in 1980, and collected 31 Grand Prix wins before claiming the World Drivers' Championship with Williams in 1992. As reigning F1 champion he made an unlikely jump to American open-wheel racing and won the IndyCar World Series with Newman/Haas in his debut season, 1993 — a double no one else has managed. He returned to Formula One and in 1994 became the last driver to win a Grand Prix past 40, taking the Australian round at 41. He's second among British drivers in F1 wins, behind only Lewis Hamilton, and eighth on the all-time list. After F…

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  • Best Driver ESPY Award
  • Best Driver ESPY Award
  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
  • Segrave Trophy
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59.3
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Momentum1.2
Historical26.0
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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