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Érik Comas

Érik Comas, French race car driver

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Born
September 28, 1963
Age in 2026
63
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1963

About Érik Comas

Érik Gilbert Comas is a French former racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1991 to 1994. In Japanese motorsport, Comas won the All-Japan GT Championship in 1998 and 1999 with Nismo. Comas failed to qualify for the race on his first attempt in Brazil, achieved his first finish with 10th at Imola, and achieved his highest finish of the season with eighth in Canada, scoring no points during the season. Comas scored his first career F1 point with sixth place in Canada, scored fifth at Ligier's home race in France and a further point in Germany during a mid-season revival of the team's fortunes. He won the French Formula Three Championship in 1988, before winning International Formula 3000 in 1990, after finishing runner-up to Jean Alesi on count-back in 1989.

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Érik Comas timeline

  1. He won the French Formula Three Championship in 1988, before winning International Formula 3000 in 1990, after finishing runner-up to Jean Alesi on count-back in 1989.
  2. In Japanese motorsport, Comas won the All-Japan GT Championship in 1998 and 1999 with Nismo.

The world when Érik Comas was born

Érik Comas was born in 1963. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1963

  • #1 song"Sugar Shack" – Jimmy Gilmer
  • Top movieTom Jones
  • Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
  • Best-selling bookThe Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Clark wins his first Formula One World Championship
  • Top headlinePresident Kennedy assassinated in Dallas on November 22
  • Technology milestoneTouch-tone telephone introduced
  • Defining fadBeatlemania begins
  • Notable inventionLava lamp
  • World population3.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population189.2M

1963 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Érik Comas's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19632026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,100$435,000
Average income$8,200$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.85$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population189.2M341 million

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