Nigel Mansell

Nigel Mansell was pure, undiluted competitive fire. His 1992 title with Williams and 31 career wins only hint at what made him special; it was the relentless, almost reckless overtaking and the refusal to ever settle for second that made fans roar. Two BBC Sports Personality awards and a CBE confirm the national-hero status, but for me his appeal is more human than that. From a small town in Worcestershire to the summit of Formula One, he willed himself there through sheer grit. He raced with his heart on his sleeve, and that emotional honesty is why his name still deserves to be told.

Name (English)

Nigel Mansell

Name (Japanese)

ナイジェル・マンセル

Reading

ないじぇる・まんせる

Born

August 8, 1953 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

Origin

Upton upon Severn, United Kingdom

Height

180 cm

Occupation

Formula One driver / racing automobile driver

University

Birmingham Metropolitan College

Awards & achievements

• Commander of the Order of the British Empire
• 1986 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
• 1992 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
• 1993 Best Driver ESPY Award
• 1994 Best Driver ESPY Award
• 1992 Segrave Trophy

• Official sitehttp://www.nigelmansell.co.uk
• Xhttps://x.com/Mansell_Nigel
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel%20Mansell
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10501

Tags

• Formula One driver
• racing automobile driver

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.