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John Surtees
Sign in to saveBritish motorcycle and automobile racer (1934–2017)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Eastbourne
- John Surtees
- Motorcycling book
- Pirelli album of motor racing heroes
- Speed
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Key facts
- Born
- John Norman Surtees , ( 1934-02-11 ) 11 February 1934, Tatsfield , Surrey, England
- Died
- 10 March 2017 (2017-03-10) (aged 83), Tooting , London, England
- Spouses
- Patricia Burke ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 ) Janis Sheara ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1982 ) Jane Sparrow ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
- Children
- 3, including Henry
- Active years
- 1952 – 1960
- First race
- 1952 500cc Ulster Grand Prix
- Last race
- 1960 500cc Nations Grand Prix
- First win
- 1955 250cc Ulster Grand Prix
- Last win
- 1960 500cc Nations Grand Prix
- Team s
- Norton , EMC , NSU , BMW , MV Agusta
- Championships
- 350cc – 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 500cc – 1956 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Tatsfield
- Place of death
- St George's Hospital
- Child
- Henry Surtees
- Occupation
- merchant
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- Sport
- motorcycle sport
- Member of team
- British Racing Motors
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- Image
- John Surtees at Goodwood Revival 2011 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- John Surtees
- date of birth
- 1934-02-11
- Commons gallery
- John Surtees
- date of death
- 2017-03-10
- cause of death
- respiratory failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- number of wins
- 6
- points for
- 180
- pole positions
- 8
- podium finishes
- 24
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 122
- P12749
- Tony Holiday
- birth name
- John Norman Surtees
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
~13 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Formula One World Championship career Nationality British Active years1960–1972 TeamsLotus, Parnell, Ferrari, Cooper, Honda, BRM, Surtees Entries113 (111 starts) Championships1 (1964) Wins6 Podiums24 Career points180 Pole positions8 Fastest laps10 First entry1960 Monaco Grand Prix First win1963 German Grand Prix Last win1967 Italian Grand Prix Last entry1972 Italian Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career Years1963–1965, 1967 TeamsFerrari, Lola Best finish3rd (1964) Class wins0
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