John Surtees
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Surtees at the 1964 British Grand Prix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | John Norman Surtees 11 February 1934 Tatsfield, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 March 2017 (aged 83) Tooting, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouses | Patricia Burke
(m. 1962; div. 1979)Janis Sheara
(m. 1979; div. 1982)Jane Sparrow (m. 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3, including Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Active years | 1960–1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | Lotus, Parnell, Ferrari, Cooper, Honda, BRM, Surtees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Entries | 113 (111 starts) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | 1 (1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career points | 180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pole positions | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First entry | 1960 Monaco Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First win | 1963 German Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last win | 1967 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last entry | 1972 Italian Grand Prix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | 1963–1965, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | Ferrari, Lola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best finish | 3rd (1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Norman Surtees (11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017) was a British racing driver and motorcycle road racer, who competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1952 to 1960, and Formula One from 1960 to 1972. Surtees was a seven-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion, with four titles in the premier 500cc class with MV Agusta. Surtees won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1964 with Ferrari, and remains the only driver to win World Championships on both two- and four-wheels; he won 38 motorcycle Grands Prix and six Formula One Grands Prix.
On his way to become a seven-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion, he won his first title in 1956, and followed with three consecutive doubles between 1958 and 1960, winning six World Championships in both the 500 and 350cc classes. Surtees then made the move to the pinnacle of four-wheeled motorsport, the Formula One World Championship, and in 1964 made motor racing history by becoming the Formula One World Champion. He founded the Surtees Racing Organisation team that competed as a constructor in Formula One, Formula 2 and Formula 5000 from 1970 to 1978. He was also the ambassador of the Racing Steps Foundation.