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John Surtees
John Norman Surtees 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 drive…
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sports · British racing driver and motorcycle road racer (1934–2017) · Formula One driver · motorcycle racer · sporting director · merchant · also John Surtees, Surtees
Born 11 February 1934 · Died 10 March 2017 · Q3153
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2026· 2 entries
Public attention spiked: 3,064 Wikipedia readers in one day, 10.5× the usual 292, with 0 article edits.
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2024· 1 entry
Awarded Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2024).
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2017· 4 entries
CNN: John Surtees: Motorsport mourns racing legend
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The Sun: John Surtees dies, aged 83 – Motorsport legend passes away in hospital
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Fox News: Former Formula One champion John Surtees dies at 83
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Died 2017-03-10.
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2016· 1 entry
autoevolution: John Surtees Awarded CBE Honors, Still Not a Knight Despite Being a Living Racing Legend
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2015· 2 entries
Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2015).
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Surtees was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering by Oxford Brookes University
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2014· 1 entry
autoevolution: John Surtees: My Incredible Life on Two and Four Wheels Book Announced
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2013· 1 entry
Surtees was awarded the 2012 Segrave Trophy in recognition of multiple world championships, and being the only person to win world titles on 2 and 4 wheels
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2012· 1 entry
Won Segrave Trophy (2012).
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2010· 1 entry
Surtees founded the Henry Surtees Foundation in his son's memory, as a charitable organization to assist victims of accidental brain injuries and to promote safety in driving and motorsport
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2008).
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2003· 1 entry
Awarded MotoGP Legends (2003).
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1996).
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Surtees was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame
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1987· 1 entry
And with whom he had three children, including Henry
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1972· 1 entry
The same year the team had their greatest success when Mike Hailwood won the European Formula 2 Championship
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1970· 1 entry
Surtees formed his own race team, the Surtees Racing Organisation, and spent nine seasons competing in Formula 5000, Formula 2 and Formula 1 as a constructor
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1966· 1 entry
“s uncle, who was in attendance as a spectator. Either way, the decision and subsequent lack of support from Enzo Ferrari were deeply upsetting to Surtees and he immediately quit the team. This decision likely cost both Ferrari and Surtees the Formula 1 Championship in 1966. Ferrari finished second to Brabham-Repco in the Constructors”
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1964· 3 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with _Deceased Motorsport (1964).
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Made motor racing history by becoming the Formula One World Champion
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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
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1963· 1 entry
And won the World Championship for the Italian team in 1964
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1961· 1 entry
Awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (1961).
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1960· 2 entries
Won the MotoGP with _Deceased Motorsport (1960).
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At the age of 26, Surtees switched from motorcycles to cars full-time, making his Formula 1 debut racing in the 1960 BRDC International Trophy at Silverstone for Team Lotus
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1959· 2 entries
Won the MotoGP with _Deceased Motorsport (1959).
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Awarded BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award (1959).
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1958· 2 entries
Won the MotoGP with _Deceased Motorsport (1958).
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1959 and 1960, he won 32 out of 39 races and became the first man to win the Senior TT at the Isle of Man TT three years in succession
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1956· 3 entries
Won the MotoGP with _Deceased Motorsport (1956).
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Surtees won the 500 cc world championship, MV Agusta's first in the senior class
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And followed with three consecutive doubles between 1958 and 1960, winning six World Championships in both the 500 and 350cc classes
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1955· 1 entry
Norton race chief Joe Craig gave Surtees his first factory-sponsored ride aboard the Nortons
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1951· 1 entry
When he gave Norton star Geoff Duke a strong challenge in an ACU race at the Thruxton Circuit
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1950· 1 entry
At the age of 16, he went to work for the Vincent factory as an apprentice
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1948· 1 entry
Was the South Eastern Centre Sidecar Champion
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1934· 1 entry
Born 1934-02-11.
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