John Surtees

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John Surtees

Overview

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Birthday
Feb 11, 1934 (91 years old)
Death date
Mar 10, 2017

John Surtees

Known For

Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
1h 20m
Movie 2022

Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

Philip Vincent built the fastest and most glamorous motorcycles in...

Maserati: A Hundred Years Against All Odds
1h 23m
Movie 2020

Maserati: A Hundred Years Against All Odds

Celebrate the long and storied history of one of the...

Brabham
1h 24m
Movie 2020

Brabham

The story of the forgotten godfather of modern Formula 1—Jack...

John Surtees: One of a Kind
0h 44m
Movie 2017

John Surtees: One of a Kind

The name John Surtees will forever be etched in the...

The 24 Hour War
1h 39m
Movie 2016

The 24 Hour War

In the early 1960s, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari...

Lewis Hamilton: Life in the Fast Lane
1h 11m
Movie 2007

Lewis Hamilton: Life in the Fast Lane

From obscurity to global celebrity - Lewis Hamilton is the...

The History of Motor Racing 1960s - A Very British Era
2h 12m
Movie 2004

The History of Motor Racing 1960s - A Very British Era

From the very outset of the decade, the years 1960-69...

Biography

John Surtees, CBE (11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017) was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. He was a four-time 500cc motorcycle World Champion – winning that title in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960 – the Formula One World Champion in 1964, and remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels. 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. Source: Wikipadia