John Surtees
Race car driver, Award Winner
1934 –
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Who is John Surtees?
John Surtees, OBE is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver from England. 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 is also the ambassador of the Racing Steps Foundation.
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- Born
- Feb 11, 1934
Tatsfield - Also known as
- Сёртис, Джон
- 约翰·苏尔特斯
- Children
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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