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John Surtees

Born
Feb 11, 1934 · Aged 83
Died
Mar 10, 2017
Place of birth
Tatsfield, Surrey, England
Gender
Male
Movie credits
18
TV credits
3

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