John Surtees

British motorcycle and automobile racer (1934-2017) · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Died at 83

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.

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2024Motorsports Hall of Fame of AmericaAward2017Died10 March 20172015Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward2012Segrave TrophyAward2008Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward2003MotoGP LegendsAward1996International Motorsports Hall of FameAward1961Member of the Order of the British EmpireAward1959BBC Sports Personality of the Year AwardAward1934Born11 February 1934

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Team Lotus

Scuderia Ferrari

Cooper Car Company

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Honda F1

Reg Parnell Racing

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Surtees in action during the 1960 500cc Dutch TT.

Surtees (left) and Mauro Forghieri in 1965

Surtees at the 1965 1000 km Nürburgring

Surtees and Yoshio Nakamura at the 1968 Dutch Grand Prix

Surtees at the 1969 Dutch Grand Prix

Surtees at the wheel of the Surtees TS7

John Surtees in 2011

Awards

Motorsports Hall of Fame of America2024

Commander of the Order of the British Empire2015

Segrave Trophy2012

Officer of the Order of the British Empire2008

MotoGP Legends2003

International Motorsports Hall of Fame1996

Member of the Order of the British Empire1961

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award1959

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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.

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United Kingdom