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'''John Surtees''' (born 11th February, 1934 in Tatsfield, Surrey, England, died 10th March, 2017 in London, England) was a British former racing driver. Surtees was accomplished on both motorcycles and in cars - having won the Motorcycle World Championship in 1956 before his switch into [[Formula One]] | '''John Surtees''' (born 11th February, 1934 in Tatsfield, Surrey, England, died 10th March, 2017 in London, England) was a British former racing driver. Surtees was accomplished on both motorcycles and in cars - having won the Motorcycle World Championship in 1956 before his switch into [[Formula One]] in [[1958_Alternate_Formula_One_season|1958]]. | ||
==Formula One== | ==Formula One== | ||
Revision as of 18:14, 21 April 2020
John Surtees (born 11th February, 1934 in Tatsfield, Surrey, England, died 10th March, 2017 in London, England) was a British former racing driver. Surtees was accomplished on both motorcycles and in cars - having won the Motorcycle World Championship in 1956 before his switch into Formula One in 1958.
Formula One
Surtees made his Formula One debut in 1958 with the B.C.M.A. team. Surtees' first entry was at the Monaco Grand Prix, but he'd fail to qualify for the race. His first start came one race later in France, a race in which he unexpectedly took the chequered flag. Surtees eventually finished the 1958 season in fifth place.