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Surtees MBE, John
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Date of Birth:
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11/02/1934
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Career Description
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John Surtees MBE is a Life Member of the BRDC, and was elected to the Club in 1962.
John is the only man to win World Championship titles on two and four wheels. Born into a motorcycling background - his father was an amateur racer - John began racing on two wheels in 1951.
From 1956-1960 John was the outstanding rider of the day, and won a total of seven World Championship titles on 350cc and 500cc machines, and in 1960 raced a Ken Tyrrell Cooper car at Goodwood - and winning.
John made his Grand Prix debut in 1960 for Team Lotus, and driving for Ferrari won the Formula 1 World Championship in 1964.
In total John drove in 111 Grand Prix, scoring a total of six wins, eight pole positions and eleven fastest laps. Scoring a total of 180 World Championship points.
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