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John Norman Surtees, CBE (11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. On his way to become a seven-time Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion, he won his first title in 1956, and followed with three consecutive doubles between 1958 and 1960, winning six World Championships in both ...
Mar 10, 2017 · John Surtees, the only man to win the world title on two and four wheels, passed away at 83 after a respiratory condition. He was a legendary driver, team owner and motorsport advocate, and received several honours and awards.
May 9, 2024 · John Surtees (born February 11, 1934, Tatsfield, Surrey, England—died March 10, 2017, London) was a British motorsport racer who was the only competitor to have won world championships while racing motorcycles and automobiles, with seven motorcycle-racing world championships in two classes (1956–60) and one Formula One drivers ...
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Famed as the only World Champion on both two and four wheels, John Surtees rode motorcycles and drove Formula One cars with equal skill and bravery.
Mar 10, 2017 · John Surtees, who died aged 83, was the only man to win a world championship on two and four wheels. He dominated motorcycling in the 1950s and won the F1 title for Ferrari in 1964, but also had a turbulent career with Honda and his own team.
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Mar 10, 2017 · John Surtees was the only person to win world titles on two wheels and four, with six F1 victories and five 500cc motorcycle titles. He passed away in 2017 after a respiratory condition, leaving behind his family and a legacy in motorsport.
John Surtees, famously the only man to win world championships on both two and four wheels, has died at the age of 83. Surtees took the F1 drivers’ title with Ferrari in 1964 and won a total of six Grands Prix in an F1 career spanning 12 years.
