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John Surtees

John Surtees. Copyright Ferret Fotographic 2009. Used with permission.	Born:	11 Feb 1934 Tatsfield, Surrey	John Surtees, 2009 F2 event, Brno, Czech Republic. Copyright Jiri Inneman, 2009. Used with permission.
	Nationality:	Great Britain
	Grands Prix:	111 (1960-1972)
	F2 starts:	6 (1960) & (1967-1972)
	Teams:	Surtees (1970-1978)
Formed his own F1 team but now lives in Surrey, where he is heavily involved in the historic racing world, motorbikes especially, along with looking after his business interests. However, he suffered tragedy in 2009 when his young son, Henry, was killed in a freak F2 accident. Still keeping busy, despite recent ill health, as he recently ran the British entry for the A1 GP series. Awarded an OBE in 2008. Biography last updated 11 Nov 2012

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