John Surtees, CBE (11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017) was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. He was a four-time 500 cc motorcycle World Champion – winning that title in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960 – the Formula One World Champion in 1964, and remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels. He founded the Surtees Racing Organisation team that competed as a constructor in Formula One, Formula 2 and Formula 5000 from 1970 to 1978. He was also the ambassador of the Racing Steps Foundation.
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Date of birth | 11 February 1934
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Place of birth | Tatsfield, Surrey, England
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Date of death | 10 March 2017
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John Surtees is known for his role in the TV series documentary The Power and the Glory (1991) as Self - Interviewee.
He is also known for his role in the TV series The Saint (1962) as Racing Driver.
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