John Surtees

John Surtees
Also Known As:	"The son of the wind"
Birthdate:	February 11, 1934
Birthplace:	Tatsfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Death:	March 10, 2017 (83) St George's Hospital, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Place of Burial:	Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:	Son of Private and Private Husband of Private Ex-husband of Private and Private Father of Private; Private and Private

Managed by:	Piet Roestenburg
Last Updated:	April 28, 2022

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John Surtees, 1934 - 2017, London.

Formula One World Champion 1964,
4-time 500cc motorcycle World Champion 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960,
3-time 350cc motorcycle World Champion, 1958, 1959, 1960.
He remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels
In 1996, Surtees was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.
The FIM honoured him as a Grand Prix "Legend" in 2003.
Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008
Birthday Honours[36] and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to motorsport.
In 2013 he was awarded the 2012 Segrave Trophy in recognition of multiple world championships, and being the only person to win world titles on 2 and 4 wheels.
In 2015, he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Engineering by Oxford Brookes University

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1934	February 11, 1934	Birth of John Surtees Tatsfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
2017	March 10, 2017 Age 83	Death of John Surtees at St George's Hospital St George's Hospital, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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