John Surtees on an MV Agusta, Waterworks Corner, Isle of Man Senior TT, 1956. Artist: Unknown

John Surtees on an MV Agusta, Waterworks Corner, Isle of Man Senior TT, 1956. Artist: Unknown

1-194-497 - National Motor Museum/Heritage Images

John Surtees on an MV Agusta, Waterworks Corner, Isle of Man Senior TT, 1956. Surtees came first in this race. He was the only man to ever win a World Drivers’ Championship on two and four wheels. He competed in 15 TT races and finished in all except the 1956 Junior. At the end of the 1960 season, he decided to finish his motorcycling career and turned to four wheels, going on to win the F1 World Drivers Championship.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. John Surtees: British: Motorcycle and car racing driver

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Isle of Man Isle of Man

  1. 54 15 00 N , 004 30 00 W

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5007x3752
File Size : 55,038kb


Aliases

  1. A7810
  1. 0340001916
  1. 1-194-497
  1. 1194497
  1. 1916
  1. A7810


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