John Surtees winning the Isle of Man Junior TT, on an MV Agusta, 1959. Artist: Unknown

John Surtees winning the Isle of Man Junior TT, on an MV Agusta, 1959. Artist: Unknown

1-194-505 - National Motor Museum/Heritage Images

John Surtees winning the Isle of Man Junior TT, on an MV Agusta, 1959. 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) : 4963x3792
File Size : 55,136kb


Aliases

  1. A7577
  1. 0340001924
  1. 1-194-505
  1. 1194505
  1. 1924
  1. A7577


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