John Surtees in his BRM at the British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 1969. Artist: Unknown

John Surtees in his BRM at the British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 1969. Artist: Unknown

1-194-565 - National Motor Museum/Heritage Images

John Surtees in his BRM at the British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 1969. Mechanics work on the car while Surtees sits in the cockpit. John Surtees came to car racing in 1959 after a highly successful motorcycle racing career. He drove in Formula 1 from 1960 to 1972, winning 6 races and becoming World Champion in 1964 with Ferrari. Surtees drove for Honda in the 1967 and 1968 seasons. He formed his own team in 1970, which ceased competing in 1978. He spent only one season with BRM, the unreliable car ailing to finish in half the races, including this one.


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

Medium
  1. Photograph

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World Europe United Kingdom England Northamptonshire Silverstone

  1. 52 05 00 N , 001 01 00 W

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5096x3425
File Size : 51,135kb


Aliases

  1. C35/BRM/5/1
  1. 0340001984
  1. 1-194-565
  1. 1194565
  1. 1984
  1. C35/BRM/5/1


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