John Surtees

John Surtees (born February 11 1934) is a British racing driver, and the only one to have become World Champion on both two and four wheels.

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February 11 - 1934 - British

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Born in Tatsfield, Surrey, Surtees won seven world titles in motorcycle racing, winning the 350cc championship from 1958 to 1960, and the 500cc championship in 1956 and 1958 through 1960.

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Tatsfield - Surrey - Motorcycle racing

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Surtees switched from motorcycles to cars, full time in 1960 making his Formula 1 debut racing for Lotus in the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo. He moved to Ferrari and won the world championship for the Italian team in 1964.

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Formula 1 - Lotus - Monaco Grand Prix - Monte Carlo - Ferrari - Italian

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Surtees parted company with Ferrari during the 1966 season, citing excessive pressure as a factor, leaving Jack Brabham to take the Drivers' Championship.

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He later formed his own race team, Surtees Racing Organization, which raced in Formula One during the 1970s.

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Surtees Racing Organization - Formula One

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In 1996, he was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

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1996 - International Motorsports Hall of Fame

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