John Surtees
Formula One World Championship career Active years 1960–1972 Teams Lotus, Cooper (Inc non-works), Lola, Ferrari, Honda, BRM, non-works McLaren, Surtees Races 113 (111 starts) Championships 1 (1964) Wins 6 Podiums 24 Career points 180 Pole positions 8 Fastest laps 11 First race 1960 Monaco Grand Prix First win 1963 German Grand Prix Last win 1967 Italian Grand Prix Last race 1972 Italian Grand Prix 24 Hours of Le Mans career Participating years 1963–1965, 1967 Teams Scuderia Ferrari Lola Cars/Team Surtees Best finish 3rd (1964) Class wins 0 John Surtees, OBE (born 11 February 1934, Tatsfield, Surrey) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. He was a four-time 500cc motorcycle World Champion – winning that title in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960 – the Formula One World Champion in 1964, and remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels. He founded the Surtees Racing Organisation team that competed as a constructor in Formula One, Formula 2 and Formula 5000 from 1970 to 1978. He is also the ambassador of the Racing Steps Foundation.