Surtees
Americannoun
noun
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John. born 1934, British racing motorcyclist and motor-racing driver. He was motorcycling world champion (1956, 1958–60) and Formula One world champion (1964), the only man to have been world champion in both sports
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Robert Smith. 1803–64, British journalist and novelist, who satirized the sporting life of the English gentry in such works as Jorrocks's Jaunts and Jollities (1838)
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Surtees trailed fellow Englishman Graham Hill by five points before the decider in Mexico, while Scot Jim Clark was in third, a further four points behind.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
John Surtees became the only man to win world titles on two wheels and four with his F1 championship in 1964.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
Seeing Clark's problems, Ferrari ordered Bandini to let Surtees by into second place, which gave him the title by one point from Hill.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025
The Scuderia’s last world title had been won by John Surtees in 1964, and the whole team was now being urgently rejuvenated.
From The Guardian • May 21, 2019
We went to take him a book, and, not knowing of his illness, my Sister Surtees asked if he was at home.
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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