John Surtees, OBE (born 11 February 1934, Tatsfield, Surrey) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver from England. 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.
He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Motorsports. He lives in Lingfield, Surrey, England.
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He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queens Honours List before being awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to Motorsport and to charity in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honors List.
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1964 Formula 1 World Champion. Only man to win world championships on two (motorcycles) and four wheels (race cars).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Spoils of War
1980
TV Series
Tom Poster
After Hours
1959
TV Series
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Grand Tour
2016
TV Series
Himself - Special Guest
Maserati: A Hundred Years Against All Odds
2016
Documentary
Race driver
The 24 Hour War
2016
Documentary
Himself
Formula 1: BBC Sport
2011-2014
TV Series
Himself - 1964 F1 World Champion / Himself / Himself - F1 World Champion 1964
1
2013
Documentary
Himself
Grand Prix: The Killer Years
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself - World Champion 1964 (as John Surtees OBE)
ITV - Formula One
2008
TV Series
Himself
The History of Honda Challenges for 50 Years
1999
Video documentary
Himself
This Is Your Life
1992
TV Series documentary
Himself
Maestro
1987
TV Series
Herself - Interviewee
The Racing Scene
1969
Documentary
Himself - Driver
Attack!
1967
TV Series
Himself
Der Sport-Spiegel
1965
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Fast Lady
1962
Himself
British Sporting Personalities
1959
Short
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Formula 1's 60th Anniversary: Plus Ça Change
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself - World Champion 1964
Known for movies
Grand Prix: The Killer Years (2011) as Himself - World Champion 1964
$900,000
