John Surtees was a British Formula One World Champion who won the Drivers’ Title with Ferrari in 1964. During his career “Big John”, as he was known, won a total of 6 Grands Prix and claimed 8 pole positions. He was a double winner of the German Grand Prix and the Italian Grand Prix and also won the Sebring 12 Hours for Ferrari in 1963 and the Can-Am title in 1966. Prior to Formula 1, he had achieved huge success racing motorcycles and remains the only man to have won the world title on 4 wheels and 2 wheels. After he stopped racing, he formed his own racing outfit Team Surtees which was active in Formula 1 between 1970 and 1978. At the age of 83, Surtees died in a London Hospital from natural causes. His son Henry had very sadly predeceased him after he was killed in an FIA Formula 2 Championship race at Brands Hatch in July 2019.
| Win Number | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Round | No. | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Grid | Winning Margin | Race Time | Speed | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1963 German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | 4 August 1963 | 6/10 | 7 | Ferrari | 156/63 | Dunlop | 2 | 1:17.500 | 2:13:06.800 | 154.221 | 342.150 |
| 2 | 1964 German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | 2 August 1964 | 6/10 | 7 | Ferrari | 158 | Dunlop | 1 | 1:15.600 | 2:12:04.800 | 155.428 | 342.150 |
| 3 | 1964 Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 6 September 1964 | 8/10 | 2 | Ferrari | 158 | Dunlop | 1 | 1:06.000 | 2:10:51.800 | 205.634 | 448.500 |
| 4 | 1966 Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 12 June 1966 | 2/9 | 6 | Ferrari | 312 | Dunlop | 1 | 42.100 | 2:09:11.300 | 183.400 | 394.800 |
| 5 | 1966 Mexican Grand Prix | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 23 October 1966 | 9/9 | 7 | Cooper Maserati | T81 | Firestone | 1 | 7.880 | 2:06:35.340 | 154.041 | 325.000 |
| 6 | 1967 Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 10 September 1967 | 9/11 | 14 | Honda | RA300 | Firestone | 9 | 0.200 | 1:43:45.000 | 226.100 | 391.000 |