Ian Burgess
| Born | 6 July 1930 London, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 19 May 2012 (aged 81) Harrow, Greater London, England |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Active years | 1958 – 1963 |
| Teams | Cooper (inc. non-works), Scirocco Non-works Lotus |
| Entries | 20 (16 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1958 British Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1963 German Grand Prix |
Ian John Burgess (6 July 1930 – 19 May 2012) was a British racing driver, born in London. He participated in 20 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix,[1] debuting on 19 July 1958, and numerous non-Championship Formula One races. He scored no championship points.
Racing career
[edit]Burgess began racing in 1950 with a Cooper Formula Three car and had a successful 1951 season including a win at the Nürburgring before moving up to sports cars and Formula Two, where he was less successful.[2]
Burgess began working for Cooper, both in their factory and at their drivers' school based at Brands Hatch and raced one of the works Formula Two cars in 1957, when he achieved fourth place in the Oulton Park Gold Cup.[2] This led to a drive with Tommy Atkins' team in 1958, with a similar machine. He won at Crystal Palace and Snetterton and gained fourth places at Reims and Montlhéry. However, a broken leg at AVUS ended his season but not before he made his Formula One debut for Cooper at the British Grand Prix.[2]
Burgess returned in 1959 driving Scuderia Centro Sud's Cooper T51-Maserati with a best finish of sixth in the German Grand Prix. He continued with the team in 1960 with little success.
For 1961 he joined the American Camoradi International team, competing in five Grands Prix (three starts) with a best finish of 12th in the German Grand Prix.[2] He moved to the Anglo American Equipe team in 1962 competing in three Grands Prix, finishing no higher than 11th. 1963 was his last year in racing and he competed in two Grands Prix for the Scirocco-Powell team, retiring from both.[2]
Burgess died in Harrow, aged 81.[3]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Cooper Car Company | Cooper T45 | Climax Straight-4 | ARG | MON | NED | 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||
| High Efficiency Motors | Cooper T43 (F2) | GER 7 |
POR | ITA | MOR | |||||||||||
| 1959 | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper T51 | Maserati Straight-4 | MON | 500 | NED | FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER 6 |
POR | ITA 14 |
USA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1960 | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper T51 | Maserati Straight-4 | ARG | MON DNQ |
500 | NED | BEL | FRA 10 |
GBR Ret |
POR | ITA | USA Ret |
NC | 0 | |
| 1961 | Camoradi International | Lotus 18 | Climax Straight-4 | MON | NED DNS |
BEL DNS |
FRA 14 |
GBR 14 |
NC | 0 | ||||||
| Cooper T53 | GER 12 |
ITA | USA | |||||||||||||
| 1962 | Anglo American Equipe | Cooper T59 | Climax Straight-4 | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR 12 |
GER 11 |
ITA DNQ |
USA | RSA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1963 | Scirocco-Powell | Scirocco 02 | BRM V8 | MON WD |
BEL WD |
NED WD |
FRA WD |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
ITA WD |
USA | MEX | RSA | NC | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Grand Prix Data Book
- ^ a b c d e Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 88. ISBN 0851127029.
- ^ "Ian Burgess at oldracingcars.com". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- Profile at grandprix.com
- Hayhoe, David & Holland, David (2006). Grand Prix Data Book (4th edition). Haynes, Sparkford, UK. ISBN 1-84425-223-X
External links
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