News Details

Surtees receives CBE in New Year's Honours

– John Surtees has been made a CBE [Commander of the British Empire] in the New Year's Honours List in the United Kingdom.Surtees had already received an MBE and an OBE for his exploits in motorsport, in which he is the only person to win World Championships in motorcycle racing and Formula 1.Surtees collected seven titles in 350cc and 500cc between 1956 and 1960 before switching to Formula 1, winning the championship with Ferrari in 1964.Surtees also competed for Honda prior to founding his own team, bowing out of the sport in 1972.Following the death of his son, Henry, during a Formula 2 race in 2009, Surtees created a foundation in his honour, which primarily assists people with...
Full Story »
10y ago from GPUpdate.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

John Surtees receives CBE in New Year Honours

1964 Formula 1 world champion John Surtees has been made a CBE in the...
10y ago from RichlandF1.com

John Surtees receives CBE in UK New Year Honours List

John Surtees, the only man to win World Championships on two wheels and...
10y ago from Motorsport.com

Surtees appointed a CBE in New Year Honours

 XPB Images John Surtees has been appointed a CBE for services...
10y ago from F1i.com

Boost for COTA as letter guaranteeing funding...

The United States Grand Prix held at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas...
10y ago from GrandPrixTimes.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal will not play for a draw in Manchester City...

t;li>Arsenal coach sees trip to Etihad as ‘a big opportunity’Bukayo...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com

Wayne Rooney makes huge Arsenal title claim amid late...

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has backed Arsenal to clinch the...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Papers: Arsenal interested in Leicester teenager as...

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...
4m ago from SkySports.com

Arsenal plotting move to sign 3rd youngest player in...

Arsenal are reportedly preparing a move for Leicester City youngster...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.