What happened to Henry Surtees?
Henry Surtees was struck on the head by a wheel and tyre from the car of another driver, Jack Clarke, which spun into the wall exiting Westfield Bend. The race was stopped immediately and the 18-year-old was removed from his car, which crashed into the barriers at Sheene Corner.
What happened to John Surtees?
Surtees died of respiratory failure on 10 March 2017 at St George’s Hospital in London, at the age of 83. He was buried, next to his son Henry, at St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church in Lingfield, Surrey.
Why did Surtees leave Ferrari?
Having won the driving title at Ferrari, he left after a violent argument and was thereafter ill-equipped to win consistently. His family background gave John Surtees a head start on motorcycles.
Who died at Brands Hatch?
A volunteer marshal who died in a crash at Brands Hatch motor racing circuit has been named locally as Robert Foote. Mr Foote was a former mayor of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council in Surrey, and a serving councillor. A racing car spun off the track, hitting two people at the circuit in Kent on Saturday afternoon.
Which F1 driver got hit by a TYRE?
| Henry Surtees | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 February 1991 Lingfield, Surrey, England |
| Died | 19 July 2009 (aged 18) Whitechapel, London, England |
| FIA Formula Two Championship | |
| Years active | 2009 |
Where did Surtees live?
Surtees, who lived at Puttenden Manor in Lingfield, appointed his wife and William Woodrow to be his trustees, and suggested that they should take the advice of Sammy Miller, George Barber, Colin Sealy and Derek Redfern over his collection of vehicles.
How old is John Surtees?
83 years (1934–2017)
John Surtees/Age at death
How did the Marshall get killed at Brands Hatch?
A volunteer marshal has died in an accident during a race at Brands Hatch motor racing circuit. A racing car crashed, hitting two people on the track at about 15:00 BST on Saturday, Kent Police said. The rest of Saturday’s racing activity was cancelled, but it resumed on Sunday.
What happened to marshal at Brands Hatch?
The crash happened after a car spun off the track during a British Automobile Racing Club Car Championship event. A volunteer marshal has died after being hit by a car during a race at the Brands Hatch circuit.
How did Helmut Marko lose his eye?
A few weeks later, on 2 July 1972, during the 1972 French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand, a stone thrown up by Emerson Fittipaldi’s Lotus pierced Marko’s helmet visor, permanently blinding his left eye and ending his racing career.
What is Felipe Massa doing now?
Since retirement from Formula One, Massa has pursued a career in the FIA’s all electric series Formula E. He retired from Formula E at the end of the 2019-20 Championship. He then joined the 2021 season of the Stock Car Brasil series.
Was Henry Surtees related to John Surtees?
Henry John Surtees (18 February 1991 – 19 July 2009) was a British racing driver and the son of John Surtees. He was educated at Worth, an independent school in West Sussex.
What happened to Michael Surtees?
At Brands Hatch on 19 July 2009, during a Formula Two race, Surtees was hit on the head by a wheel from the car of Jack Clarke after Clarke spun into the wall exiting Westfield Bend. The wheel broke its tether and bounced back across the track into the following group of cars and collided with Surtees’s helmet.
How did Henry Surtees die?
British Formula Two driver Henry Surtees dies after race accident Surtees at Brands Hatch the day before his fatal accident. At Brands Hatch on 19 July 2009, during a Formula Two race, Surtees was hit on the head by a wheel from the car of Jack Clarke after Clarke spun into the wall exiting Westfield Bend.
What happened to Surtees in Formula Two?
Surtees signed up to the revived FIA Formula Two Championship ahead of the 2009 season on 2 January 2009. He drove car number seven in the series. He scored a podium in the first of the two races at Brands Hatch, coming third, and achieved a pole position at Brno. Surtees’ results placed him fourteenth in the championship, at the end of the season.
How did Jarno Surtees die?
A spokesperson for the hospital this evening confirmed that Surtees had died from his injuries. Surtees graduated to F2 this season from Formula Renault and had taken his first podium finish in the series with third place in Saturday’s race at Brands Hatch.