Surtees died on 10 March 2017 in a hospital in London from respiratory failure, aged 83. His team also ran in the Formula 2 Championship, which in 1972, Mike Hailwood won the Formula Two Championship. After that, he simply ran the team, until the team left Formula One in 1978. He raced with the team until his retirement in 1972. Surtees eventually made his own team, simply named Surtees. After that, Surtees joined Honda Racing (not to be confused with the Honda Racing team that ran from 2006-2008). He stayed with Ferrari in 1965 but left midway through 1966, joining Cooper and eventually placing second in the Drivers' Championship. Surtees won the Drivers' Championship in 1964 by one point. At 82, the 1978 Formula One World Champion, 1969 Indianapolis winner and 1967 Daytona 500 winner is certainly not slowing down. He joined Ferrari in 1963, placing fourth in the championship. Surtees moved on to Formula One in 1960, earning his first podium position by placing second in the British Grand Prix, and earning pole position in the Portuguese Grand Prix. 1978 F1 World Championship NO Grand Prix Date Winner Team Laps Time 1: 1978 Argentine F1 GP: January 15: Mario Andretti. He started racing in motorcycling in 1952, won his first race in 1956, as well as winning the 500cc Motorcycle Championship in 1956, as well as 1958, 19. He was the only person to win the Drivers' Championship in both Formula One and in the 500cc Motorcycle Championship, which is the top level in motorcycling racing. John Surtees CBE (11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017) was a British racing driver on both motorcycles and in Formula One. F2 has existed in three different guises over the years. John Surtees signing an autograph in 1964 Formula 2 is considered the foremost single-seater feeder series to Formula 1.
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