Henry Surtees

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Henry Surtees (2008)

Henry John Surtees (born February 18, 1991 in Lingfield , Surrey , † July 19, 2009 in London ) was a British automobile racing driver and the son of British Formula 1 and motorcycle world champion John Surtees .

Career

Surtees 2008 in Snetterton in Formula Renault

After Surtees had gained first experience in karting, he began his motorsport career in 2006 in the British Ginetta GT Junior Championship, in which he immediately finished third in the overall standings. In the following year he switched to monoposto racing , where he started his formula career in the British Formula BMW . With one win he was sixth overall. He also started as a guest driver in other formula series. In 2008 Surtees competed in the British Formula Renault and finished twelfth overall. The young Brit also took part in the final race weekend of the British Formula 3 Championship in Donington Park . As a guest starter in the national class, he won the first race and came second in the second race.

In 2009 he rose to the revived FIA Formula 2 championship . In the inexpensive championship, after starting from pole position once, he finished third in the first race at Brands Hatch .

Surtees 2009 at Brands Hatch

death

One day later, on July 19, 2009, Surtees had a fatal accident in the second race at Brands Hatch . His compatriot Jack Clarke , who was driving in front of him , lost control of his vehicle in the fast Westfield section and hit the boundary wall, releasing a rear wheel which then jumped over the track. Surtees came in a group of several vehicles around the curve, which was not visible because of a crest, and was hit on the helmet by Clarke's wheel. He immediately lost consciousness and then hit the guardrail at Sheene's curve. After receiving initial medical attention on the route, he was flown to a London hospital, where he died on the evening of the same day.

The accident in Surtees was reminiscent of the accident of the Austrian Markus Höttinger , who was hit in the head by a bike in a Formula 2 race in 1980 and also suffered fatal injuries.

Career stations

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Formula 2 - Henry Surtees dies after an accident. motorsport-magazin.com, July 19, 2009, accessed June 6, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Commented video on Youtube. November 24, 2010, accessed June 6, 2013 .

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personal data
SURNAME Surtees, Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Surtees, Henry John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Lingfield , Surrey, United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH July 19, 2009
Place of death London , UK