Rupert Keegan
British racing driver (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rupert Keegan (born 26 February 1955) is a former racing driver from England. He participated in 37 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 8 May 1977. He scored no championship points.
Born | (1955-02-26) 26 February 1955 (age 69) Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England, United Kingdom |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | British |
Active years | 1977ā1978, 1980, 1982 |
Teams | Hesketh, Surtees, RAM, March |
Entries | 37 (25 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1977 Spanish Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix |
British Formula One Championship career | |
Active years | 1979 |
Races | 13 |
Championships | 1 |
Wins | 5 |
Podium finishes | 6 |
Career points | 65 |
Pole positions | 5 |
Fastest laps | 4 |
Keegan won the 1976 British Formula 3 Championship, which propelled him into Formula One. After seasons with Hesketh and Surtees, neither of them particularly competitive teams, he won the Aurora Formula One Championship in 1979. A return to the Formula One World Championship with RAM driving their Williams FW07B yielded little in the way of results, as did a few races with March. His best career result was 7th at the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix scored in Hesketh 308E/1.[1]
After Formula One, Keegan raced in the United States in CART, and also in endurance racing. After his retirement, he pursued business interests and also worked as a racing instructor.