Surtees Racing Organisation

Surtees

Full name	Surtees Racing Organisation
Base	Edenbridge,Kent,United Kingdom
Founder(s)	John Surtees
Noted staff	Len Terry
Noted drivers	John Surtees Derek Bell Carlos Pace Andrea de Adamich Mike Hailwood Jochen Mass
Formula OneWorld Championship career
First entry	As a team 1970 South African Grand Prix As a constructor 1970 British Grand Prix
Races entered	As a team: 123 entries (122 starts) As a constructor: 119 entries (118 starts)
Engines	Cosworth DFV
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Podiums	2
Points	As a team:54 As a constructor:53
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	3
Final entry	1978 Canadian Grand Prix

TheSurtees Racing Organisationwas a race team that spent nine seasons (1970 to 1978) as a constructor inFormula One,Formula 2,andFormula 5000.

History

The team was formed byJohn Surtees,a four-time500cc motorcycle championand the 1964Formula One championin 1966 to compete in the newly formedCanadian-American Challenge Cup(CanAm) "unlimited"sports carracing series. Entering as an owner/driver, Surtees won the championship in its first year, driving aLola T70.

Surtees also fielded an entry in another newly formed series in 1969, becoming part ofFormula 5000after taking over a project started byLen Terryand Roger Nathan,and his team constructed its own cars for the first time. His team was successful, winning five races, consecutively atMondello Park,Koksijde,Zandvoort,SnettertonandHockenheim,during a twelve race season.

This inspired Surtees to expand toFormula One,and after having had a difficult season withBRMin 1969, he decided to become an owner/driver again. The team ran the full 1970 season, but Surtees was forced to run the first four races in an oldMcLarendue to a delay in the construction of his in-house F1 car. The newBP-sponsored car earned its first (and only) points that year in theCanadian Grand Prix.

Surtees added a second full-time car in1971for German driverRolf Stommelen,and ran a third car for various drivers in a number of races. Three drivers, Surtees, Stommelen, and motorcycling championMike Hailwoodearned three points each for the marque that year.

After the 1971 season, Surtees retired from full-time competition, and the team ended up with three new full-time drivers in1972.Hailwood returned to Surtees for a full year; joining him were AustralianTim Schenkenand ItalianAndrea de Adamich,the latter of whom brought sponsorship money to the team. Hailwood produced Surtees' first podium finish that year in theItalian Grand Prix,finishing second toEmerson Fittipaldi.All three drivers scored points for the team, and Surtees finished fifth in the Constructors' Championship.

Schenken was replaced in 1973 by BrazilianCarlos Pace,and the team only ran two full-time cars after de Adamich left following the season opener. Pace finished third inAustriaand fourth inGermany,but it was the only points finishes the team had all season, as Hailwood was left scoreless. Hailwood departed forMcLarenafter the year, being replaced byJochen Massin1974.It was a difficult year for Surtees, as Pace left the team in mid-season, and replacementDerek Bellstruggled to qualify for races, capped by Austrian driverHelmut Koinigg's fatal crash at the1974 United States Grand Prix.A fourth place by Pace at his home track were the only points Surtees managed to get, and they failed to finish in the top ten in the Constructors' Championship.

Low on money for1975,the team pared back to a single car forJohn Watson(although a second car was entered forDave MorganatSilverstone). The season was a tremendous struggle for Surtees, with no points scored, and the team missed three of the final four races. 1976 was much better, however, as Surtees landed a well-known, but otherwise controversial sponsorship deal withDurexcondoms, and AustralianAlan Jonesjoined the team. Jones finished fifth inBelgiumand atBrands Hatch,and fourth inJapan.A second car, withChesterfieldsponsorship, was entered for AmericanBrett Lunger,while a customer car was raced by FrenchmanHenri Pescaroloduring the second half of the season. With seven points, Surtees placed tenth in the Constructors' Championship.

Jones's success resulted in him leaving the team for the emergingShadowteam, and money problems forced Surtees to run one car regularly again in 1977, this time forVittorio Brambilla.Brambilla's season was effective, also finishing in the points three times. Still, his good results did not prevent Surtees from further monetary troubles. In 1978, the team added a second car forpay driver,BritonRupert Keegan,but the money problems continued. A lack of decent results caused further problems.

Unable to get sufficient money, the team left F1 after the1978season, despite having a car built for1979.After racing the car in theBritish Aurora championship(formerly F5000) briefly that year, Surtees Racing Organization was closed for good.

Models

• TS5 1969-1970F5000/Formula A.Runner up in the 1969 Guards F5000 championship. Won Le Circuit Continental at Circuit Mont-Tremblant (driven byDavid Hobbs). One car was purchased byJames Garner'sAmerican International Racingteam and raced at Lime Rock (blown engine) and the same race Hobbs won (knocked out in an 8-car pile-up part way through the 1st lap).
• TS7 1970Formula One.Designed by Surtees, Shahab Ahmed, andPeter Connew.DFV/Hewland"kit car" followed closely on TS5 layout. Surtees won theOulton Park International Gold Cupnon-Championship race in this car.
• TS8 1971-1972 F5000. Runner up in Rothmans Championship in 1971.
• TS9 1971-1972 Formula One. A derivative of the TS7 with a longer wheelbase and wider track. Surtees repeated his Oulton Park win in 1971.
• TS10 1972Formula Two.Powered by aCosworth BDAengineMike Hailwoodconvincingly won the 1972 European F2 Championship in this car. Two independent teams purchased TS10s but were not contenders in the series.
• TS11 1972-1973 F5000. Based on the TS9 with aChevroletengine.Gijs van Lennepwon the1972 Rothmans European Formula 5000 Championshipdriving the TS11 and aMcLaren M18.A TS11 chassis with TS8 bodywork was prepared to run the1972 Tasman Seriesafter the TS8 intended for the series was wrecked beyond repair. Hailwood finished second in the series in this car.
• TS14 1972-1973 Formula One. This car marked the beginning of the end for Surtees.Firestonewas anticipating leaving Formula One and had little interest in working with Surtees to cure the TS14's habit of devouring tires. It was the first car in F1 to fully comply with crumple-zone legislation, incorporating these into its side pods within which the radiators were mounted, laying down the floorplan for the vast majority of subsequent F1 designs. It was a very quick car at its introduction but a series of accidents and lack of development support did not help it reach its potential. Surtees drove his last F1 race in the TS14 atMonzain 1972.
• TS15 1973 Formula Two. WithBMWsupplying engines exclusively toMarchSurtees was forced to settle for second place in the F2 Championships. A good car, but no match for the BMW engine. A development of this car, the TS17, was intended to run aFord Motor CompanyV8 in F5000, but nothing came of the plan.
• TS16 1974-1975 Formula One. Based on the TS14, but overweight and with less than top notch DFV engines. The team also failed to engage a single major sponsor for 1974 so money was tight to say the least. Only a single car was run and to cap off a truly terrible year driverHelmuth Koiniggwas killed during the1974 United States Grand PrixatWatkins Glen.The car was run again in 1975 andJohn Watsonscored in three non-Championship events, but no championship points were scored.
• TS19 1976-1978 Formula One. A fresh car designed by Surtees and Ken Sears the TS19 managed to score points for Surtees in 1976 and 1977, and even ran the opening races of the 1978 season.
• TS20 1978 Formula One. A development of the TS19, the TS20 was a clean design that promised well, only to be completely overshadowed by the introduction ofground effects.

Gallery

• 
  John Surtees at the wheel of the TS7 at itsBrands Hatchdebut.
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  The TS9B being demonstrated at the 2008Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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  The TS14 being driven atMallory Parkin 2009.
• 
  John Watsonin the TS16 at the1975 BRDC International Trophy.
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  Brett Lungerentering Hawthorn's Bend at Brands Hatch during the1976 British Grand Prixin a TS19.
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  Alan Jones'1976TS19 being driven in 2007.
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  Vittorio Brambilladriving the TS20 at the1978 British Grand Prix.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

The first table below details the complete World Championship Grand Prix results for the Surtees "works" team. The second table includes results from privately owned Surtees cars in World Championship Grands Prix.

Works team entries

(key)

Year	Chassis	Engines	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WCC
1970	McLaren M7C	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	F		RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX					—
				John Surtees	Ret	Ret	Ret		6
	TS7										Ret	9	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	8					3	8th
				Derek Bell												6
1971	TS7 TS9	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	F		RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA							8	8th
				John Surtees	Ret	11	7	5	8	6	7	Ret	Ret	11	17
				Rolf Stommelen	12	Ret	6	DSQ	11	5	10	7	DNS	Ret
				Brian Redman	7
				Derek Bell						Ret
				Mike Hailwood									4		15
				Sam Posey											Ret
				Gijs van Lennep											DNS
1972	TS9B TS14	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	F		ARG	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA						18	5th
				Tim Schenken	5	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	14	11	Ret	7	Ret
				Andrea de Adamich	Ret	NC	4	7	Ret	14	Ret	13	14	Ret	Ret	Ret
				Mike Hailwood		RetF	Ret	Ret	4	6	Ret	Ret	4	2		17
				John Surtees										Ret		DNS
1973	TS9B TS14A	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	F		ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA			7	7th
				Mike Hailwood	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	7	9	Ret
				Carlos Pace	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	10	13	Ret	7	4F	3F	Ret	Ret	Ret
				Luiz Bueno		12
				Andrea de Adamich			8
				Jochen Mass									Ret		7				Ret
1974	TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	F		ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA			3	11th
				Carlos Pace	Ret	4	11	13	Ret	Ret	Ret
				José Dolhem									DNQ				DNQ		Ret
				Derek Bell										DNQ	11	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
				Jochen Mass	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret
				Jean-Pierre Jabouille												DNQ
				Helmut Koinigg														10	Ret
				Dieter Quester												9
1975	TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	G		ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA				0	14th
				John Watson	DSQ	10	Ret	8	Ret	10	16	Ret	13	11		10
				Dave Morgan										18
1976	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	G		BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN		7	10th
				Brett Lunger		11	DNQ	DNQ	Ret		15	16	Ret	Ret	10		14	15	11
				Conny Andersson												Ret
				Noritake Takahara																9
				Alan Jones			NC	9	5	Ret	13	Ret	5	10	Ret	8	12	16	8	4
1977	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	G		ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN	6	11th
				Vittorio Brambilla	7	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	8	4	Ret	13	8	5	15	12	Ret	19	6	8
				Hans Binder	Ret	Ret	11	11	9	Ret									11	Ret	Ret
				Larry Perkins							12	DNQ	DNQ
				Patrick Tambay									DNQ
				Vern Schuppan										12	7	16	DNQ
				Lamberto Leoni														DNQ
1978	TS19 TS20	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	G		ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	MON	BEL	ESP	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN		1	13th
				Rupert Keegan	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNQ	11	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNS
				Gimax														DNQ
				René Arnoux															9	Ret
				Vittorio Brambilla	18	DNQ	12	Ret	DNQ	13	7	Ret	17	9	Ret	6	DSQ	Ret
				Beppe Gabbiani															DNQ	DNQ

Results of other Surtees cars

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engines	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
1971	Stichting Autoraces Nederland	TS7	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	F		RSA	ESP	MON	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA
					Gijs van Lennep				8
1972	Team Gunston	TS9	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	G		ARG	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA
					John Love		16
	Champcar Inc.	TS9B	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	G	Sam Posey												12
1974	AAW Racing	TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	F		ARG	BRA	RSA	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA
					Leo Kinnunen					DNQ		Ret		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ
1976	Team Norev Racing with BS Fabrications	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	G		BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA	JPN
					Henri Pescarolo						DNQ		Ret	Ret	DNQ	9	11	17	19	NC
	ShellSport Whiting	TS16	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	G	Divina Galica									DNQ
1977	Melchester Racing	TS19	Ford Cosworth DFV3.0V8	G		ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN
					Tony Trimmer										DNPQ

Can-Am results

Year	Chassis	Engine(s)	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos	Pts
1966	Lola T70 Mk.2	Chevrolet		MNT	BRD	CAN	LGS	RIV	STA
			John Surtees	1	Ret	Ret	12	1	1	1st	27
			Graham Hill					3		9th	4
1967	Lola T70 Mk.2/3B	Chevrolet		ROA	BRD	MNT	LGS	RIV	STA
			John Surtees	3	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	3rd	16

See also

• Brabham Racing Organisation,Embassy Hill,Fittipaldi Automotive,Stewart Grand Prix,andProst Grand Prix,five other Formula One teams established by champion drivers.

References

• Hodges, David. A-Z of Formula Racing Cars 1945-1990, MBI Publishing Company, 1990.ISBN1-901432-17-3

External links

• Surtees Racing Organization in The Formula 1 Database
• Barry Boors Racing Images
• Master of Endurance, The downfall of Fearless John's marque, by Mattijs Diepraam
• Constructors: Surtees Racing Organization