Henry Surtees

Quick Facts

Full Name	Henry Surtees
Occupation	Motorsports Racing Driver
Date Of Birth	Feb 18, 1991(1991-02-18)
Age	33
Date Of Death	2009-07-19
Birthplace	Lingfield
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Aquarius

Henry Surtees Biography

Henry Surtees is one of the most popular and richest Motorsports Racing Driver who was born on February 18, 1991 in Lingfield, United Kingdom. Henry John Surtees, born 18 February 1991 and died 19 July 2009, was a British racing driver. He was the son of John Surtees.

Surtees signed up for the revived FIA Formula Two Championship before the 2009 season, which began on January 2, 2009. He drove the number seven car in the series. He finished third in Brands Hatch’s first race and was awarded a podium at Brno. Surtees’s results placed him 14th in the championship at the conclusion of the season.

In 2010, the Henry Surtees Award was launched, to be awarded annually for the most outstanding performance by a rising motor racer. Its first winner was Formula Renault UK champion Tom Blomqvist.

In June 2010, a group of Surtees’s school friends swam the English Channel in stints to raise money for charity in his memory.

Surtees, who was participating in a Formula Two race at Brands Hatch 19 July 2009, was struck on the head by the wheel of Jack Clarke’s car. Clarke had spun into Westfield Bend and crashed into Surtees. Surtees’s helmet was crushed when the wheel broke its tether. It bounced back across track and collided with the next group of cars. Although the mass of the wheel assembly that hit his head was 29 kg (64 lb), given his car’s speed (approximately 110 mph/h at the time it struck), the impact produced approximately 30,000 joules (kinetic energy). The car continued straight ahead, losing another wheel as it approached Sheene Curve. It came to a halt at the end of the curve, its rear wheel still spinning. Surtees lost consciousness and his foot was still pressing the accelerator.

Henry Surtees Net Worth

Henry Surtees is one of the richest Motorsports Racing Driver from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Henry Surtees 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Surtees finished second in 2007 and moved full-time to Formula Renault UK in 2008 with Manor Competition. Surtees finished 12th in the championship and was third during a wild race at Silverstone’s National Circuit. After finishing 13th in 2007, he also participated in the Winter Series. He fought James Calado to win the title. Calado won.

Surtees participated in one race meeting in 2008, the last two races at Donington Park Carlin Motorsport. Surtees enjoyed a win in his National Class race and a second.

Also in 2010, the Henry Surtees Foundation was founded as a charitable organisation by his father John, to assist victims of accidental brain injuries and to promote safety in driving and motorsport.

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Facts & Trivia

Henry Ranked on the list of most popular Motorsports Racing Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Henry Surtees celebrates birthday on February 18 of every year.

What happened to Henry Surtees?

The son of former Formula One world champion John Surtees was killed yesterday after suffering serious injuries in an accident at a Formula Two race at Brands Hatch in Kent.

Was Henry Surtees related to John Surtees?

The father of the Formula Two driver Henry Surtees , who died after a motor-racing accident at Brands Hatch, said today his son “had shown himself to be one with the possibilities of reaching the very top”.

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.

Where is Surtees buried?

Personal life and death 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.

What happened Tom Pryce?

Welsh racing driver Tom Pryce died on the tracks during the South African Grand Prix in Kyalami on 5 March 1977. The horrific accident left two people dead; a marshal Frederick Jansen Van Vuuren, who was running across the tracks to help another driver whose car had caught fire and Pryce himself.