Ivor Bueb
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| Ivor Bueb | |
| Nationality |  British |
|---|---|
| World Championship Career | |
| Active years | 1957 - 1959 |
| Team(s) | Connaught, Gilby, non-works Lotus and British Racing Partnership |
| Races | 6 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1957 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1959 British Grand Prix |
Ivor Léon John Bueb (b. June 6, 1923, East Ham, London - d. August 1, 1959, Clermont-Ferrand, France) was a sports car racing and Formula One driver from England.
Bueb started racing seriously in a Formula 3 500cc Cooper in 1953, graduating to occasional starts in Grands Prix in 1957 with a Connaught and a Maserati run by Gilby Engineering. The following year he raced Bernie Ecclestone's Connaught at Monaco, and drove a Formula Two Lotus at the German Grand Prix. In 1959 he had two outings for BRP, firstly a non-qualification at Monaco, then another Formula Two entry at the British Grand Prix. He participated in 6 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix in all, but scored no championship points.
He is best known for sharing the winning works Jaguar D-type with Mike Hawthorn in the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans; a success he repeated with Ron Flockhart in the ex-works Ecurie Ecosse car in 1957.
Bueb died from injuries sustained when he crashed his BRP Cooper-Borgward Formula Two car at Charade Circuit near Clermont-Ferrand, France.
[edit] Complete Formula One Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B | Alta | ARG |
MON Ret |
500 |
FRA |
- | 0 | |||||||
| Gilby Engineering Ltd. | Maserati 250F | Maserati | GBR NC |
GER |
PES |
ITA |
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| 1958 | BC Ecclestone | Connaught Type B | Alta | ARG |
MON |
DUT |
500 |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR Ret |
- | 0 | ||||
| Ecurie Demi Litre | Lotus 12 | Climax | GER 11* |
POR |
ITA |
MOR |
||||||||||
| 1959 | British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51 | Climax | MON DNQ |
500 |
DUT |
FRA |
- | 0 | |||||||
| Cooper T51 | Borgward | GBR 13* |
DEU |
POR |
ITA |
USA |
* Formula 2 entry.
| Preceded by José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1955 with: Mike Hawthorn |
Succeeded by Ron Flockhart Ninian Sanderson |
| Preceded by Stuart Lewis-Evans |
Formula One fatal accidents August 1, 1959 |
Succeeded by Harry Schell |
