Rupert Keegan
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| Rupert Keegan | |
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Nationality  British |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 1977- 1978, 1980, 1982 |
| Teams | Hesketh, Surtees, RAM, March |
| Races | 37 (25 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1977 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1982 Las Vegas Grand Prix |
| British Formula One Series career | |
| Active years | 1979 |
| Races | 13 |
| Championships | 1 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podium finishes | 6 |
| Career points | 65 |
| Pole positions | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
Rupert Keegan (born February 26, 1955 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex) is a former racing driver from England. He participated in 37 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on May 8, 1977. He scored no championship points.
Keegan won the 1976 British Formula Three Championship, which propelled him into Formula One. After seasons with Hesketh and Surtees, neither of them particularly competitive teams, he won the Aurora F1 Championship in 1979. A return to the F1 World Championship with RAM driving their Williams FW07B yielded little in the way of results, as did a few races with March.
After F1, 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.
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Pts. |
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| 1977 | Penthouse Rizla Racing | Hesketh 308E | Ford V8 | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
USW |
ESP Ret |
MON 12 |
BEL Ret |
SWE 13 |
FRA 10 |
GBR Ret |
GER Ret |
AUT 7 |
NED Ret |
ITA 9 |
USA 8 |
CAN Ret |
JPN |
- | 0 |
| 1978 | Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Ford V8 | ARG Ret |
BRA Ret |
RSA Ret |
USW DNS |
MON Ret |
BEL DNQ |
- | 0 | |||||||||||
| Surtees TS20 | Ford V8 | ESP 11 |
SWE DNQ |
FRA Ret |
GBR DNQ |
GER DNQ |
AUT DNQ |
NED DNS |
ITA |
USA |
CAN |
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| 1980 | RAM Penthouse Rizla Racing | Williams FW07 | Ford V8 | ARG |
BRA |
RSA |
USW |
BEL |
MON |
FRA |
GBR 11 |
GER DNQ |
AUT 15 |
NED DNQ |
ITA 11 |
CAN DNQ |
USA 9 |
- | 0 | |||
| 1982 | Rothmans March Grand Prix Team | March 821 | Ford V8 | RSA |
BRA |
USW |
SMR |
BEL |
MON |
USE |
CAN |
NED |
GBR |
FRA |
GER DNQ |
AUT Ret |
SUI Ret |
ITA DNQ |
LVS 12 |
- | 0 |
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Gunnar Nilsson |
British Formula Three Championship BARC Series Champion 1976 |
Succeeded by Derek Daly |
| Preceded by Tony Trimmer |
British Formula One Champion 1979 |
Succeeded by Emilio de Villota |
