The Surtees Racing Organization was a race team that spent 9 seasons (1970 to 1978) as a constructor in Formula One. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ...

The team was formed by John Surtees, a three time 500cc motorcycle champion and the Formula One champion in 1964. Surtees formed the team in 1966 for the newly-formed CanAm series (a winged sportscar series), with John winning the championship as an owner/driver in its first year. He fielded an entry in another newly formed series in 1969, becoming part of Formula 5000, and his team constructed its own cars for the first time. His team was successful, winning 5 races, all in a row, during a 12 race season. John Surtees (born February 11, 1934) is a British racing driver, and the only one to have become World Champion on both two and four wheels. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Cover of Car and Driver magazine, showing transparent diagram of CanAm racer The Canadian-American Challenge Cup or CanAm, was an SCCA/CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Formula 5000 (or F5000) was an auto-racing series that ran in the United Kingdom from 1968 to 1976. ...

This inspired Surtees to expand to Formula One, and after having had a difficult season with BRM in '69, John decided to become an owner/driver again. Surtees ran the full 1970 season, but John was forced to run the first four races in an old McLaren because of a delay in the construction of his in-house F1 car. The new British Petroleum sponsored car earned its first (and only) points that year in the Canadian Grand Prix. The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... British Racing Motors (generally known as BRM) was a British Formula 1 motor racing team. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... BP (formerly British Petroleum and briefly known as BP Amoco) LSE: BP, NYSE: BP is a petroleum company headquartered in London, and one of the top four oil companies in the world (along with Royal Dutch Shell, ExxonMobil, and Total). ... The Canadian Grand Prix (known in its native French as the Grand Prix du Canada) is a Formula One auto race held in Canada since 1967. ...

Surtees added a second full time car in 1971 for German sportscar ace Rolf Stommelen, and ran a third car for various drivers in a number of races. Three drivers, Surtees, Stommelen, and Mike Hailwood (himself a motorcycling champion) earned three points each for the marque that year. 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Rolf Stommelen was a Formula One driver from Germany born on July 11, 1943. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

After the 1971 season, Surtees retired from full-time competition, and the team ended up with three new full time drivers in 1972. Hailwood returned to Surtees for a full year, joining him were Australian Tim Schenken and Andrea De Adamich, the latter of whom brought sponsorship money to the team. "Mike the Bike" produced Surtees' first podium finish that year in the Italian Grand Prix finishing 2nd to Emerson Fittipaldi. All three drivers scored points for the team, and Surtees would finish 5th in the constructors' championship. 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Tim Schenken was a Formula One driver from Australia. ... Andrea de Adamich was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... The Italian Grand Prix is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. ... Emerson Fittipaldi racing in the Indianapolis 500 in 1994. ...

Schenken was replaced in 1973 by Brazilian Carlos Pace, and the team went down to two full-time cars after de Adamich left following the season opener. Pace finished 3rd in Austria and 4th in Germany, but it was the only points finishes the team had all season, as Hailwood was left scoreless. Hailwood departed for McLaren after the year, being replaced by Jochen Mass in 1974. It was a difficult year for Surtees, as Pace left the team in mid-season, and replacement Derek Bell struggled to qualify for races. A 4th place by Pace at his home track were the only points Surtees managed to get, and they failed to finish in the top 10 in the constructor's championship. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Carlos Pace was a Formula One driver from Brazil. ... Jochen Mass, born September 30, 1946 was a Formula One driver from Germany. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Derek Bell (born 31 October 1941 in Middlesex, England) was a Formula One driver who raced for the Ferrari, McLaren, Brabham, Surtees and Tecno teams. ...

The team struggled to survive in 1975, and ran only a car for John Watson regularly. The season was a tremendous struggle for Watson and Surtees, as the team failed to score points. Desperate for money, Surtees landed a controversial sponsorship deal from Durex condoms in 1976. Australian Alan Jones drove the Durex car that year, a second car also ran for American Brett Lunger. Lunger was uncompetitive, but Jones ran effectively for the team, finishing in the points 3 times. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... John Marshall Watson, born May 4, 1946 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was a Formula 1 race car driver. ... The brand Durex is used for a number of unrelated products around the world. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alan Jones, b. ... Brett Lunger was a Formula One driver from Germany. ...

Unfortunately, Jones' success resulted in him leaving the team for the emerging Shadow team, and money problems forced Surtees to run one car regularly again in 1977, this time for pay-driver Vittorio Brambilla. Brambilla's season was minorly successful, also finishing in the points 3 times. Still, his occasional good finish did not prevent Surtees from further monetary troubles. In 1978, the team added a second car for another pay-driver, Briton Rupert Keegan, but the money problems continued. A lack of decent results caused further problems. Shadows on a pavement A shadow is a dark shape, e. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Vittorio Brambilla was a Formula One driver from Italy. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Rupert Keegan was a Formula One driver from the United States. ...

Unable to get sufficient money, the team left F1 after the 1978 season, despite having a car built for 1979. After racing the car in the British Aurora series (formerly F5000) briefly that year, Surtees Racing Organization was closed for good. This page refers to the year 1979. ...