Ian John Burgess (6 July 1930 – 19 May 2012) was a British

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, born in London. He participated in 20

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World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July 1958, and numerous non-Championship Formula One races. He scored no championship points.

Racing career

Burgess began racing in 1950 with a

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car and had a successful 1951 season including a win at the

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before moving up to sports cars and

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, where he was less successful. Burgess began working for

, both in their factory and at their drivers' school based at

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and raced one of the works Formula Two cars in 1957, when he achieved fourth place in the Oulton Park Gold Cup. This led to a drive with Tommy Atkins' team in 1958, with a similar machine. He won at

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and

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and gained fourth places at

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and

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. However, a broken leg at

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ended his season but not before he made his

debut for Cooper at the

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. Burgess returned in 1959 driving

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T51-

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with a best finish of sixth in the

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. He continued with the team in 1960 with little success. For 1961 he joined the American

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team, competing in five Grands Prix (three starts) with a best finish of 12th in the

. He moved to the Anglo American Equipe team in 1962 competing in three Grands Prix, finishing no higher than 11th. 1963 was his last year in racing and he competed in two Grands Prix for the

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team, retiring from both. Burgess died in Harrow, aged 81.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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References

Profile at grandprix.com
*Hayhoe, David & Holland, David (2006). Grand Prix Data Book (4th edition). Haynes, Sparkford, UK.

External links

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