Rupert Keegan (born 26 February 1955) is a former racing driver from

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. He participated in 37

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World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 8 May 1977. He scored no championship points. Keegan won the 1976

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, which propelled him into Formula One. After seasons with Hesketh and

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, neither of them particularly competitive teams, he won the Aurora Formula One Championship in 1979. A return to the Formula One World Championship with

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driving their Williams FW07B yielded little in the way of results, as did a few races with

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. After Formula One, Keegan raced in the

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in CART, and also in endurance racing. After his retirement, he pursued business interests and also worked as a racing instructor.

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