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| Born | (1938-01-05)5 January 1938 Leytonstone, Essex, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 8 March 2021(2021-03-08) (aged 83) Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, England |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Active years | 1959–1962 |
| Teams | Gilby non-worksCooper andLotus |
| Entries | 6 (3 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1959 British Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1962 Italian Grand Prix |
Keith Anthony Greene (5 January 1938 – 8 March 2021) was a Britishracing driver from England. He raced inFormula One from1959 to1962, participating in six World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races.[1]
Prior to Formula One, Greene had a successful career in sportscars. In 1956 using aCooper T39, he competed in 11 national level races finishing outside the top six on only one occasion, with two wins and three other podium finishes.[2]
After retiring from driving, Greene became a team manager in Formula 5000 andsports car racing. He worked for Hexagon of Highgate in London, running their newly formed motorcycle business in the mid-1970s. At that time he also managedAlain de Cadenet'sLe Mans racing team. He died from cardiac arrest on 8 March 2021 at the age of 83.[3]
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Gilby Engineering | CooperT43 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | MON | 500 | NED | FRA | GBR DNQ | GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |
| 1960 | Gilby Engineering | CooperT45 | Maserati 250S 2.5L4 | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR Ret | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 |
| 1961 | Gilby Engineering | Gilby61 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR 15 | GER | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | ||
| 1962 | John Dalton | Lotus18/21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | NED | MON | BEL | FRA | GBR PO‡ | NC | 0 | |||||
| Gilby Engineering | Gilby62 | BRM P56 1.5V8 | GER Ret | ITA DNQ | USA | RSA | |||||||||
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‡ At the1962 British Grand Prix, Greene drove theLotus 18 entered by John Dalton in practice only. The car was driven in the race byTony Shelly.[4]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | John Willment Automobiles | Ford Cortina GT | B | SNE | OUL | GOO | AIN 6 | SIL | CRY | SIL | BRH | BRH | OUL | SIL | 35th | 4 | 13th | |
| 1966 | Alan Foster | BMW 2000 TI | C | SNE | GOO | SIL 8 | CRY | BRH | BRH Ret | OUL | BRH | 30th | 4 | 9th | ||||
| 1971 | Wylie's of Glasgow | Ford Escort RS1600 | C | BRH | SNE 6 | 27th | 6 | 9th | ||||||||||
| VMW Motors | Ford Escort 1300 GT | B | THR DNS | SIL | CRY | SIL | CRO | SIL | OUL | BRH | MAL | BRH | NC | |||||
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