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.jpg) Hesketh 308E driven by Keegan | |
| Born | (1955-02-26)26 February 1955 Westcliff-on-Sea,Essex, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 23 September 2024(2024-09-23) (aged 69) Portoferraio,Elba,Tuscany, Italy |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Active years | 1977–1978,1980,1982 |
| Teams | Hesketh,Surtees,RAM,March |
| Entries | 37 (25 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Careerpoints | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1977 Spanish Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix |
| British Formula One Championship career | |
| Active years | 1979 |
| Entries | 13 |
| Championships | 1 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Career points | 65 |
| Pole positions | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 4 |
Rupert Keegan (26 February 1955 – 23 September 2024) was an Englishracing driver. He participated in 37Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 8 May 1977. He scored no championship points.
Keegan won the 1976British Formula 3 Championship, which propelled him into Formula One. After seasons withHesketh andSurtees, neither of them particularly competitive teams, he won theAurora Formula One Championship in 1979. A return to the Formula One World Championship withRAM driving theirWilliams FW07B yielded little in the way of results, as did a few races withMarch. His best career result was seventh at the1977 Austrian Grand Prix scored in Hesketh 308E/1.[1]
After Formula One, Keegan raced in the United States inCART, and also in endurance racing. After his retirement, he pursued business interests and also worked as a racing instructor.
Keegan died inPortoferraio after a long battle with cancer[2] on 23 September 2024, at the age of 69.[3][4]
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | PenthouseRizlaRacing | Hesketh308E | FordV8 | 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 | NC | 0 |
| 1978 | DurexTeam Surtees | SurteesTS19 | FordV8 | ARG Ret | BRA Ret | RSA Ret | USW DNS | MON Ret | BEL DNQ | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
| SurteesTS20 | FordV8 | ESP 11 | SWE DNQ | FRA Ret | GBR DNQ | GER DNQ | AUT DNQ | NED DNS | ITA | USA | CAN | |||||||||||
| 1980 | RAMWilliams Grand Prix Engineering | WilliamsFW07 | FordV8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | BEL | MON | FRA | GBR 11 | NC | 0 | |||||||||
| RAMPenthouseRizla Racing | GER DNQ | AUT 15 | NED DNQ | ITA 11 | CAN DNQ | USA 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | RothmansMarch Grand Prix Team | March821 | FordV8 | RSA | BRA | USW | SMR | BEL | MON | DET | CAN | NED | GBR | FRA | GER DNQ | AUT Ret | SUI Ret | ITA DNQ | CPL 12 | NC | 0 | |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | C. W. Clowes Racing | Arrows A1 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ZOL | OUL 11 | BRH Ret | MAL 1 | SNE 1 | THR Ret | ZAN NC | DON 1 | OUL Ret | NOG | MAL Ret | BRH DNS | THR 1 | SNE 1 | SIL 2 | 1st | 65 |
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(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Machinists Union Racing | 59 | LBH | INDY | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | MCH | ROA | POC | MDO 19 | SAN | MCH | LAG 12 | PHX | MIA 10 | 35th | 4 | [8] | ||
| 1986 | Gohr Racing | 65 | PHX | LBH | INDY DNQ | MIL | POR | MEA | CLE | TOR | MIC | POC | MDO | SAN | MIC | ROA | LAG | PHX | MIA | NC | - | [9] |
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| Preceded by | British Formula 3 Championship BARC Series Champion 1976 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | British Formula One Champion 1979 | Succeeded by |
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