Ian Burgess


Ian Burgess was a British racing driver, born in London. He participated in 20 Formula One 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 Cooper Formula Three car and had a successful 1951 season including a win at the Nürburgring before moving up to sports cars and Formula Two, where he was less successful.
Burgess began working for Cooper, both in their factory and at their drivers' school based at Brands Hatch 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 Crystal Palace and Snetterton and gained fourth places at Reims and Montlhéry. However, a broken leg at AVUS ended his season but not before he made his Formula One debut for Cooper at the British Grand Prix.
Burgess returned in 1959 driving Scuderia Centro Sud's Cooper T51-Maserati with a best finish of sixth in the German Grand Prix. He continued with the team in 1960 with little success.
For 1961 he joined the American Camoradi International team, competing in five Grands Prix with a best finish of 12th in the German Grand Prix. 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 Scirocco-Powell team, retiring from both.
Burgess died in Harrow, aged 81.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011WDCPoints
1958Cooper Car CompanyCooper T45Climax Straight-4ARGMONNED500BELFRAGBR
Ret		NC0
1958High Efficiency MotorsCooper T43 Climax Straight-4GER
7		PORITAMORNC0
1959Scuderia Centro SudCooper T51Maserati Straight-4MON500NEDFRA
Ret		GBR
Ret		GER
6		PORITA
14		USANC0
1960Scuderia Centro SudCooper T51Maserati Straight-4ARGMON
DNQ		500NEDBELFRA
10		GBR
Ret		PORITAUSA
Ret		NC0
1961Camoradi InternationalLotus 18Climax Straight-4MONNED
DNS		BEL
DNS		FRA
14		GBR
14		NC0
1961Camoradi InternationalCooper T53Climax Straight-4GER
12		ITAUSANC0
1962Anglo American EquipeCooper T59Climax Straight-4NEDMONBELFRAGBR
12		GER
11		ITA
DNQ		USARSANC0
1963Scirocco-PowellScirocco 02BRM V8MON
WD		BEL
WD		NED
WD		FRA
WD		GBR
Ret		GER
Ret		ITA
WD		USAMEXRSANC0