Ivor Bueb

Ivor Bueb
Born	6 June 1923; East Ham, Essex, England, UK
Died	1 August 1959 (aged 36); Near Clermont-Ferrand, France
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1957–1959
Teams	Connaught,; non-works Maserati, Lotus and Cooper
Entries	6 (5 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1957 Monaco Grand Prix
Last entry	1959 British Grand Prix

Ivor Léon John Bueb (6 June 1923 – 1 August 1959) was a British professional sports car racing and Formula One driver from England.^[1]

Career

Born in East Ham, Essex east of London, Bueb started racing seriously in a Formula Three 500cc Cooper in 1953, graduating to the Cooper works team in 1955 when he finished second in the British championship. He made occasional starts in Grands Prix in 1957 with a Connaught and a Maserati run by Gilby Engineering. The following year he raced Bernie Ecclestone's Connaught at Monaco, and drove a Formula Two Lotus at the German Grand Prix.

In 1959 he had two outings for BRP, firstly a non-qualification at Monaco, then another Formula Two entry at the British Grand Prix. He participated in six Formula One World Championship Grands Prix in all, but scored no championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races. With the death of Archie Scott Brown at Spa in May 1958, Brian Lister hired Bueb to fill the now-vacant Lister-Jaguar driver's seat. Bueb did an admirable job, scoring several first places at tracks such as Crystal Palace and Goodwood during the 1958 and 1959 sports car campaigns.

Bueb is perhaps best known for sharing the winning works Jaguar D-type with Mike Hawthorn in the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans which was marred by an accident in which 82 spectators were killed; a success he repeated with Ron Flockhart in the ex-works Ecurie Ecosse car in 1957.^[2]^[3]^[4]

He suffered serious injuries in 1959 when he crashed his BRP Cooper-Borgward Formula Two car at the Charade Circuit near Clermont-Ferrand, France.^[1] He crashed at Gravenoire, a multiple apex-section at the very far end of the circuit, and was thrown out of his Cooper.^[1] After being carried off the circuit by Gendarmes in a way that probably worsened his injuries, Bueb died six days later at a hospital near the circuit.^[1]

It was Ivor Bueb's death, in conjunction with Archie Scott Brown's demise, that finally led Brian Lister to shut down his very successful sports car racing effort.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Points
1957	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type B	Alta Straight-4	ARG	MON Ret	500	FRA								NC	0
1957	Gilby Engineering Ltd.	Maserati 250F	Maserati Straight-6					GBR NC	GER	PES	ITA				NC	0
1958	BC Ecclestone	Connaught Type B	Alta Straight-4	ARG	MON	NED	500	BEL	FRA	GBR Ret					NC	0
1958	Ecurie Demi Litre	Lotus 12	Climax Straight-4								GER 11 *	POR	ITA	MOR	NC	0
1959	British Racing Partnership	Cooper T51	Climax Straight-4	MON DNQ	500	NED	FRA								NC	0
1959	British Racing Partnership	Cooper T51	Borgward Straight-4					GBR 13	GER	POR	ITA	USA			NC	0
Source:^[5]

* Formula 2 entry.

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	DC	Pts	Class
1959	Equipe Endeavour	Jaguar 3.4-Litre	D	GOO 1	AIN 1	SIL 1	GOO	SNE	BRH	BRH	NC	0	NC
Source:^[6]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1955	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Mike Hawthorn	Jaguar D-Type	S5.0	307	1st	1st
1956	Jaguar Cars Ltd.	Mike Hawthorn	Jaguar D-Type FI	S5.0	280	6th	3rd
1957	Ecurie Ecosse	Ron Flockhart	Jaguar D-Type	S5.0	327	1st	1st
1958	J. D. Hamilton (private entrant)	Duncan Hamilton	Jaguar D-Type	S3.0	251	DNF (Accident)
1959	Brian Lister Engineering	Bruce Halford	Lister Sport	S3.0	121	DNF (Engine)

Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
1956	Jaguar of New York Distributors Inc.	Duncan Hamilton	Jaguar D-Type	S5.0	63	DNF (Brakes)
1957	Jaguar Cars North America	Mike Hawthorn	Jaguar D-Type	S5.0	193	3rd	2nd
1958	Ecurie Ecosse	Ninian Sanderson	Jaguar D-Type	S3.0	22	DNF (Valve springs)
1959	The Lister Corp.	Stirling Moss	Lister-Jaguar	S3.0	98	DSQ (Illegal refuelling)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ivor Bueb at Motorsport Memorial". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ "Scots win at Le Mans. Jaguars in First Four Places". The Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ "1955 24 Hours of Le Mans results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ "1957 24 Hours of Le Mans results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
^ Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 87. ISBN 0851127029.
^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

External links

Ivor Bueb profile at The 500 Owners Association

Preceded by José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1955 With: Mike Hawthorn	Succeeded by Ron Flockhart Ninian Sanderson
Preceded by Ron Flockhart Ninian Sanderson	Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1957 With: Ron Flockhart	Succeeded by Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill

[Ivor_Bueb_at_Motorsport_Memorial-1] "Ivor Bueb at Motorsport Memorial". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[2] "Scots win at Le Mans. Jaguars in First Four Places". The Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

[3] "1955 24 Hours of Le Mans results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[4] "1957 24 Hours of Le Mans results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.

[5] Small, Steve (1994). The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. Guinness. p. 87. ISBN 0851127029.

[6] Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

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