Rupert Keegan
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Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
Portoferraio, Elba, Tuscany, Italy
British_(cropped).jpg) Keegan at the 1978 Monaco Grand Prix | |
| Born | 26 February 1955 Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England |
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| Died | 23 September 2024 (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 |
| Career points | 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 English racing driver. He participated in 37 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 8 May 1977. He scored no championship points.
Keegan won the 1976 British Formula 3 Championship, which propelled him into Formula One. After seasons with Hesketh and Surtees, neither of them particularly competitive teams, he won the Aurora Formula One Championship in 1979. A return to the Formula One World Championship with RAM driving their Williams FW07B yielded little in the way of results, as did a few races with March. His best career result was seventh at the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix scored in Hesketh 308E/1.[1]
After Formula One, Keegan raced in the United States in CART, and also in endurance racing. After his retirement, he pursued business interests and also worked as a racing instructor.
Keegan died in Portoferraio after a long battle with cancer[2] on 23 September 2024, at the age of 69.[3][4]
