Born | Leytonstone, Essex, England | 5 January 1938
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Died | 8 March 2021 Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, England | (aged 83)
Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | British |
Active years | 1959– 1962 |
Teams |
Gilby non-works Cooper and Lotus |
Entries | 6 (3 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 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 British racing driver from England. He raced in Formula One from 1959 to 1962, 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 a Cooper 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 and sports 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 managed Alain de Cadenet's Le 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 |
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1959 | Gilby Engineering | Cooper T43 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | MON | 500 | NED | FRA |
GBR DNQ |
GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |
1960 | Gilby Engineering | Cooper T45 | Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA |
GBR Ret |
POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 |
1961 | Gilby Engineering | Gilby 61 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA |
GBR 15 |
GER | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | ||
1962 | John Dalton | Lotus 18/21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | NED | MON | BEL | FRA |
GBR PO‡ |
NC | 0 | |||||
Gilby Engineering | Gilby 62 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 |
GER Ret |
ITA DNQ |
USA | RSA | |||||||||
Source:
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‡ At the 1962 British Grand Prix, Greene drove the Lotus 18 entered by John Dalton in practice only. The car was driven in the race by Tony 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 |
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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 | |||||
Source:
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