Ivor Bueb

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ivor Léon John Bueb (Template:IPAc-en;[1] 6 June 1923 – 1 August 1959) was a British professional sports car racing and Formula One driver from England.[2]

Early life

Ivor Léon John Bueb was born to Leon Gervase Bueb and Grace Marie Alice Vagnolini in East Ham, Essex. His father was born in Breisach, Alsace and his mother had English, Italian and Welsh grandparents.[3] They divorced in 1926. Bueb spent his childhood in Dulwich, South London, regularly visiting Crystal Palace to watch Prince Bira, Freddie Dixon and Raymond Mays compete.[3]

Career

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.

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Ivor Bueb's winning car from the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans

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.[4][5][6]

He suffered serious injuries in 1959 when he crashed his BRP Cooper-Borgward Formula Two car at the Charade Circuit near Clermont-Ferrand, France.[2] He crashed at Gravenoire, a multiple apex-section at the very far end of the circuit, and was thrown out of his Cooper.[2] 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.[2]

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. Bueb's funeral was held at Manor Park Cemetery in Newham, London on the 10 August. It was attended by his family, friends, and widowed wife. His father was unable to attend, but arranged a high mass in Clermont-Ferrand at the same time.[3]

Personal life

Bueb served in the RAF during WW2. After returning he invested money into selling ex-War department vehicles in Newport, Monmouthshire.[3] He obtained his Aviator's Certificate in 1949 in Cardiff, piloting a DH82A Tiger Moth. Upon moving back to Cheltenham in the early 1950s he began his career in motorsport, helped by Geoffrey Turk.[3] Bueb was affectionally called 'Ivor the Driver' by his peers, a play on 'Ivan the Terrible'.[7] After his tragic accident in 1959, fellow racer Jimmy Ebdon paid tribute:[8]

Despite his burly figure, he was indeed a quiet and very sensitive person. He was very modest in success and always most outspoken about his failures.

Bueb was survived by his wife, Florence Ada Bueb (1925-2009) and his son, David Ivor Lee Bueb Thomas, who died in 1988.

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
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		500 FRA NC 0
Gilby Engineering Ltd. Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 GBR
NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		GER PES ITA
1958 BC Ecclestone Connaught
Type B 		Alta Straight-4 ARG MON NED 500 BEL FRA GBR
RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		NC 0
Ecurie Demi Litre Lotus 12 Climax Straight-4 GER
11 * 		POR ITA MOR
1959 British Racing Partnership Cooper T51 Climax Straight-4 MON
DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		500 NED FRA NC 0
Borgward Straight-4 GBR
13 		GER POR ITA USA
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* 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 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />DScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". GOO
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cls:1 		SIL
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cls:1 		GOO SNE BRH BRH NC 0 NC
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Jaguar Cars Ltd. Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn Jaguar D-Type S5.0 307 1st 1st
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Jaguar Cars Ltd. Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn Jaguar D-Type FI S5.0 280 6th 3rd
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Ecurie Ecosse Template:Flagicon Ron Flockhart Jaguar D-Type S5.0 327 1st 1st
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon J. D. Hamilton
(private entrant) 		Template:Flagicon Duncan Hamilton Jaguar D-Type S3.0 251 DNF
(Accident)
Template:24hLM Template:Flagicon Brian Lister Engineering Template:Flagicon Bruce Halford Lister Sport S3.0 121 DNF
(Engine)
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Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results

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

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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1955
With: Mike Hawthorn Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
1957
With: Ron Flockhart Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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