Editing Ivor Bueb

{{short description|British racing driver (1923–1959)}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox F1 driver
|name = Ivor Bueb
|image=Ivor-bueb-4_resize.jpg
|nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British
|birth_date = {{birth date|1923|6|6|df=y}}
|birth_place  = [[County Borough of East Ham|East Ham]], [[Essex]], England, UK
|death_date = {{death date and age|1959|8|1|1923|6|6|df=y}}
|death_place  = Near [[Clermont-Ferrand]], France
|Years = {{F1|1957}}–{{F1|1959}}
|Team(s) =  [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]],<br>non-works [[Maserati in Motorsport|Maserati]], [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] and [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]
|Races = 6 (5 starts)
|Championships = 0
|Wins = 0
|Podiums = 0
|Points = 0
|Poles = 0
|Fastest laps = 0
|First race = [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix]]
|First win = 
|Last win =  
|Last race = [[1959 British Grand Prix]]
}}
'''Ivor Léon John Bueb''' ({{IPAc-en|'|b|w|E|b}};<ref>{{cite AV media
|people      = 
|last        = 
|first       = 
|date        = 1957
|title       = Weekend at Le Mans
|url         = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo3Bghgoq9g
|type = Videotape
|time=17:10
|language    = English
|via=[[YouTube]]
|location    = [[Le Mans]]
|publisher   = Periscope Film
|access-date = 11 January 2025
}}</ref> 6 June 1923 – 1 August 1959) was a British professional [[sports car racing]] and [[Formula One]] driver from England.<ref name="Ivor Bueb at Motorsport Memorial">{{cite web|url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=93 |title=Ivor Bueb at Motorsport Memorial |publisher=motorsportmemorial.org |access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Born in [[County Borough of East Ham|East Ham]], [[Essex]] east of London, Bueb started racing seriously in a [[Formula Three]] 500cc [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] in 1953, graduating to the Cooper works team in 1955 when he finished second in the [[British Formula 3 International Series|British championship]]. He made occasional starts in Grands Prix in 1957 with a [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]] and a [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] run by [[Gilby Engineering]]. The following year he raced [[Bernie Ecclestone]]'s Connaught at Monaco, and drove a [[Formula Two]] [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] at the [[1958 German Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]].

In 1959 he had two outings for [[British Racing Partnership|BRP]], firstly a non-qualification at [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], then another Formula Two entry at the [[1959 British Grand Prix|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 [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa]] in May 1958, [[Brian Lister]] hired Bueb to fill the now-vacant [[Lister Cars|Lister]]-[[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] driver's seat. Bueb did an admirable job, scoring several first places at tracks such as [[Crystal Palace circuit|Crystal Palace]] and [[Goodwood Circuit|Goodwood]] during the 1958 and 1959 sports car campaigns.
[[File:Den Haag Louwman Museum 111.jpg|thumb|right|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 (racing driver)|Ron Flockhart]] in the ex-works [[Ecurie Ecosse]] car in [[1957 24 Hours of Le Mans|1957]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bn5AAAAAIBAJ&pg=2016%2C6974050 |title=Scots win at Le Mans. Jaguars in First Four Places |work=[[The Glasgow Herald]] |date=24 June 1957 |page=7 |access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Le_Mans-1955-06-12.html |title=1955 24 Hours of Le Mans results |publisher=racingsportscars.com |access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.experiencelemans.com/contents/en-us/d176_1957_Le_Mans_24_Hours_Competitors_and_Results.html |title=1957 24 Hours of Le Mans results |publisher=racingsportscars.com |access-date=9 April 2017}}</ref>

He suffered serious injuries in 1959 when he crashed his BRP [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Borgward]] Formula Two car at the [[Charade Circuit]] near [[Clermont-Ferrand]], France.<ref name="Ivor Bueb at Motorsport Memorial"/> He crashed at Gravenoire, a multiple apex-section at the very far end of the circuit, and was thrown out of his Cooper.<ref name="Ivor Bueb at Motorsport Memorial"/> 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.<ref name="Ivor Bueb at Motorsport Memorial"/>

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===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! WDC
! Points
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1957 Formula One season|1957]]
! [[Connaught Engineering]]
! [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]]<br>[[Connaught Type B|Type B]]
! [[Alta Car and Engineering Company|Alta]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1957 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| [[1957 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1957 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan="2"| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
! [[Gilby Engineering|Gilby Engineering Ltd.]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1957 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|NC}}
| [[1957 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1957 Pescara Grand Prix|PES]]
| [[1957 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1958 Formula One season|1958]]
! [[Bernie Ecclestone|BC Ecclestone]]
! [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]]<br>[[Connaught Type B|Type B]]
! [[Alta Car and Engineering Company|Alta]] [[Straight-4]]
| [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
| [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1958 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
|
|
|
|
!rowspan="2"| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
! Ecurie Demi Litre
! [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] [[Lotus 12|12]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[Straight-4]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1958 German Grand Prix|GER]]<br><small>11 *</small>
| [[1958 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1958 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1958 Moroccan Grand Prix|MOR]]
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1959 Formula One season|1959]]
!rowspan="2"| [[British Racing Partnership]]
!rowspan="2"| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] [[Cooper T51|T51]]
! [[Coventry Climax|Climax]] [[Straight-4]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br>{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1959 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1959 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1959 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan="2"| NC
!rowspan="2"| 0
|-
! [[Borgward]] [[Straight-4]]
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1959 British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br><small>13</small>
| [[1959 German Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1959 Portuguese Grand Prix|POR]]
| [[1959 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
| [[1959 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
|
|
|-
!colspan="17"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite book|last=Small|first=Steve|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|date=1994|publisher=Guinness|page=87|isbn=0851127029}}</ref>}}}}
|}
''*'' [[Formula 2]] entry.

===Complete British Saloon Car Championship results===
([[:Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year
! Team
! Car
! Class
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! DC
! Pts
! Class
|-
| [[1959 British Saloon Car Championship|1959]]
! [[Tommy Sopwith (racing driver)|Equipe Endeavour]]
! [[Jaguar 3.4-litre|Jaguar 3.4-Litre]]
! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;">{{Tooltip|D|Class D}}</span>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]''<br><small>ovr:1<br>cls:1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|AIN]]'''''<br><small>ovr:1<br>cls:1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''[[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]'''''<br><small>ovr:1<br>cls:1</small>
| [[Goodwood Circuit|GOO]]
| [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|SNE]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]
! NC
! 0
! NC
|-
!colspan="14"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Jong |first1=Frank |title=British Saloon Car Championship |url=http://www.touringcarracing.net/Pages/BSCC.html |website=History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993 |access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! {{24hLM|1955}}
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar Cars Ltd.]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mike Hawthorn]]
|align=left| [[Jaguar D-Type]]
|S5.0
|307
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|-
! {{24hLM|1956}}
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar Cars]] Ltd.
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mike Hawthorn]]
|align=left| [[Jaguar D-Type]] FI
|S5.0
|280
| 6th
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| '''3rd'''
|-
! {{24hLM|1957}}
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ecurie Ecosse]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ron Flockhart (racing driver)|Ron Flockhart]]
|align=left| [[Jaguar D-Type]]
|S5.0
|327
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| '''1st'''
|-
! {{24hLM|1958}}
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Duncan Hamilton (racing driver)|J. D. Hamilton]]<br>''(private entrant)''
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Duncan Hamilton (racing driver)|Duncan Hamilton]]
|align=left| [[Jaguar D-Type]]
|S3.0
|251
|colspan=2|DNF<br>(Accident)
|-
! {{24hLM|1959}}
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lister Cars|Brian Lister Engineering]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Bruce Halford]]
|align=left| [[Lister Cars|Lister Sport]]
|S3.0
|121
|colspan=2|DNF<br>(Engine)
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Ivor Bueb (GB)|url=https://www.24h-en-piste.com/en/AfficherPilote.php?Pilote=374|work=24h-en-piste.com|access-date=27 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ivor Bueb|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/yvor-bueb-4883|publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]|access-date=27 May 2025}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br>Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! [[1956 12 Hours of Sebring|1956]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar of New York Distributors Inc.]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Duncan Hamilton (racing driver)|Duncan Hamilton]]
|align=left| [[Jaguar D-Type]]
|S5.0
|63
|colspan=2|DNF<br>(Brakes)
|-
! [[1957 12 Hours of Sebring|1957]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar Cars North America]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Mike Hawthorn]]
|align=left| [[Jaguar D-Type]]
|S5.0
|193
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd'''
|-
! [[1958 12 Hours of Sebring|1958]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ecurie Ecosse]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ninian Sanderson]]
|align=left| [[Jaguar D-Type]]
|S3.0
|22
|colspan=2|DNF<br>(Valve springs)
|-
! [[1959 12 Hours of Sebring|1959]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lister Cars|The Lister Corp.]]
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stirling Moss]]
|align=left| [[Lister Cars|Lister-Jaguar]]
|S3.0
|98
|colspan=2|DSQ<br>(Illegal refuelling)
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref name=RSCResults>{{cite web|title=Complete Archive of Ivor Bueb|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Ivor-Bueb-GB.html|work=Racing Sports Cars|pages=[https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Ivor-Bueb-GB.html?page=2 2], [https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/archive/Ivor-Bueb-GB.html?page=3 3]|access-date=27 May 2025}}</ref>}}}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100921030303/http://www.500race.org/Men/bueb.htm Ivor Bueb profile at The 500 Owners Association]
*{{IMDB name|8045535}}
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