Rupert Keegan Explained

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.

Biography

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 7th 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]}

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	WDC	Pts.
1977	Penthouse Rizla Racing	Hesketh 308E	Ford V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	ESP	MON	BEL	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN	JPN	NC	0
1978	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	MON	BEL												NC	0
		Surtees TS20	Ford V8							ESP	SWE	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	USA	CAN
1980	RAM Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW07	Ford V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	BEL	MON	FRA	GBR										NC	0
	RAM Penthouse Rizla Racing											GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USA
1982	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team	March 821	Ford V8	RSA	BRA	USW	SMR	BEL	MON	DET	CAN	NED	GBR	FRA	GER	AUT	SUI	ITA	CPL		NC	0

Complete British Formula One Championship results

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

Indy Car World Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
1985	Machinists Union Racing	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MCH	ROA	POC	MDO 19	SAN	MCH	LAG 12	PHX	MIA 10			35th	4	[5]
1986	Gohr Racing	PHX	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MIC	POC	MDO	SAN	MIC	ROA	LAG	PHX	MIA	NC	-	[6]

External links

• GP Encyclopedia
• Formula One World

Notes and References

1. Web site: Who were the Jewish F1 drivers: A Look at Their Careers - F1 BLAST . 24 April 2024 .
2. Web site: Obituary: Playboy F1 racer Rupert Keegan billed as 'next James Hunt'.
3. Web site: Thurgood . Julius . 23 September 2024 . With the saddest heart, I write this to say that we have lost Rupert Keegan after a heroic battle with a long term illness. . 23 September 2024 . Instagram.
4. Web site: 23 September 2024 . In Memoriam Rupert Keegan . 26 September 2024 . Autosport NL.
5. Web site: Rupert Keegan – 1985 CART Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 6 November 2023.
6. Web site: Rupert Keegan – 1986 CART Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 6 November 2023.