Keith Greene f1 driver

Died

Keith Greene

British

  • Place of Birth Leytonstone, England, UK
  • Date of Birth 5 January 1938
  • F1 Debut 1959 British Grand Prix
  • Current/Last Team Gilby

Keith Anthony Greene, born on 5 January 1938, made six World Championship entries between 1959 and 1962, although not all became race starts. He scored no championship points and also appeared regularly in non-championship Formula One events.

Driver Bio

NationalityBritish
BirthplaceLeytonstone, England, UK
Born5 January 1938
Died8 March 2021
First Grand Prix1959 British Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix1962 Italian Grand Prix
Years Active1959–1962
Current/Last TeamGilby

His earlier sports-car form had been much more productive. Driving a Cooper T39 in 1956, Greene finished in the top six in ten of eleven races, taking two victories and three further podiums.

After his own driving career, he moved into team management in Formula 5000 and sports cars. His work included involvement with Hexagon of Highgate’s motorcycle activities during the mid-1970s and managing Alain de Cadenet’s Le Mans effort. It was a career with a substantial second act behind the scenes. Greene died following cardiac arrest on 8 March 2021, aged 83.

Grand Prix Stats

Race Entries6
Race Starts3
Did Not Start1
Best Race Start19th
Best Race Finish15th
Retirements2
First-Lap Retirements0
Not Classified0
Disqualified0
Did Not Qualify2

Qualifying

Qualifying Sessions5
Reached Q30
Q2 Eliminations0
Q1 Eliminations0
Did Not Qualify2

Stats by Season

YearConstructorEntriesStartsWinsPodiumsPolesFastest LapsFront RowsDNFBest StartBest ResultPts FinishesPointsChampionship
1959Gilby10000000––00NC
1960Gilby1100000122–00NC
1961Gilby11000000231500NC
1962Privateer: John Dalton, Gilby3100000119–00NC

Teams

Team Nationality Debut Season Status
Cooper British 1950 Historic, World Constructors' Champions
Gilby British 1954 Historic