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Born in East Ham, Essex, Bueb started racing seriously in a Formula Three cc Cooper in , graduating to the Cooper works team in!
Ivor Bueb
British racing driver (1923–1959)
Ivor Léon John Bueb (;[1] 6 June 1923 – 1 August 1959) was a British professional sports car racing and Formula One driver from England.[2]
Career
Born in East Ham, Essex east of London, 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.
British racing driver Ivor Bueb ( - ) in a Maserati F (#9) leading New Zealand driver Ronnie Moore ( - ) in a Cooper T
The following year he raced Bernie Ecclestone's Connaught at Monaco, and drove a Formula TwoLotus 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