Rupert Keegan

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.

Rupert Keegan

Hesketh 308E driven by Keegan
Born	(1955-02-26)26 February 1955 Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died	23 September 2024(2024-09-23) (aged 69) Portoferraio, Elba, Tuscany, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality	British
Active years	1977–1978, 1980, 1982
Teams	Hesketh, Surtees, RAM, March
Entries	37 (25 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1977 Spanish Grand Prix
Last entry	1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
British Formula One Championship career
Active years	1979
Entries	13
Championships	1
Wins	5
Podiums	6
Career points	65
Pole positions	5
Fastest laps	4

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 Ret	MON 12	BEL Ret	SWE 13	FRA 10	GBR Ret	GER Ret	AUT 7	NED Ret	ITA 9	USA 8	CAN Ret	JPN	NC	0
1978	Durex Team Surtees	Surtees TS19	Ford V8	ARG Ret	BRA Ret	RSA Ret	USW DNS	MON Ret	BEL DNQ												NC	0
		Surtees TS20	Ford V8							ESP 11	SWE DNQ	FRA Ret	GBR DNQ	GER DNQ	AUT DNQ	NED DNS	ITA	USA	CAN
1980	RAM Williams Grand Prix Engineering	Williams FW07	Ford V8	ARG	BRA	RSA	USW	BEL	MON	FRA	GBR 11										NC	0
	RAM Penthouse Rizla Racing											GER DNQ	AUT 15	NED DNQ	ITA 11	CAN DNQ	USA 9
1982	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team	March 821	Ford V8	RSA	BRA	USW	SMR	BEL	MON	DET	CAN	NED	GBR	FRA	GER DNQ	AUT Ret	SUI Ret	ITA DNQ	CPL 12		NC	0
Sources:[5][6]

Complete British Formula One Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pos.	Points
1979	C. W. Clowes Racing	Arrows A1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	ZOL	OUL 11	BRH Ret	MAL 1	SNE 1	THR Ret	ZAN NC	DON 1	OUL Ret	NOG	MAL Ret	BRH DNS	THR 1	SNE 1	SIL 2	1st	65
Source:[7]

Indy Car World Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
1985	Machinists Union Racing	59	LBH	INDY	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	MCH	ROA	POC	MDO 19	SAN	MCH	LAG 12	PHX	MIA 10			35th	4	[8]
1986	Gohr Racing	65	PHX	LBH	INDY DNQ	MIL	POR	MEA	CLE	TOR	MIC	POC	MDO	SAN	MIC	ROA	LAG	PHX	MIA	NC	-	[9]