Keith Greene

Keith Greene (born 5 January 1938) is a British former racing driver from England. He raced in Formula One from 1959 to 1962, participating in six World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races.[1]

For the American musician and evangelist, see Keith Green.

Keith Greene
Born (1938-01-05) 5 January 1938
Leytonstone, London, UK
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality British
Active years1959–1962
TeamsGilby
non-works Cooper and Lotus
Entries6 (3 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1959 British Grand Prix
Last entry1962 Italian Grand Prix

Prior to Formula One, Greene had a successful career in sportscars. In 1956 using a Cooper T39 he competed in 11 national level races finishing outside the top six on only one occasion, with two wins and three other podium finishes.[2]

After retiring from driving, Greene became a team manager in Formula 5000 and sports car racing. He worked for Hexagon of Highgate in London running their newly formed motorcycle business in the mid 1970s. Also working as a mechanic was Anderson (?) who had worked for Grahams Hill's F1 team. At that time he also managed Alain de Cadenet's Le Mans racing team.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WDC Pts
1959 Gilby Engineering Cooper T43 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 MON 500 NED FRA GBR
DNQ		 GER POR ITA USA NC 0
1960 Gilby Engineering Cooper T45 Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 ARG MON 500 NED BEL FRA GBR
Ret		 POR ITA USA NC 0
1961 Gilby Engineering Gilby 61 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 MON NED BEL FRA GBR
15		 GER ITA USA NC 0
1962 John Dalton Lotus 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 NED MON BEL FRA GBR
PO‡		 NC 0
Gilby Engineering Gilby 62 BRM P56 1.5 V8 GER
Ret		 ITA
DNQ		 USA RSA
Source:[3]

‡ At the 1962 British Grand Prix, Greene drove the Lotus 18 entered by John Dalton in practice only. The car was driven in the race by Tony Shelly.[3]

References
  1. "The Formula One Archives". Retrieved 4 August 2007.
  2. "Keith Greene (GB) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. Steve Small. The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who. p. 164. ISBN 0851127029.


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