Ivor Léon John Bueb (; 6 June 1923 – 1 August 1959) was a British professional sports car racing and Formula One driver from England.

Early life

Ivor Léon John Bueb was born to Léon Gervase Bueb and Grace Marie Alice Vagnolini in East Ham, Essex. His father was born in Breisach, Germany to French parents and his mother had English, Italian and Welsh grandparents. They divorced in 1926. Bueb spent his childhood in Dulwich, South London, regularly visiting Crystal Palace to watch Prince Bira, Freddie Dixon and Raymond Mays compete.

Bueb suffered serious injuries in 1959 when he crashed his BRP Cooper-Borgward Formula Two car at the Charade Circuit near Clermont-Ferrand, France. After his tragic accident in 1959, fellow racer Jimmy Ebdon paid tribute:<blockquote>Despite his burly figure, he was indeed a quiet and very sensitive person. He was very modest in success and always most outspoken about his failures.</blockquote>Bueb was survived by his wife, Florence Ada Bueb (1925-2009) and his son, David Ivor Lee Bueb Thomas, who died in 1988.

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! WDC

! Points

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|rowspan="2"| 1957

! Connaught Engineering

! Connaught<br />Type B

! Alta Straight-4

| ARG

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MON<br />

| 500

| FRA

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|

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!rowspan="2"| NC

!rowspan="2"| 0

|-

! Gilby Engineering Ltd.

! Maserati 250F

! Maserati Straight-6

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR<br />

| GER

| PES

| ITA

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|

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|-

|rowspan="2"| 1958

! BC Ecclestone

! Connaught<br />Type B

! Alta Straight-4

| ARG

| MON

| NED

| 500

| BEL

| FRA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR<br />

|

|

|

|

!rowspan="2"| NC

!rowspan="2"| 0

|-

! Ecurie Demi Litre

! Lotus 12

! Climax Straight-4

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER<br /><small>11 *</small>

| POR

| ITA

| MOR

|-

|rowspan="2"| 1959

!rowspan="2"| British Racing Partnership

!rowspan="2"| Cooper T51

! Climax Straight-4

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MON<br />

| 500

| NED

| FRA

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!rowspan="2"| NC

!rowspan="2"| 0

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! Borgward Straight-4

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GBR<br /><small>13</small>

| GER

| POR

| ITA

| USA

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!colspan="17"|

|}

* Formula 2 entry.

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

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

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! DC

! Pts

! Class

|-

| 1959

! Equipe Endeavour

! Jaguar 3.4-Litre

! <span style="padding:1px 4px; color:black; background-color:#00ff00;"></span>

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| GOO<br /><small>ovr:1<br />cls:1</small>

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| AIN<br /><small>ovr:1<br />cls:1</small>

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL<br /><small>ovr:1<br />cls:1</small>

| GOO

| SNE

| BRH

| BRH

! NC

! 0

! NC

|-

!colspan="14"|

|}

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

|-

! Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

!

!

|-

!

|align=left| Jaguar Cars Ltd.

|align=left| Mike Hawthorn

|align=left| Jaguar D-Type

|S5.0

|307

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

|-

!

|align=left| Jaguar Cars Ltd.

|align=left| Mike Hawthorn

|align=left| Jaguar D-Type FI

|S5.0

|280

| 6th

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd

|-

!

|align=left| Ecurie Ecosse

|align=left| Ron Flockhart

|align=left| Jaguar D-Type

|S5.0

|327

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1st

|-

!

|align=left| J. D. Hamilton<br />(private entrant)

|align=left| Duncan Hamilton

|align=left| Jaguar D-Type

|S3.0

|251

|colspan=2|DNF<br />(Accident)

|-

!

|align=left| Brian Lister Engineering

|align=left| Bruce Halford

|align=left| Lister Sport

|S3.0

|121

|colspan=2|DNF<br />(Engine)

|-

!colspan="8"|

|}

Complete 12 Hours of Sebring results

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

|-

! Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! Class

! Laps

!

!

|-

! 1956

|align=left| Jaguar of New York Distributors Inc.

|align=left| Duncan Hamilton

|align=left| Jaguar D-Type

|S5.0

|63

|colspan=2|DNF<br />(Brakes)

|-

! 1957

|align=left| Jaguar Cars North America

|align=left| Mike Hawthorn

|align=left| Jaguar D-Type

|S5.0

|193

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2nd

|-

! 1958

|align=left| Ecurie Ecosse

|align=left| Ninian Sanderson

|align=left| Jaguar D-Type

|S3.0

|22

|colspan=2|DNF<br />(Valve springs)

|-

! 1959

|align=left| The Lister Corp.

|align=left| Stirling Moss

|align=left| Lister-Jaguar

|S3.0

|98

|colspan=2|DSQ<br />(Illegal refuelling)

|-

!colspan="8"|

|}

References

  • Ivor Bueb profile at The 500 Owners Association