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.

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 seventh at the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix scored in Hesketh 308E/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 on 23 September 2024, at the age of 69.

thumb|left|Keegan (Williams-Ford) exiting the Imola pit lane during qualifying for the 1980 Italian GP

Racing record

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

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

! Year

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! WDC

! Pts.

|-

|

! nowrap| Penthouse Rizla Racing

! nowrap| Hesketh 308E

! nowrap| Ford V8

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| USW

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| JPN

! NC

! 0

|-

|rowspan="2"|

!rowspan="2" nowrap| Durex Team Surtees

! nowrap| Surtees TS19

! nowrap| Ford V8

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

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

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

|style="background:#ffffff;"| USW<br />

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

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

|colspan=11|

!rowspan="2"| NC

!rowspan="2"| 0

|-

! nowrap| Surtees TS20

! nowrap| Ford V8

|colspan=6|

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:#ffffff;"| NED<br />

| ITA

| USA

| CAN

|

|-

|rowspan="2"|

! nowrap| RAM Williams Grand Prix Engineering

!rowspan="2" nowrap| Williams FW07

!rowspan="2" nowrap| Ford V8

| ARG

| BRA

| RSA

| USW

| BEL

| MON

| FRA

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

|colspan=9|

!rowspan="2"| NC

!rowspan="2"| 0

|-

! nowrap| RAM Penthouse Rizla Racing

|colspan=8|

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

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

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

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

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

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

|colspan=3|

|-

|

! nowrap| Rothmans March Grand Prix Team

! nowrap| March 821

! nowrap| Ford V8

| RSA

| BRA

| USW

| SMR

| BEL

| MON

| DET

| CAN

| NED

| GBR

| FRA

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

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

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

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

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

|

! NC

! 0

|-

!colspan="23"|

|}

Complete British Formula One 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

! Entrant

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

!

! Points

|-

| 1979

! nowrap| C. W. Clowes Racing

! nowrap| Arrows A1

! nowrap| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8

| ZOL

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

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MAL<br />

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE<br />

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

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| DON<br />

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

| NOG

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

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH<br />

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| THR<br />

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SNE<br />

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL<br />

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 65

|-

!colspan="21"|

|}

Indy Car World Series

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

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

! Year

! Team

! No.

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

|-

| 1985

! nowrap| Machinists Union Racing

! 59

| LBH<br />

| INDY<br />

| MIL<br />

| POR<br />

| MEA<br />

| CLE<br />

| MCH<br />

| ROA<br />

| POC<br />

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MDO<br /><small>19</small>

| SAN<br />

| MCH<br />

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAG<br /><small>12</small>

| PHX<br />

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIA<br /><small>10</small>

|colspan=2|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 35th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 4

!

|-

| 1986

! nowrap| Gohr Racing

! 65

| PHX

| LBH

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| INDY<br />

| MIL

| POR

| MEA

| CLE

| TOR

| MIC

| POC

| MDO

| SAN

| MIC

| ROA

| LAG

| PHX

| MIA

! NC

! -

!

|}

References

  • GP Encyclopedia
  • Formula One World