| Born | 6 June 1923 |
|---|---|
| Died | 1 August 1959 (aged 36) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Active years | 1957 - 1959 |
| Teams | Connaught, Gilby, non-works Lotus and British Racing Partnership |
| Races | 6 (5 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1957 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1959 British Grand Prix |
Ivor Léon John Bueb (6 June 1923, East Ham, London – 1 August 1959, Clermont-Ferrand, France) was a sports car racing and Formula One driver from England.
Bueb started racing seriously in a Formula 3 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. The following year he raced Bernie Ecclestone's Connaught at Monaco, and drove a Formula Two Lotus 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 6 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix in all, but scored no championship points. He also participated in numerous non-Championship Formula One races.
He is best known for sharing the winning works Jaguar D-type with Mike Hawthorn in the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans; a success he repeated with Ron Flockhart in the ex-works Ecurie Ecosse car in 1957.
Bueb died from injuries sustained when he crashed his BRP Cooper-Borgward Formula Two car at Charade Circuit near Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Complete World Championship Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type B |
Alta Straight-4 | ARG |
MON Ret |
500 |
FRA |
NC | 0 | |||||||
| Gilby Engineering Ltd. | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | GBR NC |
GER |
PES |
ITA |
||||||||||
| 1958 | BC Ecclestone | Connaught Type B |
Alta Straight-4 | ARG |
MON |
NED |
500 |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR Ret |
NC | 0 | ||||
| Ecurie Demi Litre | Lotus 12 | Climax Straight-4 | GER 11 * |
POR |
ITA |
MOR |
||||||||||
| 1959 | British Racing Partnership | Cooper T51 | Climax Straight-4 | MON DNQ |
500 |
NED |
FRA |
NC | 0 | |||||||
| Borgward Straight-4 | GBR 13 * |
GER |
POR |
ITA |
USA |
* Formula 2 entry.
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| Preceded by José Froilán González Maurice Trintignant |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1955 with: Mike Hawthorn |
Succeeded by Ron Flockhart Ninian Sanderson |
| Preceded by Ron Flockhart Ninian Sanderson |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1957 with: Ron Flockhart |
Succeeded by Olivier Gendebien Phil Hill |
| Preceded by Stuart Lewis-Evans |
Formula One fatal accidents August 1, 1959 |
Succeeded by Harry Schell |
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