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Is Surtees the only person to win World Championships on both two and four wheels?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Depends on the definition of "wheels"

  • It's still debated

Answer

John Surtees is the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels. He won the 1956 500cc World Championship on a Gilera motorcycle and the 1964 Formula One World Championship with Ferrari. Surtees is also the only person to have won the Formula One World Championship with two different teams, as he won the title with Ferrari in 1964 and with BRM in 1966.
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