| Keith Greene | |
| Nationality: |  British |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Leytonstone, Essex, England |
| Death Place: | Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, England |
| Years: | – |
| Team(S): | Gilby non-works Cooper and Lotus |
| Races: | 6 (3 starts) |
| Championships: | 0 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 0 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Points: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| First Race: | 1959 British Grand Prix |
| Last Race: | 1962 Italian Grand Prix |
Keith Anthony Greene (5 January 1938 – 8 March 2021) was a British racing driver from England. He raced in Formula One from to, participating in six World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races.[1]
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. At that time he also managed Alain de Cadenet's Le Mans racing team. He died from cardiac arrest on 8 March 2021 at the age of 83.[3]
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | WDC | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilby Engineering | Cooper T43 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | MON | 500 | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | |||
| Gilby Engineering | Cooper T45 | Maserati 250S 2.5 L4 | ARG | MON | 500 | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | POR | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | ||
| Gilby Engineering | Gilby 61 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | MON | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | NC | 0 | ||||
| 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 | ITA | USA | RSA | ||||||||||
‡ 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.[4]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | Class | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | John Willment Automobiles | Ford Cortina GT | SNE | OUL | GOO | AIN 6 | SIL | CRY | SIL | BRH | BRH | OUL | SIL | 35th | 4 | 13th | |||
| 1966 | Alan Foster | BMW 2000 TI | SNE | GOO | SIL 8 | CRY | BRH | BRH Ret | OUL | BRH | 30th | 4 | 9th | ||||||
| 1971 | Wylie's of Glasgow | Ford Escort RS1600 | BRH | SNE 6 | 27th | 6 | 9th | ||||||||||||
| VMW Motors | Ford Escort 1300 GT | THR DNS | SIL | CRY | SIL | CRO | SIL | OUL | BRH | MAL | BRH | NC | |||||||