John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute

Scottish peer and racing driver

John Colum Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (26 April 1958 – 22 March 2021),[1] styled Earl of Dumfries before 1993, was a Scottish peer and a racing driver. He won the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans. He did not use his title and wanted to be known as John Bute.[2]

He died of cancer on 22 March 2021, aged 62.[3]

References change

  1. Ex-Formula 1 driver Marquess of Bute dies aged 62
  2. Georgina Adam (26 April 2007). "Race to save Dumfries House". The Art Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
  3. "Johnny Dumfries obituary". The Guardian. 24 Mar 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-31.