Keith Greene

{{Short description|British racing driver (1938–2021)}}

{{for|the American musician and evangelist|Keith Green}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox F1 driver

|name = Keith Greene

|nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British

|birth_date = {{birth date|1938|1|5|df=y}}

|birth_place = Leytonstone, Essex, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|3|8|1938|1|5|df=yes}}

|death_place = Totland Bay, Isle of Wight, England

|Years = {{F1|1959}}–{{F1|1962}}

|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

|First win =

|Last win =

|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 {{F1|1959}} to {{F1|1962}}, participating in six World Championship Grands Prix and numerous non-Championship races.{{cite web | url = http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/title.html | title = The Formula One Archives | accessdate = 2007-08-04}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Keith-Greene-GB.html|title=Keith Greene (GB) - All Results - Racing Sports Cars|website=racingsportscars.com|access-date=2016-06-22}}

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.{{cite web | url = http://www.brdc.co.uk/Notice-of-Death---Keith-Greene-1938---2021 | title = NOTICE OF DEATH - KEITH GREENE (1938 - 2021) | type=Obituary | publisher = The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) | access-date = 2021-03-10}}