Harris was born in
Mufulira,
Northern Rhodesia. There is some confusion surrounding his racing years with respect to which country he represented as a Grand Prix driver, it being variably given as either
Rhodesia or
South Africa, although he was a resident of
Salisbury in the early 1960s when he competed in auto racing. Harris won the 1962 Rhodesian Championship with his
Cooper T53, powered by an
Alfa Romeo engine. On 2 December of that year he qualified third for the 1962 Rhodesian Grand Prix, and finished the race in the same position behind
Gary Hocking and
Neville Lederle. He then travelled to South Africa and took part in the
1962 Rand Grand Prix, qualifying 20th from an entry of 34 cars, but retiring from the race with a puncture. The following week he qualified 17th fastest for the
1962 Natal Grand Prix, but retired from his heat and so missed the final. After Christmas Harris was part of a stronger international field for the South African Grand Prix which would decide the 1962 World Championship. In the first practice session on Boxing Day he suffered an engine failure and he missed the following day's practice while he made repairs. During the final practice session on the third day, he suffered with the same issues again and posted the 15th fastest time, with only
Carel Godin de Beaufort having a slower time. Having rebuilt the engine again before the race, Harris circulated towards the back of the field, running ahead of de Beaufort and
Bruce Johnstone, and subsequently other drivers whose cars suffered problems. However, on lap 32 of the 82 lap race, Harris retired from tenth position with the same engine bearing failure that had plagued him in practice. Harris subsequently decreased his involvement in the sport and retired, at least partly due to the death of Gary Hocking at the Natal Grand Prix. He later ran
Alfa Romeo and
Toyota dealerships in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia from 1964) and Zimbabwe, before retiring to live in
Durban, South Africa with his wife Patricia Harris. Harris died in Durban on 8 November 2021, aged 82. ==Complete Formula One results==