Ken Kavanagh
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Template:Sources needed Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh (12 December 1923 – 26 November 2019) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver.
In 1952, Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 350cc Ulster Grand Prix.[1] In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races.[2][3] Kavanagh entered two Formula One Grands Prix in 1958 with his own Maserati 250F, firstly in Monaco where he failed to qualify, and lastly in the Belgian Grand Prix where he missed out on the race having blown his engine in practice, after having qualified 20th of 28 entrants.
Personal life
Kavanagh died in Bergamo, Italy on 26 November 2019.[4]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
Points system from 1950 to 1968
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
5 best results were counted up until 1955.
(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 350cc | Norton | ESP | SUI | IOM NC |
BEL | NED 3 |
FRA | ULS 2 |
NAT 2 |
16 | 4th | 0 | |
| 500cc | Norton | ESP | SUI | IOM NC |
BEL | NED | FRA | ULS 2 |
NAT | 6 | 9th | 0 | ||
| 1952 | 350cc | Norton | SUI 7 |
IOM NC |
NED 5 |
BEL | GER 2 |
ULS 1 |
NAT | 16 | 5th | 1 | ||
| 500cc | Norton | SUI | IOM 32 |
NED 3 |
BEL | GER 2 |
ULS | NAT | ESP 3 |
14 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 1953 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM | NED | GER | ULS | SUI | NAT | ESP 2 |
6 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 350cc | Norton | IOM 2 |
NED 3 |
BEL 5 |
FRA | ULS | SUI 2 |
NAT | ESP | 18 | 4th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | Norton | IOM NC |
NED 3 |
BEL 4 |
GER | FRA 4 |
ULS 1 |
SUI | NAT | ESP | 18 | 4th | 1 | |
| 1954 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NC |
ULS | NED 4 |
GER | SUI | NAT | 3 | 13th | 0 | ||
| 350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NC |
ULS | BEL 1 |
NED | GER | SUI 2 |
NAT 3 |
ESP | 18 | 4th | 1 | |
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NC |
ULS | BEL 2 |
NED | GER 4 |
SUI | NAT 6 |
ESP 2 |
16 | 3rd | 0 | |
| 1955 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NC |
GER 5 |
BEL | NED 1 |
ULS | NAT 3 |
14 | 4th | 1 | ||
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP | FRA | IOM 3 |
GER | BEL | NED | ULS | NAT | 4 | 12th | 0 | ||
| 1956 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 1 |
NED 5 |
BEL | GER | ULS | NAT | 10 | 6th | 1 | |||
| 1959 | 125cc | Ducati | IOM NC |
GER | NED 6 |
BEL 5 |
SWE 5 |
ULS 4 |
NAT | 8 | 8th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | GER 4 |
NED | BEL | ULS | NAT | 3 | 11th | 0 | |||
| 1960 | 125cc | Ducati | IOM NC |
NED | BEL | ULS | NAT | 0 | - | 0 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
Source:[5]
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON DNQ |
NED | 500 | BEL DNS |
FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | MOR | NC | 0 |
Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | GLV DNS |
SYR 6 |
AIN Ret |
INT 18 |
CAE |
| 1959 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | GLV Ret |
AIN DNA |
INT | OUL DNA |
SIL |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ken Kavanagh career statistics at MotoGP.com". Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ Daily Express page 7 Tuesday 5 June 1956
- ^ Ken Kavanagh Isle of Man TT results at iomtt.com
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cortinovis, Giovanni. "Addio Kavanagh, uomo dei record L'australiano viveva a Bergamo". L'Eco di Bergamo. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ken Kavanagh Formula One results at formula1.com". Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
