Jack Ahearn
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Jack Jerome Ahearn (8 October 1924 – 10 April 2017) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.[1] His best season was in 1964 when he won the 500cc Finnish Grand Prix and finished second to Mike Hailwood in the 500cc world championship.[2] On 16 January 2001, Ahearn was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his achievements.[3] Ahearn died on 10 April 2017 in Ballina.[4]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
[edit]Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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1954 | 350cc | Norton | FRA - | IOM NC | ULS - | BEL - | NED - | GER - | SUI - | NAT - | ESP - | 0 | - | 0 | |||
500cc | Norton | FRA - | IOM 9 | ULS - | BEL - | NED - | GER - | SUI - | NAT - | ESP - | 0 | - | 0 | ||||
1955 | 350cc | Norton | FRA - | IOM 10 | GER 10 | BEL 9 | NED - | ULS - | NAT - | 0 | - | 0 | |||||
500cc | Norton | ESP - | FRA - | IOM NC | GER 6 | BEL 7 | NED - | ULS - | NAT - | 1 | 26th | 0 | |||||
1958 | 350cc | AJS | IOM 17 | NED - | BEL - | GER - | SWE - | ULS - | NAT - | 0 | - | 0 | |||||
500cc | Matchless | IOM 29 | NED - | BEL - | GER - | SWE - | ULS - | NAT - | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||
1962 | 350cc | Norton | IOM 12 | NED - | ULS - | DDR - | NAT - | FIN - | 0 | - | 0 | ||||||
500cc | Norton | IOM NC | NED - | BEL - | ULS - | DDR - | NAT - | FIN - | ARG - | 0 | - | 0 | |||||
1963 | 125cc | Ducati | ESP - | GER - | FRA - | IOM 21 | NED - | BEL - | ULS - | DDR - | FIN - | NAT - | ARG - | JPN - | 0 | - | 0 |
350cc | Norton | GER - | IOM 5 | NED 5 | BEL - | ULS - | DDR - | FIN - | NAT - | JPN - | 4 | 11th | 0 | ||||
500cc | Norton | IOM 9 | NED 4 | BEL 5 | ULS - | DDR - | FIN - | NAT - | ARG - | 5 | 10th | 1 | |||||
1964 | 125cc | Honda | USA - | ESP - | FRA 8 | IOM - | NED - | GER - | DDR - | ULS - | FIN - | NAT - | JPN - | 0 | - | 0 | |
250cc | Suzuki | USA - | ESP - | FRA - | IOM NC | NED - | BEL - | GER - | DDR - | ULS - | NAT - | JPN - | 0 | - | 0 | ||
350cc | Norton | IOM NC | NED - | GER - | DDR - | ULS - | FIN - | NAT 6 | JPN - | 1 | 22nd | 0 | |||||
500cc | Norton | USA - | IOM 14 | NED 4 | BEL 4 | GER 2 | DDR 6 | ULS 3 | FIN 1 | NAT 3 | JPN - | 25 | 2nd | 1 | |||
1965 | 500cc | Norton | GER - | IOM 9 | NED 5 | BEL - | DDR 4 | CZE 3 | ULS - | FIN - | NAT - | JPN - | 9 | 5th | 0 | ||
1966 | 350cc | Norton | GER - | FRA - | NED - | DDR 6 | CZE - | FIN 3 | ULS - | IOM 4 | NAT - | JPN - | 8 | 8th | 0 | ||
500cc | Norton | GER - | NED - | BEL 3 | DDR 3 | CZE 5 | FIN 4 | ULS - | IOM NC | NAT - | 13 | 6th | 0 | ||||
1974 | 350cc | Yamaha | FRA - | GER - | AUT - | NAT - | IOM 34 | NED - | SWE - | FIN - | YUG - | ESP - | 0 | - | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack Ahearn profile". oldbikemag.com. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Jack Ahearn MotoGP statistics". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Jack Ahearn". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Vale Jack Ahearn October 8 1924 – April 10 2017 – Australian Motorcycle News". Australian Motorcycle News. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.