Rodney Gould
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Rodney Gould (born March 10, 1943 in Banbury) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Gould began racing in 1961 and made his first Isle of Man TT appearance in 1967. He won the 1970 FIM 250cc World Championship on a Yamaha.[1] After finishing third in the 250 class and fourth in the 500 class in 1972, Gould retired from competition and took a position as Yamaha's European racing manager.[2]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results[1][3]
Points system from 1950 to 1968:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1969 onwards:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 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 | 13 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 350cc | AJS | GER - |
IOM NC |
NED - |
DDR - |
CZE - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
JPN - |
0 | - | 0 | |||||
| 500cc | Norton | GER - |
IOM NC |
NED - |
BEL - |
DDR 5 |
CZE - |
FIN - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
CAN - |
2 | 19th | 0 | ||||
| 1968 | 250cc | Yamaha | GER 4 |
ESP - |
IOM 5 |
NED 5 |
DDR 4 |
CZE 4 |
FIN 3 |
ULS 3 |
NAT - |
21 | 4th | 0 | ||||
| Kawasaki | BEL 3 |
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| 500cc | Norton | GER 6 |
ESP - |
IOM NC |
NED - |
BEL - |
DDR - |
CZE - |
FIN - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
1 | 24th | 0 | ||||
| 1969 | 250cc | Yamaha | ESP - |
GER - |
FRA 2 |
IOM NC |
NED 4 |
BEL 2 |
DDR - |
CZE 2 |
FIN - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
YUG - |
44 | 6th | 0 | |
| 350cc | Yamaha | ESP - |
GER - |
IOM NC |
NED - |
DDR 2 |
CZE 2 |
FIN 2 |
ULS - |
NAT - |
YUG - |
36 | 5th | 0 | ||||
| 1970 | 250cc | Yamaha | GER - |
FRA 1 |
YUG 3 |
IOM 2 |
NED 1 |
BEL 1 |
DDR 1 |
CZE - |
FIN 1 |
ULS 2 |
NAT 1 |
ESP - |
102 | 1st | 6 | |
| 350cc | Yamaha | GER - |
YUG 5 |
IOM NC |
NED - |
DDR - |
CZE - |
FIN 3 |
ULS - |
NAT - |
ESP 2 |
28 | 6th | 0 | ||||
| 1971 | 125cc | Yamaha | AUT - |
GER - |
IOM - |
NED - |
BEL 7 |
DDR - |
CZE - |
SWE - |
FIN - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
4 | 24th | 0 | ||
| 250cc | Yamaha | AUT - |
GER - |
IOM 4 |
NED - |
BEL 6 |
DDR 2 |
CZE - |
SWE 1 |
FIN 1 |
ULS 6 |
NAT 4 |
ESP - |
68 | 2nd | 2 | ||
| 350cc | Yamaha | AUT - |
GER - |
IOM NC |
NED 4 |
DDR - |
CZE - |
SWE 4 |
FIN - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
16 | 13th | 0 | |||
| 1972 | 250cc | Yamaha | GER 6 |
FRA - |
AUT - |
NAT 2 |
IOM 2 |
YUG 2 |
NED 1 |
BEL 2 |
DDR 3 |
CZE 4 |
SWE 1 |
FIN - |
ESP - |
88 | 3rd | 2 |
| 350cc | Yamaha | GER - |
FRA - |
AUT - |
NAT 6 |
IOM NC |
YUG - |
NED - |
DDR - |
CZE - |
SWE - |
FIN - |
ESP - |
6 | 25th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | Yamaha | GER - |
FRA - |
AUT - |
NAT - |
IOM - |
YUG - |
NED - |
BEL 3 |
DDR 2 |
CZE 4 |
SWE 2 |
FIN 3 |
ESP - |
52 | 4th | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Rodney Gould". MotoGP.com. http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Rodney+Gould. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "iomtt.com news". iomtt.com. http://www.iomtt.com/News/2007/03/20/Yamaha-Classic-Racing-Team-commit-to-TT-Centenary-celebrations.aspx. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Rodney Gould at iomtt.com". iomtt.com. http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=2539. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
| Preceded by Kel Carruthers |
250cc Motorcycle World Champion 1970 |
Succeeded by Phil Read |
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