Fergus Kenrick Anderson (9 February 1909 – 6 May 1956) was a British professional motorcycle racer. He was a two-time Grand Prix World Champion.[1] His name appears on the Nazis' "most wanted" list drawn up prior to their intended invasion of Britain (published online as "Hitler's Black Book" by Forces War Records).[2]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1909 Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 1956 (aged 47) Floreffe, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anderson was one of the first riders from Great Britain to make his living racing motorcycles on the European continent. In 1950 he signed with Moto Guzzi and competed in the 250 cc class. He convinced Moto Guzzi to build a 350 cc bike, initially of 320 cc but later a full 350. He raced to the 1953 world championship in the bike's first year of competition. Anderson became the oldest competitor in FIM history to win a Grand Prix race when, he won the 1953 Spanish Grand Prix at the age of 44 years and 273 days.[3] He repeated this feat as 350 cc champion again in 1954. His 350 cc world championship wins were the first by a non-British bike.
He retired from racing to become Moto Guzzi's team manager, but quit over a dispute over having a freer hand at running the team. He returned to racing and was offered a ride by the BMW factory. He died in 1956 after being thrown from his bike at a race in Floreffe, Belgium.[4]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results edit
Source:[1]
1949 point system
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Fastest lap |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM - |
SUI 3 |
ULS - |
NAT - |
8 | 8th | 0 | |||||
| 1950 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM - |
SUI - |
ULS - |
NAT 2 |
6 | 3rd | 0 | |||||
| 1951 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP - |
SUI - |
IOM NC |
BEL - |
NED - |
FRA 4 |
ULS - |
NAT - |
3 | 8th | 0 | |
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP - |
SUI 1 |
IOM - |
BEL - |
NED - |
FRA - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
8 | 7th | 1 | ||
| 1952 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | SUI 1 |
IOM 1 |
NED 3 |
GER - |
ULS - |
NAT 3 |
24 | 2nd | 2 | |||
| 1953 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 1 |
NED 2 |
GER - |
ULS 3 |
SUI 3 |
NAT - |
ESP 3 |
22 | 4th | 1 | ||
| 350cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 3 |
NED - |
BEL 1 |
FRA 1 |
ULS - |
SUI 1 |
NAT 2 |
ESP - |
34 | 1st | 3 | ||
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM - |
NED - |
BEL - |
GER - |
FRA - |
ULS - |
SUI - |
NAT - |
ESP 1 |
8 | 9th | 1 | |
| 1954 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA - |
IOM 5 |
ULS - |
NED - |
GER - |
SUI - |
NAT - |
2 | 15th | 0 | ||
| 350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA - |
IOM NC |
ULS - |
BEL 2 |
NED 1 |
GER - |
SUI 1 |
NAT 1 |
ESP 1 |
38 | 1st | 4 | |
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA - |
IOM NC |
ULS - |
BEL - |
NED 2 |
GER 5 |
SUI - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
8 | 7th | 0 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Fergus Anderson career statistics". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Hitler's Black Book – information for Fergus Anderson". forces-war-records.co.uk. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "MotoGP: Rossi Beats Bayliss and is the Oldest Rider to Win". gpone.com. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Fergus Anderson career profile at Motorsport Memorial". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 13 May 2021.