Bill Lomas (8 March 1928 – 14 August 2007) was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion[2] and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner.[3] He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand Prix race bike. Lomas was also an accomplished trials rider.
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 Lomas demonstrating the light weight of the Moto Guzzi V8 engine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1928 Milford, Derbyshire, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2007 (aged 79) Mansfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He died in Mansfield, England on 14 August 2007 from complications following a heart attack.[4]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
edit| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 350cc | Velocette | IOM NC |
BEL 4 |
NED 3 |
SUI - |
ULS - |
NAT 5 |
9 | 7th | 0 | |||
| 1951 | 250cc | Velocette | SUI - |
IOM - |
FRA 5 |
ULS - |
NAT - |
2 | 12th | 0 | ||||
| 350cc | Velocette | ESP - |
SUI - |
IOM 5 |
BEL 3 |
NED - |
FRA - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
6 | 11th | 0 | ||
| 1952 | 125cc | MV Agusta | IOM - |
NED - |
GER - |
ULS 2 |
NAT - |
ESP - |
6 | 8th | 0 | |||
| 250cc | Velocette | SUI - |
IOM NC |
NED - |
GER - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 350cc | AJS | SUI - |
IOM 4 |
NED - |
BEL 5 |
GER 3 |
ULS - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
9 | 7th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | MV Agusta | SUI - |
IOM 5 |
NED - |
BEL - |
GER - |
ULS 3 |
NAT - |
ESP - |
6 | 13th | 0 | ||
| 1954 | 250cc | MV Agusta | FRA - |
IOM NC |
ULS - |
NED - |
GER - |
SUI - |
NAT - |
0 | – | 0 | ||
| 350cc | MV Agusta | FRA - |
IOM 7 |
ULS - |
BEL - |
NED - |
GER - |
SUI - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
0 | – | 0 | |
| 500cc | MV Agusta | FRA - |
IOM NC |
ULS - |
BEL - |
NED - |
GER - |
SUI - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
0 | – | 0 | |
| 1955 | 125cc | MV Agusta | ESP - |
FRA - |
IOM 4 |
GER - |
NED - |
NAT - |
3 | 9th | 0 | |||
| 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 1 |
GER - |
NED - |
ULS 4 |
NAT 5 |
13 | 2nd | 1 | |||||
| 350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA - |
IOM 1 |
GER 1 |
BEL 1 |
NED 2 |
ULS 1 |
NAT 2 |
32 | 1st | 4 | |||
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP - |
FRA - |
IOM 7 |
GER - |
BEL - |
NED - |
ULS 1 |
NAT - |
8 | 6th | 1 | ||
| 1956 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM NC |
NED 1 |
BEL - |
GER 1 |
ULS 1 |
NAT - |
24 | 1st | 3 | |||
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 5 |
NED - |
BEL - |
GER - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
2 | 16th | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Lomas, Bill (2004). Bill Lomas: World Champion Road Racer. Redline Books. p. 8. ISBN 095313119X.
- ^ Bill Lomas career statistics at MotoGP.com
- ^ Bill Lomas Isle of Man career summary at IOMTT.com
- ^ Racing legend Bill Lomas passes away from Motorcycle News 15 August 2007
External links
edit- Bill Lomas at IMDb