John Williams (motorcyclist)

For other people named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation).

John Williams
Nationality	British
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1968 - 1978 First race 1968 500cc Isle of Man TT Last race 1978 500cc British Grand Prix First win 1976 500cc Belgian Grand Prix Last win 1976 500cc Belgian Grand Prix Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 33 1 8 0 1 141

John Williams (born May 27, 1946 - August 1978) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1975 when he finished in fifth place in the 500 cc world championship on a Yamaha motorcycle. Williams won his only world championship race when he defeated Barry Sheene at the 1976 Belgian Grand Prix. He was a five-time winner of the North West 200 race in Northern Ireland and a four-time winner at the Isle of Man TT. Williams died from injuries suffered while competing in the 1978 Ulster Grand Prix in Northern Ireland.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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
1968	500cc	Matchless	GER -	ESP -	IOM 11	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -				0	-	0
1969	350cc	AJS	ESP -	GER -		IOM 15	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	YUG -		0	-	0
	500cc	Metisse	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS 8	NAT -	YUG -		3	46th	0
1970	500cc	Matchless	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	IOM 5	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	FIN -	ULS 9	NAT -	ESP -			8	23rd	0
1971	350cc	AJS	AUT -	GER -	IOM 4	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ULS 4	NAT -	ESP -		16	13th	0
	500cc	AJS	AUT -	GER -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	DDR -		SWE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		0	-	0
1972	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM 3	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	10	18th	0
	350cc	Honda	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM NC	YUG -	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	0	-	0
	500cc	Matchless	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM NC	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	0	-	0
1973	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER -		IOM 2	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		12	17th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM 3	YUG -	NED -		CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		10	20th	0
	500cc	Matchless	FRA -	AUT -	GER -		IOM NC	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		0	-	0
1974	250cc	Yamaha		GER -		NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL 9	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	YUG -	ESP -		2	38th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	GER -	AUT 9	NAT -	IOM -	NED 8		SWE -	FIN 9		YUG -	ESP -		7	29th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA 7	GER -	AUT 8	NAT -	IOM -	NED 10	BEL 7	SWE 10	FIN 6	CZE -				18	11th	0
1975	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -		GER -	NAT -	IOM 3	NED -	BEL 9	SWE -	FIN 8	CZE -	YUG -		15	14th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP 10	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM NC	NED -			FIN -	CZE -	YUG -		1	47th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -		AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM 2	NED 7	BEL 5	SWE 3	FIN -	CZE -			32	5th	0
1976	500cc	Suzuki	FRA Ret	AUT Ret	NAT -	IOM 7	NED 6	BEL 1	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GER -				24	9th	1
1977	350cc	Yamaha	VEN -		GER -	NAT -	ESP -	FRA -	YUG -	NED -		SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GBR 3	10	22nd	0
	500cc	Suzuki	VEN -	AUT -	GER -	NAT 16		FRA -		NED -	BEL 10	SWE 8	FIN -	CZE -	GBR -	4	26th	0
1978	500cc	Suzuki	VEN -	ESP -	AUT -	FRA -	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	GBR 12	GER -			0	-	0