Bill Lomas
| Bill Lomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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.
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