Jack Ahearn
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Jack Jerome Ahearn (8 October 1924 – 10 April 2017) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.[1] His best season was in 1964 when he won the 500cc Finnish Grand Prix and finished second to Mike Hailwood in the 500cc world championship.[2] On 16 January 2001, Ahearn was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his achievements.[3] Ahearn died on 10 April 2017 in Ballina.[4]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results[]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 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 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 350cc | Norton | FRA - |
IOM NC |
ULS - |
BEL - |
NED - |
GER - |
SUI - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
0 | - | 0 | |||
| 500cc | Norton | FRA - |
IOM 9 |
ULS - |
BEL - |
NED - |
GER - |
SUI - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
0 | - | 0 | ||||
| 1955 | 350cc | Norton | FRA - |
IOM 10 |
GER 10 |
BEL 9 |
NED - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
0 | - | 0 | |||||
| 500cc | Norton | ESP - |
FRA - |
IOM NC |
GER 6 |
BEL 7 |
NED - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
1 | 26th | 0 | |||||
| 1958 | 350cc | AJS | IOM 17 |
NED - |
BEL - |
GER - |
SWE - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
0 | - | 0 | |||||
| 500cc | Matchless | IOM 29 |
NED - |
BEL - |
GER - |
SWE - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
0 | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1962 | 350cc | Norton | IOM 12 |
NED - |
ULS - |
DDR - |
NAT - |
FIN - |
0 | - | 0 | ||||||
| 500cc | Norton | IOM NC |
NED - |
BEL - |
ULS - |
DDR - |
NAT - |
FIN - |
ARG - |
0 | - | 0 | |||||
| 1963 | 125cc | Ducati | ESP - |
GER - |
FRA - |
IOM 21 |
NED - |
BEL - |
ULS - |
DDR - |
FIN - |
NAT - |
ARG - |
JPN - |
0 | - | 0 |
| 350cc | Norton | GER - |
IOM 5 |
NED 5 |
BEL - |
ULS - |
DDR - |
FIN - |
NAT - |
JPN - |
4 | 11th | 0 | ||||
| 500cc | Norton | IOM 9 |
NED 4 |
BEL 5 |
ULS - |
DDR - |
FIN - |
NAT - |
ARG - |
5 | 10th | 1 | |||||
| 1964 | 125cc | Honda | USA - |
ESP - |
FRA 8 |
IOM - |
NED - |
GER - |
DDR - |
ULS - |
FIN - |
NAT - |
JPN - |
0 | - | 0 | |
| 250cc | Suzuki | USA - |
ESP - |
FRA - |
IOM NC |
NED - |
BEL - |
GER - |
DDR - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
JPN - |
0 | - | 0 | ||
| 350cc | Norton | IOM NC |
NED - |
GER - |
DDR - |
ULS - |
FIN - |
NAT 6 |
JPN - |
1 | 22nd | 0 | |||||
| 500cc | Norton | USA - |
IOM 14 |
NED 4 |
BEL 4 |
GER 2 |
DDR 6 |
ULS 3 |
FIN 1 |
NAT 3 |
JPN - |
25 | 2nd | 1 | |||
| 1965 | 500cc | Norton | GER - |
IOM 9 |
NED 5 |
BEL - |
DDR 4 |
CZE 3 |
ULS - |
FIN - |
NAT - |
JPN - |
9 | 5th | 0 | ||
| 1966 | 350cc | Norton | GER - |
FRA - |
NED - |
DDR 6 |
CZE - |
FIN 3 |
ULS - |
IOM 4 |
NAT - |
JPN - |
8 | 8th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | Norton | GER - |
NED - |
BEL 3 |
DDR 3 |
CZE 5 |
FIN 4 |
ULS - |
IOM NC |
NAT - |
13 | 6th | 0 | ||||
| 1974 | 350cc | Yamaha | FRA - |
GER - |
AUT - |
NAT - |
IOM 34 |
NED - |
SWE - |
FIN - |
YUG - |
ESP - |
0 | - | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Jack Ahearn profile". oldbikemag.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Jack Ahearn MotoGP statistics". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Jack Ahearn". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ "Vale Jack Ahearn October 8 1924 – April 10 2017 – Australian Motorcycle News". Australian Motorcycle News. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2017 deaths
- Australian motorcycle racers
- Motorcycle racers from Sydney
- 125cc World Championship riders
- 350cc World Championship riders
- 500cc World Championship riders
- Isle of Man TT riders
- Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal