Ken Kavanagh
Template:Short description Template:Sources needed Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh (12 December 1923 – 26 November 2019) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver.
In 1952, Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 350cc Ulster Grand Prix.[1] In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races.[2][3] Kavanagh entered two Formula One Grands Prix in 1958 with his own Maserati 250F, firstly in Monaco where he failed to qualify, and lastly in the Belgian Grand Prix where he missed out on the race having blown his engine in practice, after having qualified 20th of 28 entrants.
Personal life
Kavanagh died in Bergamo, Italy on 26 November 2019.[4]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 350cc | Norton | ESP | SUI | IOM NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | NED 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FRA | ULS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
16 | 4th | 0 | |
| 500cc | Norton | ESP | SUI | IOM NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | NED | FRA | ULS 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT | 6 | 9th | 0 | ||
| 1952 | 350cc | Norton | SUI 7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
IOM NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | GER 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ULS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT | 16 | 5th | 1 | ||
| 500cc | Norton | SUI | IOM 32Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | GER 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ULS | NAT | ESP 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
14 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 1953 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM | NED | GER | ULS | SUI | NAT | ESP 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
6 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 350cc | Norton | IOM 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FRA | ULS | SUI 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT | ESP | 18 | 4th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | Norton | IOM NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER | FRA 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ULS 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUI | NAT | ESP | 18 | 4th | 1 | |
| 1954 | 250cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ULS | NED 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER | SUI | NAT | 3 | 13th | 0 | ||
| 350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ULS | BEL 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED | GER | SUI 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ESP | 18 | 4th | 1 | |
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ULS | BEL 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED | GER 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SUI | NAT 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ESP 2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
16 | 3rd | 0 | |
| 1955 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA | IOM NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | NED 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ULS | NAT 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
14 | 4th | 1 | ||
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP | FRA | IOM 3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER | BEL | NED | ULS | NAT | 4 | 12th | 0 | ||
| 1956 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL | GER | ULS | NAT | 10 | 6th | 1 | |||
| 1959 | 125cc | Ducati | IOM NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
GER | NED 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
BEL 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SWE 5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
ULS 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NAT | 8 | 8th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | GER 4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED | BEL | ULS | NAT | 3 | 11th | 0 | |||
| 1960 | 125cc | Ducati | IOM NCScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED | BEL | ULS | NAT | 0 | - | 0 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results
Source:[5]
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG | MON DNQScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
NED | 500 | BEL DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
FRA | GBR | GER | POR | ITA | MOR | NC | 0 |
Complete Formula One Non-Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | GLV DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
SYR 6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AIN RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INT 18Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
CAE |
| 1959 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | GLV RetScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
AIN DNAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
INT | OUL DNA |
SIL |
References
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- 1923 births
- 2019 deaths
- Racing drivers from Melbourne
- Australian motorcycle racers
- 125cc World Championship riders
- 250cc World Championship riders
- 350cc World Championship riders
- 500cc World Championship riders
- Isle of Man TT riders
- Australian Formula One drivers
- Racing drivers from Victoria (state)