Ken Kavanagh

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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
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BEL NED
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FRA ULS
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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
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IOM
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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
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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
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6 6th 0
350cc Norton IOM
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NED
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BEL
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FRA ULS SUI
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NAT ESP 18 4th 0
500cc Norton IOM
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NED
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BEL
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GER FRA
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ULS
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SUI NAT ESP 18 4th 1
1954 250cc Moto Guzzi FRA IOM
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ULS NED
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GER SUI NAT 3 13th 0
350cc Moto Guzzi FRA IOM
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ULS BEL
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NED GER SUI
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NAT
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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
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GER
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
BEL NED
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ULS NAT
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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
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NED
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BEL GER ULS NAT 10 6th 1
1959 125cc Ducati IOM
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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
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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
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SYR
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AIN
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INT
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CAE
1959 Ken Kavanagh Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 GLV
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AIN
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INT OUL
DNA
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References

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  2. Daily Express page 7 Tuesday 5 June 1956
  3. Ken Kavanagh Isle of Man TT results at iomtt.com
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