Billie Nelson

Billie Nelson
Nationality	British
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1965, 1967 – 1974 First race 1965 500cc German Grand Prix Last race 1974 500cc Swedish Grand Prix Team Paton Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 64 0 6 0 0 261

Billie Nelson (2 November 1941 – 8 September 1974) was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

His best season was in 1969 when he finished the year in fourth place in the 500cc world championship. ^[1] Nelson also passengered for Charlie Freeman on his Norton Manx sidecar racer in British and International races for a number of seasons in the 1960s.^{[ citation needed ]}

He was killed at the Opatija Circuit during the 1974 250cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix when he crashed into the crowd, injuring several spectators. ^[2] He died later that night at a hospital, aged 32. ^[3] He was buried at Eckington Cemetery in Derbyshire, England. ^[4]

References

1. "Billie Nelson career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
2. "Preluk – Opatija". racingcircuits.info. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
3. "Motorsport Memorial". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
4. "Cemetery". www.eckington-pc.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.