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| Nationality |  Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1954 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeffrey Sayle (born 1 October 1954 [1] ) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Australia. His best year was in 1980 when he finished in fifth place in the 350cc world championship. [2] Sayle also competed at the Isle of Man TT races. [3] In 1982, Sayle competed on an innovative 250cc Armstrong motorcycle made with the world's first carbon fiber frame. [4]
| Season | Class | Motorcycle | Race | Win | Podium | Pole | FLap | Pts | Plcd |
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| 1979 | 250cc | Yamaha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26th |
| 1979 | 350cc | Yamaha | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10th |
| 1980 | 350cc | Yamaha | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5th |
| 1980 | 500cc | Yamaha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 1981 | 250cc | Yamaha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24th |
| 1981 | 350cc | Yamaha | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15th |
| 1982 | 250cc | Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9th |
| 1982 | 350cc | Yamaha | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15th |
| 1989 | 250cc | Yamaha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 108 |
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