Jon Ekerold

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Jon Ekerold
Jon Ekerold at the 1980 Dutch TT
Nationality	South African
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1975–1983 First race 1975 350cc Austrian Grand Prix Last race 1983 500cc San Marino Grand Prix First win 1977 250cc French Grand Prix Last win 1981 350cc Nations Grand Prix Team Cagiva Championships 350cc – 1980 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 56 7 19 2 3

Jonathan "Jon" Ekerold (born 8 October 1946) is a South African former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1975 to 1983

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Ekerold is one of the few racers in the modern era to have won a road racing world championship as a privateer without the benefit of a motorcycle manufacturer's support when he defeated Kawasaki factory racing team rider Anton Mang for the 1980 350cc Grand Prix road racing world championship. ^[1] Ekerold rode a self-modified Yamaha TZ350 engine in a Bimota chassis during his championship season. He also won the Ulster Grand Prix once and finished second at the Isle of Man TT twice. ^{[2] [3]}

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Source: ^{[1] [3]}

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	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	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1975	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -	AUT 2	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	NED 10	FIN -	CZE -	YUG -				13	16th	0
1976	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -		NAT -	YUG -	IOM NC	NED 12	BEL -	SWE 11	FIN 14	CZE -	GER 3	ESP -		10	15th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	YUG -	IOM NC	NED -			FIN 7	CZE -	GER -	ESP -		4	30th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -		IOM 6	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GER -			5	29th	0
1977	250cc	Yamaha	VEN -	GER -	NAT 6	ESP -	FRA 1	YUG 8	NED 7	BEL 10	SWE 3	FIN 12	CZE 7	GBR -		42	9th	1
	350cc	Yamaha	VEN -	GER -	NAT -	ESP 6	FRA 2	YUG 2	NED 6		SWE 4	FIN 3	CZE 9	GBR -		54	3rd	0
1978	250cc	Yamaha	VEN -	ESP 5		FRA 4	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	SWE 4	FIN 10	GBR -	GER 6	CZE 5	YUG 5	40	9th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	VEN -		AUT 4	FRA 3	NAT -	NED 3	BEL -	SWE 4	FIN 5	GBR -	GER 4	CZE 4	YUG 5	64	4th	0
1979	250cc	Yamaha	VEN -		GER 4	NAT -	ESP -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	GBR -	CZE -	FRA -	8	22nd	0
	350cc	Yamaha	VEN 5	AUT 2	GER 1	NAT -	ESP -	YUG -	NED -			FIN -	GBR 10	CZE -	FRA -	34	8th	1
1980	350cc	Bimota-Yamaha	NAT 6	FRA 1	NED 1	GBR 2	CZE 10	GER 1								63	1st	3
1981	350cc	Bimota-Yamaha	ARG 1	AUT 3	GER -	NAT 1	YUG 2	NED -	GBR -	CZE -						52	2nd	2
1982	500cc	Cagiva	ARG -	AUT 12	FRA -	ESP -	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	YUG -	GBR 13	SWE -	RSM -	GER 10		1	28th	0
1983	500cc	Cagiva	RSA 17	FRA 19	NAT -	GER -	ESP -	AUT -	YUG -	NED NC	BEL -	GBR -	SWE -	RSM 24		0	-	0

References

1. "Jon Ekerold career statistics". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
2. "Road Racing Hero – Jon Ekerold". realroadracing.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
3. "Jon Ekerold Isle of Man TT results". iomtt.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

External links

• Jon Ekerold career profile at IOMTT.com
• Jon Ekerold article at realroadracing.com