Keith Huewen

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Keith Huewen
NationalityBritish
Born (1956-08-23) 23 August 1956 (age 68)
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 19791985
First race 1979 British Grand Prix
Last race1985 British Grand Prix
Team(s) Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha
Championships 0
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
35010049
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested1 (1981)
TT wins0
TT podiums0

Keith Alan Huewen (born 23 August 1956 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is an English former professional Grand Prix motorbike road racer, [1] [2] and ex sports commentator with BT Sport where he primarily commentated on MotoGP. [3] Huewen lives in Northampton and is a serving member on the board of Riders for Health a charity founded by motorcycle grand prix enthusiasts and headed by Anne, Princess Royal.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Position12345678910
Points1512108654321

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassTeam12345678910111213PointsRank
1979 500 cc Yamaha VEN AUT GER NAT ESP YUG NED BEL SWE FIN GBR
15
FRA 0
1980 350 cc Yamaha NAT FRA NED GBR
6
CZE GER
10
618th
1981 350 cc Yamaha ARG AUT
6
GER
4
NAT YUG NED
7
GBR
2
CZE 296th
500 cc Suzuki AUT GER NAT FRA YUG NED BEL
13
RSM
10
GBR FIN SWE CZE 1=26th
1983 500 cc Suzuki RSA FRA
5
NAT
NC
GER
17
ESP
10
AUT
12
YUG
NC
NED
NC
BEL
11
GBR
11
SWE
11
RSM
NC
715th
1984 500 cc Honda RSA NAT
19
ESP
10
AUT
13
GER
8
FRA
14
YUG NED
13
BEL
NC
GBR
13
SWE
9
SMR
21
619th
1985 500 cc Honda RSA
19
ESP GER
30
NAT
NC
AUT
23
YUG NED BEL FRA GBR
NC
SWE SMR 0

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References

  1. "Keith Huewen".
  2. "motogp.com · Keith Huewen".
  3. "Keith Huewen MotoGP Commentators BT Sport".