Rodney Gould

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Rodney Gould
Hailwood Read Gould Cadwell start cropped.JPG
Gould on a 250 Bultaco 33 close behind Phil Read 61 following Mike Hailwood 35, around 1967 at Cadwell Park
NationalityBritish
Born (1943-03-10) 10 March 1943 (age 80)
Banbury, Oxfordshire
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1967 – 1972
First race 1967 500cc East German Grand Prix
Last race 1972 500cc Finnish Grand Prix
First win 1970 250cc French Grand Prix
Last win 1972 250cc Swedish Grand Prix
Team(s) Yamaha
Championships 250cc – 1970
StartsWinsPodiums Poles F. laps Points
54103408468

Rodney Gould (born 10 March 1943 in Banbury) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and UK short circuit specialist.

Gould began racing in 1961 and made his first Isle of Man TT appearance in 1967. He rode a variety of machines including Manx Nortons and two-stroke Bultacos for the smaller classes, and was supported by UK Aermacchi concessionaire Syd Lawton from 1966, [1] before turning to Yamaha TD2s and TR2s.

He won the 1970 FIM 250cc world championship on a Yamaha. [2] After finishing third in the 250 class and fourth in the 500 class in 1972, Gould retired from competition and took a position as Yamaha's European racing manager. [3]

Gould in action during the 1971 250cc Dutch TT. Rodney Gould op 250cc in actie, Bestanddeelnr 924-6742.jpg
Gould in action during the 1971 250cc Dutch TT.

In 1979 Gould established a retail motorcycle dealership in Birmingham (UK) named Hailwood and Gould, in partnership with famous former-racer Mike Hailwood, who was subsequently killed in a road traffic accident in 1981. In 1984, Gould was briefly Sales Manager for the second incarnation of Hesketh Motorcycles based at Lord Hesketh's Easton Neston stately home.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results [2] [4]

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Position123456
Points864321

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position12345678910
Points1512108654321

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

YearClassTeam12345678910111213PointsRankWins
1967 350cc AJS GER
-		 IOM
NC		 NED
-		 DDR
-		 CZE
-		 ULS
-		 NAT
-		 JPN
-		0–0
500cc Norton GER
-		 IOM
NC		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 DDR
5		 CZE
-		 FIN
-		 ULS
-		 NAT
-		 CAN
-		219th0
1968 250cc Yamaha GER
4		 ESP
-		 IOM
5		 NED
5		 DDR
4		 CZE
4		 FIN
3		 ULS
3		 NAT
-		214th0
Kawasaki BEL
3
500cc Norton GER
6		 ESP
-		 IOM
NC		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 DDR
-		 CZE
-		 FIN
-		 ULS
-		 NAT
-		124th0
1969 250cc Yamaha ESP
-		 GER
-		 FRA
2		 IOM
NC		 NED
4		 BEL
2		 DDR
-		 CZE
2		 FIN
-		 ULS
-		 NAT
-		 YUG
-		446th0
350cc Yamaha ESP
-		 GER
-		 IOM
NC		 NED
-		 DDR
2		 CZE
2		 FIN
2		 ULS
-		 NAT
-		 YUG
-		365th0
1970 250cc Yamaha GER
-		 FRA
1		 YUG
3		 IOM
2		 NED
1		 BEL
1		 DDR
1		 CZE
-		 FIN
1		 ULS
2		 NAT
1		 ESP
-		102 1st 6
350cc Yamaha GER
-		 YUG
5		 IOM
NC		 NED
-		 DDR
-		 CZE
-		 FIN
3		 ULS
-		 NAT
-		 ESP
2		286th0
1971 125cc Yamaha AUT
-		 GER
-		 IOM
-		 NED
-		 BEL
7		 DDR
-		 CZE
-		 SWE
-		 FIN
-		 NAT
-		 ESP
-		424th0
250cc Yamaha AUT
-		 GER
-		 IOM
4		 NED
-		 BEL
6		 DDR
2		 CZE
-		 SWE
1		 FIN
1		 ULS
6		 NAT
4		 ESP
-		682nd2
350cc Yamaha AUT
-		 GER
-		 IOM
NC		 NED
4		 DDR
-		 CZE
-		 SWE
4		 FIN
-		 ULS
-		 NAT
-		 ESP
-		1613th0
1972 250cc Yamaha GER
6		 FRA
-		 AUT
-		 NAT
2		 IOM
2		 YUG
2		 NED
1		 BEL
2		 DDR
3		 CZE
4		 SWE
1		 FIN
-		 ESP
-		883rd2
350cc Yamaha GER
-		 FRA
-		 AUT
-		 NAT
6		 IOM
NC		 YUG
-		 NED
-		 DDR
-		 CZE
-		 SWE
-		 FIN
-		 ESP
-		625th0
500cc Yamaha GER
-		 FRA
-		 AUT
-		 NAT
-		 IOM
-		 YUG
-		 NED
-		 BEL
3		 DDR
2		 CZE
4		 SWE
2		 FIN
3		 ESP
-		524th0

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References

  1. ↑ 'Full Chat', Motorcycle Mechanics, August 1966. Retrieved 16 April 2013
  2. 1 2 "Rodney Gould". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "iomtt.com news". iomtt.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Rodney Gould at iomtt.com". iomtt.com. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
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