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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 8 December 1915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 December 2004 89) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnny Lockett (1915-2004) was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.
He competed in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season riding on a 500cc Norton bike and finished seventh overall with 13 points, 17 points behind fellow British rider and teammate Harold Daniell. [1]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
Year | Class | Motorcycle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
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1949 | IOM | SUI | NED | BEL | ULS | NAT | ||||||
350 cc | Norton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5th | 14 | ||||||
500 cc | Norton | 2 | 5 | 7th | 13 | |||||||
1950 | IOM | BEL | NED | SUI | ULS | NAT | ||||||
350 cc | Norton | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9th | 4 | ||||||
500 cc | Norton | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6th | 9 | |||||
1951 | ESP | SUI | IOM | BEL | NED | FRA | ULS | NAT | ||||
350 cc | Norton | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3rd | 19 | |||||
500 cc | Norton | Ret | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11th | 6 |
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