Rodney Gould’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro British motorcycle racer
Is Motorcycle racer 
From United Kingdom 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 10 March 1943, Banbury, United Kingdom
Age: 77 years
Star sign Pisces

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, before turning to Yamaha TD2s and TR2s.

He won the 1970 FIM 250cc world championship on a Yamaha. 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.

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:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

Points system from 1969 onwards:

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
1967 350cc AJS GER IOM NED DDR CZE ULS NAT JPN 0 – 0
500cc Norton GER IOM NED BEL DDR CZE FIN ULS NAT CAN 2 19th 0
1968 250cc Yamaha GER ESP IOM NED DDR CZE FIN ULS NAT 21 4th 0
Kawasaki BEL
500cc Norton GER ESP IOM NED BEL DDR CZE FIN ULS NAT 1 24th 0
1969 250cc Yamaha ESP GER FRA IOM NED BEL DDR CZE FIN ULS NAT YUG 44 6th 0
350cc Yamaha ESP GER IOM NED DDR CZE FIN ULS NAT YUG 36 5th 0
1970 250cc Yamaha GER FRA YUG IOM NED BEL DDR CZE FIN ULS NAT ESP 102 1st 6
350cc Yamaha GER YUG IOM NED DDR CZE FIN ULS NAT ESP 28 6th 0
1971 125cc Yamaha AUT GER IOM NED BEL DDR CZE SWE FIN NAT ESP 4 24th 0
250cc Yamaha AUT GER IOM NED BEL DDR CZE SWE FIN ULS NAT ESP 68 2nd 2
350cc Yamaha AUT GER IOM NED DDR CZE SWE FIN ULS NAT ESP 16 13th 0
1972 250cc Yamaha GER FRA AUT NAT IOM YUG NED BEL DDR CZE SWE FIN ESP 88 3rd 2
350cc Yamaha GER FRA AUT NAT IOM YUG NED DDR CZE SWE FIN ESP 6 25th 0
500cc Yamaha GER FRA AUT NAT IOM YUG NED BEL DDR CZE SWE FIN ESP 52 4th 0
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