Ken Kavanagh

Ken Kavanagh
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1923-12-12) 12 December 1923 Melbourne, Australia
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1951 – 1956, 1959 – 1960 First race 1951 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT Last race 1960 Isle of Man 125cc Ultra-Lightweight TT First win 1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix Last win 1956 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT Team(s) Moto Guzzi Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 38 5 24 0 6 170

Formula One World Championship career
Active years	1958
Teams	privateer Maserati
Entries	2 (0 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	1958 Monaco Grand Prix
Last entry	1958 Belgian Grand Prix

Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh (born 12 December 1923) is an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racecar driver. He became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix. In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races. Kavanagh entered two Formula One Grands Prix in 1958 with his own Maserati 250F, firstly in Monaco where he failed to qualify, and lastly in the Belgian Grand Prix where he missed out on the race having blown his engine in practice, after having qualified 20th of 28 entrants.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1950 to 1968

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

5 best results were counted up until 1955.

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Points	Rank	Wins
1951	350cc	Norton	ESP -	SUI -	IOM NC	BEL -	NED 3	FRA -	ULS 2	NAT 2		16	4th	0
	500cc	Norton	ESP -	SUI -	IOM NC	BEL -	NED -	FRA -	ULS 2	NAT -		6	9th	0
1952	350cc	Norton	SUI 7	IOM NC	NED 5	BEL -	GER 2	ULS 1	NAT -			16	5th	1
	500cc	Norton	SUI -	IOM 32	NED 3	BEL -	GER 2	ULS -	NAT -	ESP 3		14	6th	0
1953	250cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM -	NED -		GER -		ULS -	SUI -	NAT -	ESP 2	6	6th	0
	350cc	Norton	IOM 2	NED 3	BEL 5		FRA -	ULS -	SUI 2	NAT -	ESP -	18	4th	0
	500cc	Norton	IOM NC	NED 3	BEL 4	GER -	FRA 4	ULS 1	SUI -	NAT -	ESP -	18	4th	1
1954	250cc	Moto Guzzi	FRA -	IOM NC	ULS -		NED 4	GER -	SUI -	NAT -		3	13th	0
	350cc	Moto Guzzi	FRA -	IOM NC	ULS -	BEL 1	NED -	GER -	SUI 2	NAT 3	ESP -	18	4th	1
	500cc	Moto Guzzi	FRA -	IOM NC	ULS -	BEL 2	NED -	GER 4	SUI -	NAT 6	ESP 2	16	3rd	0
1955	350cc	Moto Guzzi		FRA -	IOM NC	GER 5	BEL -	NED 1	ULS -	NAT 3		14	4th	1
	500cc	Moto Guzzi	ESP -	FRA -	IOM 3	GER -	BEL -	NED -	ULS -	NAT -		4	12th	0
1956	350cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM 1	NED 5	BEL -	GER -	ULS -	NAT -				10	6th	1
1959	125cc	Ducati		IOM NC	GER -	NED 6	BEL 5	SWE 5	ULS 4	NAT -		8	8th	0
	500cc	Norton	FRA -	IOM -	GER 4	NED -	BEL -		ULS -	NAT -		3	11th	0
1960	125cc	Ducati	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	ULS -	NAT -					0	-	0

Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	WDC	Points
1958	Ken Kavanagh	Maserati 250F	Maserati Straight-6	ARG	MON DNQ	NED	500	BEL DNS	FRA	GBR	GER	POR	ITA	MOR	NC	0