Bill Lomas
British motorcycle racer
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| Intro | British motorcycle racer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Motorcycle racer Writer | |
| Work field | Literature Sports | |
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| Birth | 8 March 1928 | |
| Death | 14 August 2007Mansfield, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire (aged 79 years) | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Biography
Bill Lomas (8 March 1928 – 14 August 2007) was an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner. He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand Prix race bike. Lomas was also an accomplished trials rider.
He died in Mansfield, England on 14 August 2007 from complications following a heart attack.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 350cc | Velocette | IOM NC | BEL 4 | NED 3 | SUI - | ULS - | NAT 5 | 9 | 7th | 0 | |||
| 1951 | 250cc | Velocette | SUI - | IOM - | FRA 5 | ULS - | NAT - | 2 | 12th | 0 | ||||
| 350cc | Velocette | ESP - | SUI - | IOM 5 | BEL 3 | NED - | FRA - | ULS - | NAT - | 6 | 11th | 0 | ||
| 1952 | 125cc | MV Agusta | IOM - | NED - | GER - | ULS 2 | NAT - | ESP - | 6 | 8th | 0 | |||
| 250cc | Velocette | SUI - | IOM NC | NED - | GER - | ULS - | NAT - | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 350cc | AJS | SUI - | IOM 4 | NED - | BEL 5 | GER 3 | ULS - | NAT - | ESP - | 9 | 7th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | MV Agusta | SUI - | IOM 5 | NED - | BEL - | GER - | ULS 3 | NAT - | ESP - | 6 | 13th | 0 | ||
| 1954 | 250cc | MV Agusta | FRA - | IOM NC | ULS - | NED - | GER - | SUI - | NAT - | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 350cc | MV Agusta | FRA - | IOM 7 | ULS - | BEL - | NED - | GER - | SUI - | NAT - | ESP - | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 500cc | MV Agusta | FRA - | IOM NC | ULS - | BEL - | NED - | GER - | SUI - | NAT - | ESP - | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1955 | 125cc | MV Agusta | ESP - | FRA - | IOM 4 | GER - | NED - | NAT - | 3 | 9th | 0 | |||
| 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 1 | GER - | NED - | ULS 4 | NAT 5 | 13 | 2nd | 1 | |||||
| 350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA - | IOM 1 | GER 1 | BEL 1 | NED 2 | ULS 1 | NAT 2 | 32 | 1st | 4 | |||
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP - | FRA - | IOM 7 | GER - | BEL - | NED - | ULS 1 | NAT - | 8 | 6th | 1 | ||
| 1956 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM NC | NED 1 | BEL - | GER 1 | ULS 1 | NAT - | 24 | 1st | 3 | |||
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 5 | NED - | BEL - | GER - | ULS - | NAT - | 2 | 16th | 0 |