Keith Turner (motorcyclist)
New Zealand motorcycle racer
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| Places | New Zealand | |
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Keith Turner is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from New Zealand. He had his best season in 1971 when he finished the year in second place in the 500cc world championship, behind the defending champion, Giacomo Agostini.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing results
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 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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| 1969 | 250cc | Aermacchi | ESP - | GER - | FRA - | IOM - | NED - | BEL - | DDR 9 | CZE - | FIN - | ULS - | NAT - | YUG - | 2 | 45th | 0 |
| 500cc | Linto | ESP - | GER - | FRA - | IOM - | NED - | BEL - | DDR - | CZE - | FIN - | ULS - | NAT - | YUG 5 | 6 | 36th | 0 | |
| 1970 | 250cc | Yamaha | GER - | FRA - | YUG - | IOM - | NED - | BEL - | DDR - | CZE - | FIN 5 | ULS - | NAT - | ESP - | 6 | 28th | 0 |
| 1971 | 350cc | Yamaha | AUT - | GER - | IOM - | NED - | DDR - | CZE - | SWE - | FIN - | ULS - | NAT 8 | ESP - | 3 | 40th | 0 | |
| 500cc | Suzuki | AUT 2 | GER - | IOM 7 | NED 4 | BEL - | DDR 2 | SWE 2 | FIN 4 | ULS - | NAT 6 | ESP 5 | 58 | 2nd | 0 |