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Alan Shepherd
British motorcycle racer

Alan Shepherd

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British motorcycle racer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Appleby-in-Westmorland, Eden, Cumbria, North West England
Age
71 years
Alan Shepherd
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Biography

Alan Shepherd (28 September 1935 – 16 July 2007) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best seasons were in 1962 and 1963, when he rode a Matchless to finish in second place in the 500cc world championship, both times to Mike Hailwood. Shepherd was a three-time winner of the North West 200 race in Northern Ireland and finished on the podium twice at the Isle of Man TT.

Shepherd was a rider for the East German MZ factory team. In 1964 when a resident of Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, England, he was allowed to keep his 125 cc single cylinder and 250 cc twin cylinder machines as part of his earnings due to currency difficulties, which he then offered for sale through Motor Cycle, a UK weekly magazine.

Shepherd retired in 1965 after recovering from a head injury suffered in late 1964 when testing a works Honda in preparation for the 1964 Japanese Grand Prix. He told Motor Cycle's David Dixon in June 1965 that – whilst he felt fully recovered – he no longer had the confidence to be a top-runner, and would not ride Hondas unless he could give the best possible performance.

He died peacefully at Summerhill Nursing Home, Kendal, Cumbria in July 2007, with a funeral service at Cartmel Priory followed by cremation at Lancaster.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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Points864321

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearClassTeam123456789101112PointsRankWins
1959350ccAJSFRA
-
/small>NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
00
500ccMatchlessFRA
-
IOM
7
GER
-
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
00
1960250ccGMSIOM
NC
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
00
350ccAJSFRA
-
IOM
7
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
00
500ccMatchlessFRA
-
IOM
NC
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
-
ULS
3
NAT
-
410th0
1961125ccMZESP
-
GER
2
FRA
-
IOM
NC
NED
3
BEL
5
DDR
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
SWE
-
ARG
-
127th0
250ccMZESP
-
GER
5
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
5
ULS
5
NAT
-
SWE
-
ARG
-
610th0
350ccBianchiGER
-
IOM
NC
NED
-
DDR
-
ULS
5
NAT
4
SWE
-
510th0
1962125ccMZESP
-
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
-
ULS
-
DDR
-
NAT
-
FIN
3
ARG
-
413th0
250ccAermacchiESP
-
FRA
-
IOM
NC
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
-
ULS
-
DDR
-
NAT
-
FIN
-
ARG
-
00
350ccMZIOM
35
NED
-
ULS
4
DDR
-
NAT
-
FIN
3
76th0
500ccMatchlessIOM
NC
NED
4
BEL
2
ULS
2
DDR
2
NAT
-
FIN
1
ARG
-
292nd1
1963125ccMZESP
-
GER
6
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
ULS
-
DDR
2
FIN
3
NAT
-
ARG
-
JPN
-
118th0
250ccMZESP
-
GER
5
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
ULS
-
DDR
2
NAT
4
ARG
-
JPN
-
116th0
350ccMZGER
-
IOM
NC
NED
-
BEL
-
ULS
-
DDR
-
FIN
-
NAT
2
JPN
-
66th0
500ccMatchlessIOM
NC
NED
3
BEL
3
ULS
4
DDR
3
FIN
2
NAT
-
ARG
-
212nd0
1964125ccMZUSA
-
ESP
-
FRA
-
IOM
NC
NED
-
GER
-
DDR
-
ULS
-
FIN
-
NAT
-
JPN
-
00
250ccMZUSA
1
ESP
-
FRA
-
IOM
2
NED
-
BEL
3
GER
-
DDR
-
ULS
4
NAT
5
JPN
-
233rd1
350ccMZIOM
NC
NED
-
GER
-
DDR
-
ULS
-
FIN
4
NAT
-
JPN
-
313th0
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