peoplepill id: jack-brett
JB
9 views today
9 views this week
The basics
Quick Facts
Intro
British motorcycle racer
Work field
Gender
Male
Star sign
GeminiBirth
17 June 1917, Leeds, United Kingdom
Death
29 December 1982 (aged 65 years)
Age
65 years
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Jack Brett (17 June 1917 – 29 December 1982) was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
Brett was born in Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, Northern England. He competed in the Grand Prix world championships from 1949 to 1960. He won his only world championship race in the 500cc class at the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix, riding an AJS. He was a two-time winner at the North West 200 race in Northern Ireland and finished on the podium four times at the Isle of Man TT. Brett completed the first-ever 100 mph lap of the North West 200 circuit in 1957.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 350cc | Norton | IOM | SUI | NED | BEL | ULS | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 500cc | Norton | IOM | SUI | NED | BEL | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | 350cc | Norton | IOM | BEL | NED | SUI | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | |||
| 500cc | Norton | IOM | BEL | NED | SUI | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | 350cc | Norton | ESP | SUI | IOM | BEL | NED | FRA | ULS | NAT | 15 | 5th | 0 | |
| 500cc | Norton | ESP | SUI | IOM | BEL | NED | FRA | ULS | NAT | 3 | 18th | 0 | ||
| 1952 | 350cc | AJS | SUI | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | ULS | NAT | 12 | 6th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | AJS | SUI | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | ULS | NAT | ESP | 14 | 5th | 1 | ||
| 1953 | 350cc | Norton | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | FRA | ULS | SUI | NAT | 12 | 5th | 0 | |
| 500cc | Norton | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | FRA | ULS | SUI | NAT | ESP | 13 | 6th | 0 | |
| 1954 | 350cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | ULS | BEL | NED | GER | SUI | NAT | ESP | 14 | 6th | 0 |
| 500cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | ULS | BEL | NED | GER | SUI | NAT | ESP | 8 | 9th | 0 | |
| 1955 | 350cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | GER | BEL | NED | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 500cc | Norton | ESP | FRA | IOM | GER | BEL | NED | ULS | NAT | 3 | 16th | 0 | ||
| 1956 | 350cc | Norton | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | ULS | NAT | 3 | 12th | 0 | |||
| 500cc | Norton | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | ULS | NAT | 5 | 11th | 0 | ||||
| 1957 | 350cc | Norton | GER | IOM | NED | BEL | ULS | NAT | 3 | 10th | 0 | |||
| 500cc | Norton | GER | IOM | NED | BEL | ULS | NAT | 9 | 5th | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | 350cc | Norton | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | SWE | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 1959 | 500cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | GER | NED | BEL | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | ||
| 1960 | 350cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | NED | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 500cc | Norton | FRA | IOM | NED | BEL | GER | ULS | NAT | 0 | – | 0 |
The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia
article on 06 May 2020.
The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Lists
Jack Brett is in following lists
By field of work
By work and/or country
By category
1917 births
1917 births
1982 deaths
1982 deaths
350cc World Championship riders
350cc World Championship riders
500cc World Championship riders
500cc World Championship riders
English motorcycle racers
English motorcycle racers
EngvarB from May 2015
EngvarB from May 2015
Isle of Man TT riders
Isle of Man TT riders
Sportspeople from Leeds
Sportspeople from Leeds
Use dmy dates from May 2015
Use dmy dates from May 2015
comments so far.
Comments
Reference sources
References
Jack Brett