Jon Ekerold

Jonathan "Jon" Ekerold (born 8 October 1946) is a South African former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Jon Ekerold
Jon Ekerold at the 1980 Dutch TT
NationalitySouth African
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1975–1983
First race1975 350cc Austrian Grand Prix
Last race1983 500cc San Marino Grand Prix
First win1977 250cc French Grand Prix
Last win1981 350cc Nations Grand Prix
Team(s)Cagiva
Championships350cc - 1980
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
56 7 19 2 3

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Ekerold is one of the few racers in the modern era to have won a world championship as a privateer without the benefit of a motorcycle manufacturer's support when he defeated Kawasaki factory racing team rider Anton Mang for the 1980 350cc Grand Prix road racing world championship.[1] Ekerold rode a self-modified Yamaha TZ350 engine in a Bimota chassis during his championship season. He also won the Ulster Grand Prix once and finished second at the Isle of Man TT twice.[2][3]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results[1][3]
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 13 Points Rank Wins
1975 350cc Yamaha FRA
-		 ESP
-		 AUT
2		 GER
-		 NAT
-		 IOM
-		 NED
10		 FIN
-		 CZE
-		 YUG
-		 13 16th 0
1976 250cc Yamaha FRA
-		 NAT
-		 YUG
-		 IOM
NC		 NED
12		 BEL
-		 SWE
11		 FIN
14		 CZE
-		 GER
3		 ESP
-		 10 15th 0
350cc Yamaha FRA
-		 AUT
-		 NAT
-		 YUG
-		 IOM
NC		 NED
-		 FIN
7		 CZE
-		 GER
-		 ESP
-		 4 30th 0
500cc Yamaha FRA
-		 AUT
-		 NAT
-		 IOM
6		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 SWE
-		 FIN
-		 CZE
-		 GER
-		 5 29th 0
1977 250cc Yamaha VEN
-		 GER
-		 NAT
6		 ESP
-		 FRA
1		 YUG
8		 NED
7		 BEL
10		 SWE
3		 FIN
12		 CZE
7		 GBR
-		 42 9th 1
350cc Yamaha VEN
-		 GER
-		 NAT
-		 ESP
6		 FRA
2		 YUG
2		 NED
6		 SWE
4		 FIN
3		 CZE
9		 GBR
-		 54 3rd 0
1978 250cc Yamaha VEN
-		 ESP
5		 FRA
4		 NAT
-		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 SWE
4		 FIN
10		 GBR
-		 GER
6		 CZE
5		 YUG
5		 40 9th 0
350cc Yamaha VEN
-		 AUT
4		 FRA
3		 NAT
-		 NED
3		 BEL
-		 SWE
4		 FIN
5		 GBR
-		 GER
4		 CZE
4		 YUG
5		 64 4th 0
1979 250cc Yamaha VEN
-		 GER
4		 NAT
-		 ESP
-		 YUG
-		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 SWE
-		 FIN
-		 GBR
-		 CZE
-		 FRA
-		 8 22nd 0
350cc Yamaha VEN
5		 AUT
2		 GER
1		 NAT
-		 ESP
-		 YUG
-		 NED
-		 FIN
-		 GBR
10		 CZE
-		 FRA
-		 34 8th 1
1980 350cc Bimota-Yamaha NAT
6		 FRA
1		 NED
1		 GBR
2		 CZE
10		 GER
1		 63 1st 3
1981 350cc Bimota-Yamaha ARG
1		 AUT
3		 GER
-		 NAT
1		 YUG
2		 NED
-		 GBR
-		 CZE
-		 52 2nd 2
1982 500cc Cagiva ARG
-		 AUT
12		 FRA
-		 ESP
-		 NAT
-		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 YUG
-		 GBR
13		 SWE
-		 RSM
-		 GER
10		 1 28th 0
1983 500cc Cagiva RSA
17		 FRA
19		 NAT
-		 GER
-		 ESP
-		 AUT
-		 YUG
-		 NED
NC		 BEL
-		 GBR
-		 SWE
-		 RSM
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References
  1. "Jon Ekerold career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  2. "Road Racing Hero - Jon Ekerold". realroadracing.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  3. "Jon Ekerold Isle of Man TT results". iomtt.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
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