Ron Grant (motorcyclist)

Ronald Grant (1940/1941 – 27 December 1994) was an American Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.[1] In the 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, he became the first American rider to finish on the podium in a Grand Prix event, when he finished in second place behind Alan Shepherd at the 250cc United States Grand Prix, held at the Daytona International Speedway.[2]

Ron Grant
Grant wearing Suzuki leathers at an American race meeting in 1968
Nationality United States
Born1940/1941
London, United Kingdom
Died27 December 1994
Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1964, 1967 US Team Suzuki member 1970 – 1974.
First race1964 250cc United States Grand Prix
Last race1967 Canadian Grand Prix
Team(s)Suzuki
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
2 0 1 0 0 1

Grant was born in London before moving to the United States to work. He earned a job with the Suzuki factory, racing for them in the AMA national championships. After his racing career ended, he helped boost the careers of Pat Hennen and Randy Mamola.[3] He returned to the UK to manage racing teams for Honda and Suzuki. Grant lived in Louth, Lincolnshire and was killed in a boating accident in Northern Ireland in 1994.[4]

References
  1. "Ron Grant career statistics at MotoGP.com". motogp.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. "1964 250cc United States Grand Prix Classification". motogp.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. DeWitt, Norm (2010). Grand Prix Motorcycle Racers: The American Heroes. MBI Publishing Company. p. 203. ISBN 1-61060-045-2. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. "Ron Grant obituary". ozebook.com. Retrieved 3 March 2016.


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