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Jon Ekerold

Jon Ekerold

South African motorcycle racer

Jonathan "Jon" Ekerold (born 8 October 1946) is a South African former professional motorcycle racer. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1975 to 1983

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Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Ekerold is one of the few racers in the modern era to have won a road racing 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]

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Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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References

  1. [1]
    "Jon Ekerold career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Road Racing Hero – Jon Ekerold". realroadracing.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Jon Ekerold Isle of Man TT results". iomtt.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
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