Phil Read

Phil Read MBE
File:Phil Read 1968 (cropped).jpg Read in 1968
Nationality	British
Born	(1939-01-01)1 January 1939 Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Died	6 October 2022(2022-10-06) (aged 83) Canterbury, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1961 – 1976 First race 1961 350cc Isle of Man TT Last race 1976 500cc Nations Grand Prix First win 1961 350cc Isle of Man TT Last win 1975 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Team(s) Yamaha, MV Agusta Championships 125cc – 1968 250cc – 1964, 1965, 1968, 1971 500cc- 1973, 1974 Formula TT – 1977 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 152 52 121 4 36 Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 14 (1961 – 1973, 1977) TT wins 8 First TT win 1961 Junior TT Last TT win 1977 Senior TT Podiums 13

Phillip William Read, MBE (1 January 1939 – 6 October 2022) was an English professional motorcycle racer.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1969 onwards:

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
1961	125cc	EMC	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED 4	BEL -	DDR -	ULS -	NAT -	SWE -	ARG -			3	12th	0
	350cc	Norton		GER -		IOM 1	NED 4		DDR -	ULS 4	NAT -	SWE -				13	5th	1
	500cc	Norton		GER -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED 4	BEL -	DDR -	ULS -	NAT -	SWE -	ARG -			3	15th	0
1962	350cc	Norton	IOM 7	NED 6		ULS -	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -							1	15th	0
	500cc	Norton	IOM NC	NED 3	BEL -	ULS 3	DDR -	NAT 4	FIN -	ARG -						11	3rd	0
1963	250cc	Yamaha	ESP -	GER -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	ULS -	DDR -	NAT -		ARG -	JPN 3			4	10th	0
	350cc	Gilera		GER 3	IOM NC	NED -		ULS -	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -		JPN -			4	11th	0
	500cc	Gilera			IOM 3	NED 2	BEL 2	ULS -	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -	ARG -	JPN -			16	4th	0
1964	125cc	Yamaha	USA -	ESP -	FRA -	IOM -	NED 2		GER -	DDR -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -		6	8th	0
	250cc	Yamaha	USA -	ESP 3	FRA 1	IOM NC	NED 2	BEL -	GER 1	DDR 1	ULS 1		NAT 1	JPN -		46	1st	5
	350cc	AJS				IOM 2	NED -		GER -	DDR -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -		6	6th	0
	500cc	Matchless	USA 2			IOM NC	NED 6	BEL 2	GER 3	DDR -						25	3rd	1
		Norton									ULS 1	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -
1965	125cc	Yamaha	USA -	GER -	ESP -	FRA -	IOM 1	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -	8	10th	1
	250cc	Yamaha	USA 1	GER 1	ESP 1	FRA 1	IOM NC	NED 1	BEL 2	DDR 2	CZE 1	ULS 1	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -	56	1st	7
	350cc	Yamaha		GER -			IOM 2	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -	6	9th	0
1966	125cc	Yamaha	ESP 4	GER 3		NED 3		DDR 4	CZE -	FIN 1	ULS 3	IOM 2	NAT 4	JPN 5		29	4th	1
	250cc	Yamaha	ESP 3	GER -	FRA -	NED 2	BEL 2	DDR 2	CZE 2	FIN -	ULS -	IOM NC	NAT -	JPN 2		34	2nd	0
	350cc	Yamaha		GER -	FRA -	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	IOM -	NAT -	JPN 1		8	8th	1
1967	125cc	Yamaha	ESP 2	GER -	FRA 2	IOM 1	NED 1	BEL -	DDR 2	CZE -	FIN -	ULS 2	NAT -	CAN -	JPN -	40	2nd	2
	250cc	Yamaha	ESP 1	GER 2	FRA 2	IOM 2	NED -	BEL -	DDR 1	CZE 1	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 1	CAN 2	JPN -	50	2nd	4
1968	125cc	Yamaha	GER 1	ESP -	IOM 1	NED 1		DDR 1	CZE 1	FIN 1	ULS 2	NAT 2				40	1st	6
	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	ESP 1	IOM NC	NED 2	BEL 1	DDR 2	CZE 1	FIN 1	ULS -	NAT 1				46	1st	5
1969	250cc	Yamaha	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 1	YUG -		15	13th	1
	350cc	Yamaha	ESP -	GER -		IOM NC	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 1	YUG -		15	13th	1
1970	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	IOM -	NED 2	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 3	ESP -		22	12th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	GER -		YUG -	IOM -	NED 3		DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		10	17th	0
1971	250cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER 1	IOM 1	NED 1	BEL -	DDR 3	CZE -	SWE -	FIN 10	ULS -	NAT 6	ESP 2		73	1st	3
	350cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER -	IOM NC	NED 2		DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		12	16th	0
	500cc	Ducati	AUT -	GER -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -		SWE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 4	ESP -		8	18th	0
1972	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA 1	AUT -	NAT -	IOM 1	YUG -	NED 4	BEL 3	DDR -	CZE 3	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	58	4th	2
	350cc	MV Agusta	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT 4	IOM NC	YUG 3	NED 5		DDR 1	CZE -	SWE 2	FIN -	ESP -	51	5th	1
1973	350cc	MV Agusta	FRA 2	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED 2		CZE 3	SWE 3	FIN 2	ESP -		56	3rd	0
	500cc	MV Agusta	FRA 2	AUT -	GER 1		IOM -	YUG -	NED 1	BEL 2	CZE 2	SWE 1	FIN 2	ESP 1		84	1st	4
1974	500cc	MV Agusta	FRA 1	GER -	AUT -	NAT 3	IOM -	NED 3	BEL 1	SWE 2	FIN 1	CZE 1				82	1st	4
1975	500cc	MV Agusta	FRA 3	AUT 3	GER 2	NAT 2	IOM -	NED 3	BEL 1	SWE 2	FIN -	CZE 1				76	2nd	2
1976	500cc	Suzuki	FRA Ret	AUT 3	NAT 2	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GER -				22	10th	0

Other websites

• Phil Read official web site
• MotoGP Legends at MotoGP.com Archived 2017-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Phil Read career statistics at MotoGP.com Archived 2020-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Phil Read at iomtt.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by None	TT Formula One World Champion 1977	Succeeded by Mike Hailwood