Bill Lomas | |
Nationality: | British |
Birth Date: | 1928 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Milford, Derbyshire, England[1] |
Death Place: | Mansfield, England |
Gp Active Years: | 1950 – 1956 |
Gp Teams: | Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta |
Gp Race Starts: | 27 |
Gp Championships: | 350cc – 1955, 1956 |
Gp Race Wins: | 9 |
Gp Podiums: | 16 |
Gp Total Points: | 120 |
Gp Poles: | 0 |
Gp Fastest Laps: | 14 |
Gp First Race: | 1950 350cc Isle of Man Junior TT |
Gp First Win: | 1955 350cc Isle of Man Junior TT |
Gp Last Win: | 1956 350cc Ulster Grand Prix |
Gp Last Race: | 1956 350cc Ulster Grand Prix |
Bill Lomas (8 March 1928 – 14 August 2007) was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion[2] and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner.[3] He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand Prix race bike. Lomas was also an accomplished trials rider.
He died in Mansfield, England on 14 August 2007 from complications following a heart attack.[4]
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(Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Rank | Wins |
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1950 | 350cc | Velocette | IOM NC | BEL 4 | NED 3 | SUI - | ULS - | NAT 5 | 9 | 7th | 0 | |||
1951 | 250cc | Velocette | SUI - | IOM - | FRA 5 | ULS - | NAT - | 2 | 12th | 0 | ||||
350cc | Velocette | ESP - | SUI - | IOM 5 | BEL 3 | NED - | FRA - | ULS - | NAT - | 6 | 11th | 0 | ||
1952 | 125cc | MV Agusta | IOM - | NED - | GER - | ULS 2 | NAT - | ESP - | 6 | 8th | 0 | |||
250cc | Velocette | SUI - | IOM NC | NED - | GER - | ULS - | NAT - | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
350cc | AJS | SUI - | IOM 4 | NED - | BEL 5 | GER 3 | ULS - | NAT - | ESP - | 9 | 7th | 0 | ||
500cc | MV Agusta | SUI - | IOM 5 | NED - | BEL - | GER - | ULS 3 | NAT - | ESP - | 6 | 13th | 0 | ||
1954 | 250cc | MV Agusta | FRA - | IOM NC | ULS - | NED - | GER - | SUI - | NAT - | 0 | – | 0 | ||
350cc | MV Agusta | FRA - | IOM 7 | ULS - | BEL - | NED - | GER - | SUI - | NAT - | ESP - | 0 | – | 0 | |
500cc | MV Agusta | FRA - | IOM NC | ULS - | BEL - | NED - | GER - | SUI - | NAT - | ESP - | 0 | – | 0 | |
1955 | 125cc | MV Agusta | ESP - | FRA - | IOM 4 | GER - | NED - | NAT - | 3 | 9th | 0 | |||
250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 1 | GER - | NED - | ULS 4 | NAT 5 | 13 | 2nd | 1 | |||||
350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA - | IOM 1 | GER 1 | BEL 1 | NED 2 | ULS 1 | NAT 2 | 32 | 1st | 4 | |||
500cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP - | FRA - | IOM 7 | GER - | BEL - | NED - | ULS 1 | NAT - | 8 | 6th | 1 | ||
1956 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM NC | NED 1 | BEL - | GER 1 | ULS 1 | NAT - | 24 | 1st | 3 | |||
500cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 5 | NED - | BEL - | GER - | ULS - | NAT - | 2 | 16th | 0 | ||||