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{{Short description|Australian motorcycle racer and racing driver (1923–2019)}}
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{{For|the American football player|Ken Kavanaugh}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
{{Infobox motorcycle rider
| name = Ken Kavanagh
| name = Ken Kavanagh
| image =
| image = Ken Kavanagh 1.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| nationality = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australian
| nationality = {{flagicon|AUS}} Australian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1923|12|12|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|12|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], Australia
| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], Australia
| death_date =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|11|26|1923|12|12|df=y}}
| death_place =
| death_place = [[Bergamo]], Italy
| GP Active years = [[1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1951]] – [[1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1956]], [[1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1959]] – [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]]
| GP Active years = [[1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1951]] – [[1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1956]], [[1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1959]] – [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]]
| GP Last season =
| GP Last season =
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| Last race = [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix]]
| Last race = [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix]]
}}
}}
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'''Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh''' (12 December 1923 – 26 November 2019) was an [[Australian people|Australian]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] motorcycle [[Road racing|road racer]] and [[racecar]] driver.
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{{For|the American football player|Ken Kavanaugh}}

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'''Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh''' (born 12 December 1923) is an [[Australian people|Australian]] former [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] motorcycle [[Road racing|road racer]] and [[racecar]] driver.
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In [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]], Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a [[motorcycle]] Grand Prix race when he won the [[1952 Ulster Grand Prix|350cc Ulster Grand Prix]].<ref>[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Ken+Kavanagh Ken Kavanagh career statistics at MotoGP.com]</ref> In [[1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1956]], he won the [[1956 Isle of Man TT|Junior TT]] at the [[Isle of Man TT]] races.<ref>''Daily Express'' page 7 Tuesday 5 June 1956</ref><ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/competitors.aspx?ride_id=1366 Ken Kavanagh Isle of Man TT results at iomtt.com]</ref> Kavanagh entered two [[Formula One]] Grands Prix in [[1958 Formula One season|1958]] with his own [[Maserati 250F]], firstly in [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] where he failed to qualify, and lastly in the [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]] where he missed out on the race having blown his engine in practice, after having qualified 20th of 28 entrants.


==Personal life==
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In [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]], Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a [[motorcycle]] Grand Prix race when he won the [[1952 Ulster Grand Prix|350cc Ulster Grand Prix]].<ref>[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Ken+Kavanagh Ken Kavanagh career statistics at MotoGP.com]</ref> In [[1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1956]], he won the [[1956 Isle of Man TT|Junior TT]] at the [[Isle of Man TT]] races.<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/competitors.aspx?ride_id=1366 Ken Kavanagh Isle of Man TT results at iomtt.com]</ref> Kavanagh entered two [[Formula One]] Grands Prix in [[1958 Formula One season|1958]] with his own [[Maserati 250F]], firstly in [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]] where he failed to qualify, and lastly in the [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian Grand Prix]] where he missed out on the race having blown his engine in practice, after having qualified 20th of 28 entrants.
Kavanagh died in [[Bergamo]], [[Italy]] on 26 November 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cortinovis |first1=Giovanni |title=Addio Kavanagh, uomo dei record L'australiano viveva a Bergamo |url=https://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/premium/Sport/addio-kavanagh-uomo-dei-recordlaustraliano-viveva-a-bergamo_1329773_11/ |access-date=29 November 2019 |agency=L'Eco di Bergamo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203053711/https://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/premium/Sport/addio-kavanagh-uomo-dei-recordlaustraliano-viveva-a-bergamo_1329773_11/ |archive-date=3 December 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Motorcycle Grand Prix results==
==Motorcycle Grand Prix results==
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5 best results were counted up until 1955.
5 best results were counted up until 1955.


([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)


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! 350cc
! 350cc
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| [[1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1951 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1951 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br />{{small|2}}
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! 500cc
! 500cc
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| [[1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1951 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1951 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1951 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{small|2}}
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
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| 6
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! 350cc
! 350cc
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1952 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>7</small>
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| [[1952 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br />{{small|7}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1952 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1952 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1952 Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{small|5}}
| [[1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1952 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1952 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]''<br />{{small|1}}
| [[1952 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1952 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
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! 500cc
! 500cc
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| [[1952 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1952 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1952 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>32</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1952 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|32}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1952 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1952 Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|2}}
| [[1952 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1952 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
| [[1952 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1952 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|3}}
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! 250cc
! 250cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
| [[1953 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1953 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
|
|
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
|
|
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{small|2}}
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| 6
! 6th
! 6th
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! 350cc
! 350cc
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1953 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1953 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|5}}
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| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br />{{small|2}}
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
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| 18
! 4th
! 4th
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! 500cc
! 500cc
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1953 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{small|3}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br />{{small|4}}
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]''<br />{{small|1}}
| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
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| 18
! 4th
! 4th
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! 250cc
! 250cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
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| 3
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! 350cc
! 350cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|1}}
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br />{{small|2}}
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
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| 18
! 4th
! 4th
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! 500cc
! 500cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1954 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|2}}
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]''<br /><small>2</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''[[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]''<br />{{small|2}}
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|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd'''
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! [[Moto Guzzi]]
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
|
|
| [[1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1955 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1955 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|5}}
| [[1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1955 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[1955 Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{small|1}}
| [[1955 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1955 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1955 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1955 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br />{{small|3}}
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! 500cc
! 500cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
| [[1955 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1955 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
| [[1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1955 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>3</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[1955 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|3}}
| [[1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1955 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1955 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1955 Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[1955 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1955 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
| [[1955 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1955 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
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! 350cc
! 350cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1956 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]''<br /><small>1</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[1956 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]''<br />{{small|1}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1956 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[1956 Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{small|5}}
| [[1956 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1956 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1956 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1956 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
| [[1956 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1956 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
| [[1956 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1956 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
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! [[Ducati]]
! [[Ducati]]
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1959 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1959 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>6</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br />{{small|6}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br /><small>5</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]<br />{{small|5}}
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
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| 8
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! 500cc
! 500cc
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1959 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1959 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br /><small>4</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{small|4}}
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
|
|
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
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! 125cc
! 125cc
! [[Ducati]]
! [[Ducati]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1960 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br /><small>NC</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1960 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]<br />{{small|NC}}
| [[1960 Dutch TT|NED]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1960 Dutch TT|NED]]
| [[1960 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1960 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
| [[1960 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1960 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
| [[1960 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]<br /><small>-</small>
| [[1960 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
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==Complete Formula One World Championship results <ref>[http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/1958/728.html Ken Kavanagh Formula One results at formula1.com]</ref>==
==Complete Formula One World Championship results<ref>[http://www.formula1.com/results/driver/1958/728.html Ken Kavanagh Formula One results at formula1.com]</ref>==
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([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
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! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
| [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
| [[1958 Argentine Grand Prix|ARG]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br /><small>DNQ</small>
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{small|DNQ}}
| [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1958 Dutch Grand Prix|NED]]
| [[1958 Indianapolis 500|500]]
| [[1958 Indianapolis 500|500]]
|style="background:#ffffff;"| [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br /><small>DNS</small>
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1958 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1958 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
| [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
| [[1958 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
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! NC
! NC
! 0
! 0
|}

===Complete Formula One Non-Championship results===
([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 3|key]]) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
(Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Entrant
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
⚫
|-
| [[1958 Formula One season|1958]]
! Ken Kavanagh
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1958 Glover Trophy|GLV]]<br />{{small|DNS}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1958 Syracuse Grand Prix|SYR]]<br />{{small|6}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1958 BARC Aintree 200|AIN]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[1958 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]<br />{{small|18}}
| [[1958 Grand Prix de Caen|CAE]]
|-
| [[1959 Formula One season|1959]]
! Ken Kavanagh
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Maserati 250F|250F]]
! [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] [[Straight-6]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1959 Glover Trophy|GLV]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1959 BARC Aintree 200|AIN]]<br />{{small|DNA}}
| [[1959 BRDC International Trophy|INT]]
| [[1959 International Gold Cup|OUL]]<br /><small>DNA</small>
| [[1959 Silver City Trophy|SIL]]
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 17:02, 16 October 2023

For the American football player, see Ken Kavanaugh.

Ken Kavanagh
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born(1923-12-12)12 December 1923
Melbourne, Australia
Died26 November 2019(2019-11-26) (aged 95)
Bergamo, Italy
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1951 – 1956, 1959 – 1960
First race1951 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT
Last race1960 Isle of Man 125cc Ultra-Lightweight TT
First win1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last win1956 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT
Team(s)Moto Guzzi
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
38 5 24 0 6 170
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1958
Teamsprivateer Maserati
Entries2 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1958 Monaco Grand Prix
Last entry1958 Belgian Grand Prix

Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh (12 December 1923 – 26 November 2019) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racecar driver.

In 1952, Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 350cc Ulster Grand Prix.[1] In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races.[2][3] Kavanagh entered two Formula One Grands Prix in 1958 with his own Maserati 250F, firstly in Monaco where he failed to qualify, and lastly in the Belgian Grand Prix where he missed out on the race having blown his engine in practice, after having qualified 20th of 28 entrants.

Personal life[edit]

Kavanagh died in Bergamo, Italy on 26 November 2019.[4]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results[edit]

Points system from 1950 to 1968

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

5 best results were counted up until 1955.

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Points Rank Wins
1951 350cc Norton ESP SUI IOM
NC 		BEL NED
3 		FRA ULS
2 		NAT
2 		16 4th 0
500cc Norton ESP SUI IOM
NC 		BEL NED FRA ULS
2 		NAT 6 9th 0
1952 350cc Norton SUI
7 		IOM
NC 		NED
5 		BEL GER
2 		ULS
1 		NAT 16 5th 1
500cc Norton SUI IOM
32 		NED
3 		BEL GER
2 		ULS NAT ESP
3 		14 6th 0
1953 250cc Moto Guzzi IOM NED GER ULS SUI NAT ESP
2 		6 6th 0
350cc Norton IOM
2 		NED
3 		BEL
5 		FRA ULS SUI
2 		NAT ESP 18 4th 0
500cc Norton IOM
NC 		NED
3 		BEL
4 		GER FRA
4 		ULS
1 		SUI NAT ESP 18 4th 1
1954 250cc Moto Guzzi FRA IOM
NC 		ULS NED
4 		GER SUI NAT 3 13th 0
350cc Moto Guzzi FRA IOM
NC 		ULS BEL
1 		NED GER SUI
2 		NAT
3 		ESP 18 4th 1
500cc Moto Guzzi FRA IOM
NC 		ULS BEL
2 		NED GER
4 		SUI NAT
6 		ESP
2 		16 3rd 0
1955 350cc Moto Guzzi FRA IOM
NC 		GER
5 		BEL NED
1 		ULS NAT
3 		14 4th 1
500cc Moto Guzzi ESP FRA IOM
3 		GER BEL NED ULS NAT 4 12th 0
1956 350cc Moto Guzzi IOM
1 		NED
5 		BEL GER ULS NAT 10 6th 1
1959 125cc Ducati IOM
NC 		GER NED
6 		BEL
5 		SWE
5 		ULS
4 		NAT 8 8th 0
500cc Norton FRA IOM GER
4 		NED BEL ULS NAT 3 11th 0
1960 125cc Ducati IOM
NC 		NED BEL ULS NAT 0 - 0

Complete Formula One World Championship results[5][edit]

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 WDC Points
1958 Ken Kavanagh Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 ARG MON
DNQ 		NED 500 BEL
DNS 		FRA GBR GER POR ITA MOR NC 0

Complete Formula One Non-Championship results[edit]

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5
1958 Ken Kavanagh Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 GLV
DNS 		SYR
6 		AIN
Ret 		INT
18 		CAE
1959 Ken Kavanagh Maserati 250F Maserati Straight-6 GLV
Ret 		AIN
DNA 		INT OUL
DNA 		SIL

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ken Kavanagh career statistics at MotoGP.com
  2. ^ Daily Express page 7 Tuesday 5 June 1956
  3. ^ Ken Kavanagh Isle of Man TT results at iomtt.com
  4. ^ Cortinovis, Giovanni. "Addio Kavanagh, uomo dei record L'australiano viveva a Bergamo". L'Eco di Bergamo. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  5. ^ Ken Kavanagh Formula One results at formula1.com
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