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| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], Australia |
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| 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]] |
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'''Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh''' (born 12 December 1923 |
'''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>[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. |
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. |
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Melbourne, Australia | 12 December 1923||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |
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Active years | 1958 |
Teams | privateer Maserati |
Entries | 2 (0 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 0 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 1958 Monaco Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1958 Belgian Grand Prix |
Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh (born 12 December 1923) is an Australian former 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] 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.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
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)
Complete Formula One World Championship results [3]
(key)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
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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
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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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 |