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{{Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider
{{short description|British motorcycle racer}}
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|Image =
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
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{{Infobox motorcycle rider
|Name = Maurice Cann
|image =Maurice Cann.jpg
|Nationality = {{flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom|British]]
|Years = [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] - [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]]
|caption =Cann after winning the 1937 Senior [[Manx Grand Prix]]
|Teams = [[Moto Guzzi]]
|name = Maurice Cann
|nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]]
|Races = 6
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1911|03|23|df=yes}}
|Championships = 0
|Wins = 3
|death_date = 12 February 1989 (aged 77)
|GP Active years = [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] - [[1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1953]]
|Podiums = 5
|Points = 41
|GP Teams = [[AJS]], [[Moto Guzzi]]
|Poles = N/A
|GP Race Starts =
|GP Championships = 0
|Fastest laps = N/A
|GP Race Wins = 3
|First race = [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] 250cc [[Ulster Grand Prix]]
|GP Podiums = 5
|First win = [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] 250cc [[Ulster Grand Prix]]
|GP Total Points = 41
|Last win = [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] 250cc [[Ulster Grand Prix]]
|GP Poles = 0
|Last race = [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] 250cc [[Ulster Grand Prix]]
|GP Fastest laps = 2
|GP First race = [[1949 Ulster Grand Prix]]
|GP First win = [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] 250cc [[Ulster Grand Prix]]
|GP Last win = [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] 250cc [[Ulster Grand Prix]]
|GP Last race = [[1953 Isle of Man TT]]
|TT Contested = 7 ([[1938 Isle of Man TT|1938]]-[[1939 Isle of Man TT|1939]], [[1947 Isle of Man TT|1947]]-[[1948 Isle of Man TT|1948]], [[1950 Isle of Man TT|1950]], [[1952 Isle of Man TT|1952]]-[[1953 Isle of Man TT|1953]])
|TT Wins = 1
|TT First win = [[1948 Isle of Man TT|1948 Lightweight TT]]
|TT Last win = [[1948 Isle of Man TT|1948 Lightweight TT]]
|TT Podiums = 3
}}
}}


'''Maurice Cann''' (born [[March 23]], [[1911]]) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] former [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. He competed from [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] to [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] in the Grand Prix world championships. He won his first time in world championship competition in the 250cc class at the [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] [[Ulster Grand Prix]] on a [[Moto Guzzi]].
'''Maurice Cann''' (23 March 1911 &ndash; February 1989) was a British former [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] [[motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. He entered his first [[Manx Grand Prix]] in 1931, and in [[1938 Isle of Man TT|1938]] competed in his first [[Isle of Man TT]].<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=823 Maurice Cann at iomtt.com]</ref> Cann won the [[1948 Isle of Man TT|1948]] [[Lightweight TT]] aboard a [[Moto Guzzi]]. He competed from [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] to [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] in the Grand Prix world championships. He won his first time in world championship competition in the 250cc class at the [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]] [[Ulster Grand Prix]], also on a Moto Guzzi.<ref>[http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Maurice+Cann Maurice Cann at MotoGP.com]</ref>

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== World Championship results ==

([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year
! Class
! Motorcycle
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! Rank
! Points
|-
!rowspan=2| [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]]
!colspan=2|
! [[1949 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
! [[1949 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
! [[1949 Dutch TT|NED]]
! [[1949 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
! [[1949 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
! [[1949 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
!
!
!
!colspan=2|
|-
! 250&nbsp;cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
|
|
|style="background:#000000;"|
|style="background:#000000;"|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| ''1''
|
|
|
|
! 4th
! 11
|-
!rowspan=3| [[1950 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1950]]
!colspan=2|
! [[1950 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
! [[1950 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
! [[1950 Dutch TT|NED]]
! [[1950 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
! [[1950 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
! [[1950 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
!
!
!
!colspan=2|
|-
! 250&nbsp;cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#000000;"|
|style="background:#000000;"|
|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''2nd'''
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| '''14'''
|-
! 350&nbsp;cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! —
! 0
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1951 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1951]]
!colspan=2|
! [[1951 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
! [[1951 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
! [[1951 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
! [[1951 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
! [[1951 Dutch TT|NED]]
! [[1951 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
! [[1951 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
! [[1951 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
!
!colspan=2|
|-
! 250&nbsp;cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
|style="background:#000000;"|
|
|
|style="background:#000000;"|
|style="background:#000000;"|
|
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|
|
! 6th
! 6
|-
! rowspan=3| [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]]
!colspan=2|
! [[1952 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
! [[1952 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
! [[1952 Dutch TT|NED]]
! [[1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
! [[1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
! [[1952 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
! [[1952 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
! [[1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
!
!colspan=2|
|-
! 250&nbsp;cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|
|style="background:#000000;"|
|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|
|style="background:#000000;"|
|
! 4th
! 10
|-
! 350&nbsp;cc
! [[AJS]]
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#000000;"|
|
! —
! 0
|-
! rowspan=2| [[1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1953]]
!colspan=2|
! [[1953 Isle of Man TT|IOM]]
! [[1953 Dutch TT|NED]]
! [[1953 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]]
! [[1953 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]]
! [[1953 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]]
! [[1953 Ulster Grand Prix|ULS]]
! [[1953 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix|SUI]]
! [[1953 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]]
! [[1953 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]]
!colspan=2|
|-
! 250&nbsp;cc
! [[Moto Guzzi]]
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#000000;"|
|
|style="background:#000000;"|
|
|
|
|
! —
! 0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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{{S-end}}

{{250 cc Motorcycle European Champions}}


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[[Category:1911 births]]
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[[Category:1989 deaths]]
[[Category:British motorcycle racers]]
[[Category:British motorcycle racers]]
[[Category:250cc World Championship riders]]
[[Category:250cc World Championship riders]]
[[Category:Isle of Man TT Riders]]
[[Category:Isle of Man TT riders]]



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Revision as of 23:01, 27 November 2023

Maurice Cann
Cann after winning the 1937 Senior Manx Grand Prix
NationalityBritish
Born(1911-03-23)23 March 1911
Died12 February 1989 (aged 77)
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1949 - 1953
First race1949 Ulster Grand Prix
Last race1953 Isle of Man TT
First win1949 250cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last win1952 250cc Ulster Grand Prix
Team(s)AJS, Moto Guzzi
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
3 5 0 2 41
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested7 (1938-1939, 1947-1948, 1950, 1952-1953)
TT wins1
First TT win1948 Lightweight TT
Last TT win1948 Lightweight TT
TT podiums3

Maurice Cann (23 March 1911 – February 1989) was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He entered his first Manx Grand Prix in 1931, and in 1938 competed in his first Isle of Man TT.[1] Cann won the 1948 Lightweight TT aboard a Moto Guzzi. He competed from 1949 to 1952 in the Grand Prix world championships. He won his first time in world championship competition in the 250cc class at the 1949 Ulster Grand Prix, also on a Moto Guzzi.[2]

World Championship results

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

Year Class Motorcycle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
1949 IOM SUI NED BEL ULS NAT
250 cc Moto Guzzi 1 4th 11
1950 IOM BEL NED SUI ULS NAT
250 cc Moto Guzzi 2 1 2nd 14
350 cc Moto Guzzi Ret — 0
1951 ESP SUI IOM BEL NED FRA ULS NAT
250 cc Moto Guzzi 2 6th 6
1952 SUI IOM NED BEL GER ULS NAT ESP
250 cc Moto Guzzi 5 1 4th 10
350 cc AJS Ret — 0
1953 IOM NED BEL GER FRA ULS SUI NAT ESP
250 cc Moto Guzzi Ret — 0

References

  1. ^ Maurice Cann at iomtt.com
  2. ^ Maurice Cann at MotoGP.com
Sporting positions
Preceded by 250cc Motorcycle European Champion
1948 		Succeeded by


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