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'''Maurice Cann''' (23 March 1911 – February 1989) was a |
'''Maurice Cann''' (23 March 1911 – 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 == |
== World Championship results == |
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Born | 23 March 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 February 1989 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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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