Charlie Williams (racing driver)

Charlie Williams

Nation:	United Kingdom

Charlie Williams (born July 31, 1950 in Kelsall , Cheshire ) is a former English motorcycle racer and world champion.

Live and act

Williams grew up near Oulton Park and came into contact with racing at an early age. He started riding a motorcycle when he was 12 years old. He denied his career exclusively on Yamaha . In the FIM - Motorcycle World Championship he stepped up to the 500cc class, but came with a tenth place overall in 1974 never out. In the smaller displacement classes of the road and endurance races of the 1970s and early 1980s, it was able to assert itself much more. In addition to victories on long distances such as the street circuit in Barcelona or the 24 Hours of Spa , he was successful in the Isle of Man TT and became world champion in Formula II in 1980 . In 1981 he retired from active racing. Only as a radio announcer during the Tourist Trophy did he remain involved in motorcycle racing. Since 2013 he has been taking part again as an active driver in historical racing series (English Classics) and vetarian races.

Victory statistics

year	class	machine	run
1973	Lightweight 250	Yamaha	Isle of Man
1973	Production 250	Yamaha	Isle of Man
1974	Lightweight 250	Yamaha	Isle of Man
1975	Junior	Yamaha	Isle of Man
1975	350cm³	Yamaha	North west 200
1977	Junior 250	Yamaha	Isle of Man
1978	Junior	Yamaha	Isle of Man
1979	Junior	Yamaha	Isle of Man
1980	350cm³	Yamaha	North west 200
1980	Formula II	Yamaha	World Champion
1980	Junior	Yamaha	Isle of Man
1980	Formula II	Yamaha	Isle of Man
1980	Formula II	Yamaha	Ulster GP
1981	500cm³	Yamaha	North west 200

Web links

• Charlie Williams (racing driver) on the Isle of Man TT official website.
• Charlie Williams (racing driver) on the official website of the motorcycle world championship (English).
• Charlie Williams on the Classic TT website, accessed on January 3, 2016
• Youtube video from the race in Donington 1979

Individual evidence

1. ^ Charlie Williams announces racing return to Isle of Man TT after a three-decades absence. Northwich Guardian, January 5, 2014, accessed January 3, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Charlie Williams Portrait. (No longer available online.) Richard Heald design agency, archived from the original on January 3, 2016 ; accessed on January 3, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ TT great Charlie Williams in Classic comeback. www.crash.net, December 18, 2013, accessed January 3, 2016 (English).