Dave Simmonds

Simmonds standing behind his historic 1971 Kawasaki triple 500 cc Grand Prix race machine with a special frame by Ken Sprayson, Development Engineer of Reynolds Tubes

Nationality

British

Motorcycle racing career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Active years

1963 - 1972

First race

1963 50cc 1965 Isle of Man TT

Last race

1972 500cc Spanish Grand Prix

First win

1969 125cc West German Grand Prix

Last win

1971 500cc Spanish Grand Prix

Team(s)

Kawasaki

Championships

125cc - 1969

Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F. laps	Points
56	11	22	N/A	6	373

Dave Simmonds (25 October 1939 in London – 23 October 1972 in Rungis, France) was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1969, he won the 125 cc road racing world championship. The victory marked the first world championship for Kawasaki. In 1972, while attending a non-championship race at Rungis near Paris, Simmonds was killed in a fire caused by an exploding gas cylinder in a caravan.

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Points system from 1969 onwards:

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

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