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Ken Kavanagh

Ken Kavanagh
Nationality Australia Australian
Born (1923-12-12) 12 December 1923 (age 93)
Melbourne, Australia
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 19511956, 19591960
First race 1951 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT
Last race 1960 Isle of Man 125cc Ultra-Lightweight TT
First win 1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last win 1956 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT
Team(s) Moto Guzzi
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
38 5 24 0 6 170
Formula One World Championship career
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. In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races. 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.

Points system from 1950 to 1968

5 best results were counted up until 1955.

() (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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