Bill Lomas
British motorcycle racer
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William Lomas (8 March 1928 – 14 August 2007) was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion[2] and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner.[3] He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand Prix race bike. Lomas was also an accomplished trials rider.
NationalityBritish
Born8 March 1928
Milford, Derbyshire, England[1]
Milford, Derbyshire, England[1]
Died14 August 2007 (aged 79)
Mansfield, England
Mansfield, England
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| Born | 8 March 1928 Milford, Derbyshire, England[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2007 (aged 79) Mansfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He died in Mansfield, England on 14 August 2007 from complications following a heart attack.[4]
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 350cc | Velocette | IOM NC |
BEL 4 |
NED 3 |
SUI - |
ULS - |
NAT 5 |
9 | 7th | 0 | |||
| 1951 | 250cc | Velocette | SUI - |
IOM - |
FRA 5 |
ULS - |
NAT - |
2 | 12th | 0 | ||||
| 350cc | Velocette | ESP - |
SUI - |
IOM 5 |
BEL 3 |
NED - |
FRA - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
6 | 11th | 0 | ||
| 1952 | 125cc | MV Agusta | IOM - |
NED - |
GER - |
ULS 2 |
NAT - |
ESP - |
6 | 8th | 0 | |||
| 250cc | Velocette | SUI - |
IOM NC |
NED - |
GER - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
0 | – | 0 | ||||
| 350cc | AJS | SUI - |
IOM 4 |
NED - |
BEL 5 |
GER 3 |
ULS - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
9 | 7th | 0 | ||
| 500cc | MV Agusta | SUI - |
IOM 5 |
NED - |
BEL - |
GER - |
ULS 3 |
NAT - |
ESP - |
6 | 13th | 0 | ||
| 1954 | 250cc | MV Agusta | FRA - |
IOM NC |
ULS - |
NED - |
GER - |
SUI - |
NAT - |
0 | – | 0 | ||
| 350cc | MV Agusta | FRA - |
IOM 7 |
ULS - |
BEL - |
NED - |
GER - |
SUI - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
0 | – | 0 | |
| 500cc | MV Agusta | FRA - |
IOM NC |
ULS - |
BEL - |
NED - |
GER - |
SUI - |
NAT - |
ESP - |
0 | – | 0 | |
| 1955 | 125cc | MV Agusta | ESP - |
FRA - |
IOM 4 |
GER - |
NED - |
NAT - |
3 | 9th | 0 | |||
| 250cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 1 |
GER - |
NED DSQ |
ULS 4 |
NAT 5 |
13 | 2nd | 1 | |||||
| 350cc | Moto Guzzi | FRA - |
IOM 1 |
GER 1 |
BEL 1 |
NED 2 |
ULS 1 |
NAT 2 |
32 | 1st | 4 | |||
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | ESP - |
FRA - |
IOM 7 |
GER - |
BEL - |
NED - |
ULS 1 |
NAT - |
8 | 6th | 1 | ||
| 1956 | 350cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM NC |
NED 1 |
BEL - |
GER 1 |
ULS 1 |
NAT - |
24 | 1st | 3 | |||
| 500cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM 5 |
NED - |
BEL - |
GER - |
ULS - |
NAT - |
2 | 16th | 0 | ||||