John Dodds (motorcyclist)

John Dodds
John Dodds
Nationality	Australian
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years	1966 - 1978
First race	1966 500cc East German Grand Prix
Last race	1978 250cc Finnish Grand Prix
First win	1970 125cc West German Grand Prix
Last win	1974 250cc Spanish Grand Prix
Team(s)	Aermacchi, Yamaha
Championships	Formula 750 - 1974

John Dodds (born 13 November 1943) is an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed on the Grand Prix circuit from 1966 to 1978. His best finish was a third place behind Dieter Braun and Teuvo Länsivuori in the 1973 250cc world championship.[1] During the 1971 season, Dodds helped fellow racer Kim Newcombe develop a motorcycle using a two-stroke outboard motor designed by Dieter König. Newcombe and the König were the first to challenge the dominance of the MV Agustas after the departure of Honda from Grand Prix competition at the end of the 1967 season.[2] In 1974, Dodds won the Formula 750 world championship on a Yamaha.[3]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results[1][4]

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1966	250cc	Cotton	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	IOM NC	NAT -	JPN -		0	-	0
1966	500cc	Norton		GER -		NED -	BEL -	DDR 6	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	IOM NC	NAT -			1	20th	0
1967	500cc	Norton	GER -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR 4	CZE 6	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	CAN -				4	13th	0
1968	500cc	Norton	GER -	ESP 3	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN 5	ULS -	NAT -				6	14th	0
1969	125cc	Aermacchi	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM -	NED 6	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -		NAT 9	YUG -		7	25th	0
1969	500cc	Librenti	ESP -	GER 4	FRA -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 3	YUG -		18	11th	0
1970	125cc	Aermacchi	GER 1	FRA -	YUG -	IOM -	NED -	BEL 7	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -		NAT -	ESP 6		24	8th	1
1970	500cc	Librenti	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR 2		FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		12	15th	0
1971	250cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER 3	IOM -	NED 7	BEL 2	DDR -	CZE -	SWE 7	FIN 2	ULS -	NAT 2	ESP 6		59	4th	0
1971	500cc	König	AUT -	GER 10	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -		SWE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		1	49th	0
1972	250cc	Yamaha	GER 5	FRA -	AUT 3	NAT 6	IOM -	YUG 4	NED -	BEL 5	DDR -	CZE 7	SWE 8	FIN -	ESP -	42	6th	0
1972	350cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED -		DDR -	CZE 9	SWE -	FIN 6	ESP -	8	22nd	0
1973	250cc	Yamaha	FRA 10	AUT 5	GER -		IOM -	YUG 7	NED 3	BEL 2	CZE 6	SWE -	FIN 3	ESP 1		58	3rd	1
1973	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER -	NAT 4	IOM -	YUG 3	NED 4	BEL -	CZE 6	SWE 4	FIN 3	ESP -		49	4th	0
1974	250cc	Yamaha		GER -		NAT -	IOM -	NED 5	BEL 4	SWE -	FIN 6	CZE 7	YUG -	ESP 1		38	7th	1
1974	350cc	Yamaha	FRA 10	GER -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	SWE 8	FIN 1		YUG 2	ESP -		31	4th	1
1975	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -		GER -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN 6	CZE 7	YUG -		9	19th	0
1975	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	NED -			FIN 10	CZE -	YUG -		1	47th	0
1976	250cc	Yamaha	FRA 11		NAT Ret	YUG -	IOM -	NED 3	BEL 4	SWE -	FIN 7	CZE 9	GER 17	ESP 14		24	11th	0
1976	350cc	Yamaha	FRA 10	AUT 3	NAT 3	YUG Ret	IOM -	NED 5			FIN 9	CZE 6	GER -	ESP Ret		34	5th	0
1977	250cc	Yamaha	VEN -		GER -	NAT 18	ESP -	FRA 10	YUG 4	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN 18	CZE 13	GBR -	9	22nd	0
1977	350cc	Yamaha	VEN -		GER -	NAT -	ESP -	FRA 6	YUG 5	NED -		SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GBR 12	11	20th	0
1978	250cc	Yamaha	VEN -	ESP -		FRA -	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN 9	GBR -	GER -	CZE -	YUG -	2	24th	0

References

"John Dodds at MotoGP.com". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
"Kim Newcombe and the Konig". ozebook.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
"Formula 750 World Champions". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
"John Dodds at iomtt.com". iomtt.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.

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[John_Dodds_at_MotoGP.com-1] "John Dodds at MotoGP.com". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.

[2] "Kim Newcombe and the Konig". ozebook.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.

[3] "Formula 750 World Champions". racingmemo.free.fr. Retrieved 13 December 2010.

[4] "John Dodds at iomtt.com". iomtt.com. Retrieved 13 December 2010.