Cecil Sandford

Cecil Charles Sandford (21 February 1928 – 28 November 2023) was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.^[1] He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1950 to 1957. Sandford was a two-time FIM road racing world champion and a two-time winner at the Isle of Man TT.^[1]^[2]

Motorcycle racing career

Born in Blockley, Gloucestershire, Sandford began his career riding in local scramble and grass track events. In 1950 he was offered a place on the AJS factory racing team alongside the reigning world champion, Les Graham. He followed Graham to the MV Agusta team and won the 1952 FIM 125cc title, bringing Agusta their first world championship, as well as their first Isle of Man TT win.^[3]^[4]

Sandford left MV at the end of 1954, as he believed he was not getting equal treatment to his Italian team-mate Carlo Ubbiali. He raced as a privateer in 1955. In 1956, he signed a factory contract with DKW in the 350cc class, but he had a troubled time with the brand's two-stroke machines, finishing 5th in the world championship. He raced part-time for Mondial in the 125cc class in parallel, and signed a three-year factory contract with them at the end of the year. In the 1957 season, he won a second world championship, and a second Isle of Man TT race, this time in the 250cc class. Mondial announced their immediate withdrawal from Grand Prix racing in October 1957, and Sandford decided to retire from racing rather than carry on as a privateer. He later worked at a bike dealership at Shipston-on-Stour.^[3]

Sandford died on 28 November 2023, aged 95.^[5] He was the last surviving motorcycle Grand Prix world champion of the 1950s at the time of his death.^[3]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1950 to 1968

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

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Points	Rank	Wins
1950	350cc	AJS	IOM -	BEL -	NED -	SUI -	ULS 5	NAT 6				3	13th	0
1951	250cc	Velocette	ESP -	SUI 5	IOM -	BEL -	NED -	FRA -	ULS -	NAT -		2	12th	0
1951	350cc	Velocette	ESP -	SUI 2	IOM -	BEL 4	NED -	FRA -	ULS -	NAT -		9	9th	0
1952	125cc	MV Agusta	IOM 1	NED 1	GER 3	ULS 1	NAT -	ESP 3				28	1st	3
1953	125cc	MV Agusta	IOM 3	NED 3		GER -		ULS 2		NAT -	ESP 2	20	2nd	0
1953	500cc	MV Agusta	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	GER -	FRA -	ULS -	SUI -	NAT 5	ESP -	2	15th	0
1954	125cc	MV Agusta	IOM 3	ULS 5	NED -	GER 5	NAT -	ESP -				8	8th	0
1955	250cc	Moto Guzzi		IOM 2	GER 3		NED 5	ULS 5	NAT -			12	3rd	0
1955	350cc	Moto Guzzi	FRA -	IOM 3	GER 4	BEL 4	NED -	ULS 4	NAT -			13	5th	0
1956	125cc	Mondial	IOM -	NED 4	BEL -	GER 6	ULS -	NAT -				4	13th	0
1956	350cc	DKW	IOM 4	NED 4	BEL 3	GER 4	ULS -	NAT 5				13	5th	0
1957	125cc	Mondial	GER -	IOM 5	NED 4	BEL 3	ULS -	NAT -				9	6th	0
1957	250cc	Mondial	GER 3	IOM 1	NED 2	BEL 3	ULS 1	NAT 4				26	1st	2

References

^ ^a ^b "Cecil Sandford career statistics at MotoGP.com". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "Cecil Sandford career statistics at iomtt.com". iomtt.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Oxley, Mat (1 December 2023). "Remembering Cecil Sandford, MV Agusta's history man". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ The Oxford Times article on Cecil Sandford
^ "Remembering Cecil Sandford". MotoGP. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links

Cecil Sandford on MotoGP.com

250cc/Moto2 World Riders' Champions

1949 B. Ruffo
1950 D. Ambrosini
1951 B. Ruffo
1952 E. Lorenzetti
1953 W. Haas
1954 W. Haas
1955 H. Müller
1956 C. Ubbiali
1957 C. Sandford
1958 T. Provini
1959 C. Ubbiali

1960 C. Ubbiali
1961 M. Hailwood
1962 J. Redman
1963 J. Redman
1964 P. Read
1965 P. Read
1966 M. Hailwood
1967 M. Hailwood
1968 P. Read
1969 K. Carruthers

1970 R. Gould
1971 P. Read
1972 J. Saarinen
1973 D. Braun
1974 W. Villa
1975 W. Villa
1976 W. Villa
1977 M. Lega
1978 K. Ballington
1979 K. Ballington

1980 A. Mang
1981 A. Mang
1982 J. Tournadre
1983 C. Lavado
1984 C. Sarron
1985 F. Spencer
1986 C. Lavado
1987 A. Mang
1988 S. Pons
1989 S. Pons

1990 J. Kocinski
1991 L. Cadalora
1992 L. Cadalora
1993 T. Harada
1994 M. Biaggi
1995 M. Biaggi
1996 M. Biaggi
1997 M. Biaggi
1998 L. Capirossi
1999 V. Rossi

2000 O. Jacque
2001 D. Kato
2002 M. Melandri
2003 M. Poggiali
2004 D. Pedrosa
2005 D. Pedrosa
2006 J. Lorenzo
2007 J. Lorenzo
2008 M. Simoncelli
2009 H. Aoyama

2010 T. Elías
2011 S. Bradl
2012 M. Márquez
2013 P. Espargaró
2014 T. Rabat
2015 J. Zarco
2016 J. Zarco
2017 F. Morbidelli
2018 F. Bagnaia
2019 Á. Márquez

2020 E. Bastianini
2021 R. Gardner
2022 A. Fernández
2023 P. Acosta
2024 A. Ogura

125cc/Moto3 World Riders' Champions

1949 N. Pagani
1950 B. Ruffo
1951 C. Ubbiali
1952 C. Sandford
1953 W. Haas
1954 R. Hollaus
1955 C. Ubbiali
1956 C. Ubbiali
1957 T. Provini
1958 C. Ubbiali
1959 C. Ubbiali

1960 C. Ubbiali
1961 T. Phillis
1962 L. Taveri
1963 H. Anderson
1964 L. Taveri
1965 H. Anderson
1966 L. Taveri
1967 B. Ivy
1968 P. Read
1969 D. Simmonds

1970 D. Braun
1971 Á. Nieto
1972 Á. Nieto
1973 K. Andersson
1974 K. Andersson
1975 P. Pileri
1976 P. Bianchi
1977 P. Bianchi
1978 E. Lazzarini
1979 Á. Nieto

1980 P. Bianchi
1981 Á. Nieto
1982 Á. Nieto
1983 Á. Nieto
1984 Á. Nieto
1985 F. Gresini
1986 L. Cadalora
1987 F. Gresini
1988 J. Martínez
1989 À. Crivillé

1990 L. Capirossi
1991 L. Capirossi
1992 A. Gramigni
1993 D. Raudies
1994 K. Sakata
1995 H. Aoki
1996 H. Aoki
1997 V. Rossi
1998 K. Sakata
1999 E. Alzamora

2000 R. Locatelli
2001 M. Poggiali
2002 A. Vincent
2003 D. Pedrosa
2004 A. Dovizioso
2005 T. Lüthi
2006 Á. Bautista
2007 G. Talmácsi
2008 M. Di Meglio
2009 J. Simón

2010 M. Márquez
2011 N. Terol
2012 S. Cortese
2013 M. Viñales
2014 Á. Márquez
2015 D. Kent
2016 B. Binder
2017 J. Mir
2018 J. Martín
2019 L. Dalla Porta

2020 A. Arenas
2021 P. Acosta
2022 I. Guevara
2023 J. Masià
2024 D. Alonso

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