Dave Chadwick

Dave Chadwick
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born(1930-09-24)24 September 1930
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died15 May 1960(1960-05-15) (aged 29)
Mettet, Belgium
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1955 - 1959
First race1955 Isle of Man 250cc Lightweight TT
Last race1959 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT
Team(s)MV Agusta, Ducati
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
20 0 7 0 1 55

David Vincent Chadwick (24 September 1930–15 May 1960)[1] was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1958 when he finished in fourth place in the 350cc world championship, and fifth in the 125cc world championship.[2]

Chadwick was killed in 1960 while competing at the Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet in Belgium.[1]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Source:[2]

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 Points Rank Wins
1955 250cc RD Special IOM
5 		GER
3 		NED
5 		ULS
5 		NAT
- 		2 13th 0
1956 125cc REF IOM
5 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		GER
- 		ULS
- 		NAT
- 		2 16th 0
1957 125cc MV Agusta GER
- 		IOM
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		ULS
4 		NAT
- 		3 9th 0
250cc MV Agusta GER
- 		IOM
6 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		ULS
2 		NAT
- 		7 8th 0
350cc Norton GER
- 		IOM
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		ULS
5 		NAT
- 		2 14th 0
1958 125cc Ducati IOM
3 		NED
5 		BEL
4 		GER
- 		SWE
- 		ULS
3 		NAT
4 		14 5th 0
250cc MV Agusta IOM
- 		NED
- 		GER
- 		SWE
- 		ULS
3 		NAT
- 		4 10th 0
350cc Norton IOM
2 		NED
- 		BEL
6 		GER
3 		SWE
- 		ULS
- 		NAT
5 		13 4th 0
500cc Norton IOM
5 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		GER
- 		SWE
- 		ULS
- 		NAT
6 		3 15th 0
1959 250cc MV Agusta IOM
3 		GER
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		SWE
- 		ULS
- 		NAT
- 		4 11th 0
350cc Norton FRA
- 		IOM
6 		GER
- 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		SWE
- 		ULS
- 		NAT
- 		1 16th 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Motorsport Memorial - Dave Chadwick". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Dave Chadwick career statistics". MotoGP.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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