Harry Hinton (1909–1978) was an Australian former Grand Prixmotorcycleroad racer. He was born 31 JUL 1909 Birmingham. His best season was in 1950 when he finished ninth in the 500cc world championship.[1] Hinton was the first Australian to score points in the premier 500cc division. After being injured in a crash at the 1951 Isle of ManJunior TT, Hinton left the European racing circuit, but continued to race in his native Australia. He died in 1978, at the age of 67.
harry, hinton, 1909, 1978, australian, former, grand, prix, motorcycle, road, racer, born, 1909, birmingham, best, season, 1950, when, finished, ninth, 500cc, world, championship, hinton, first, australian, score, points, premier, 500cc, division, after, being. Harry Hinton 1909 1978 was an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer He was born 31 JUL 1909 Birmingham His best season was in 1950 when he finished ninth in the 500cc world championship 1 Hinton was the first Australian to score points in the premier 500cc division After being injured in a crash at the 1951 Isle of Man Junior TT Hinton left the European racing circuit but continued to race in his native Australia He died in 1978 at the age of 67 Harry HintonNationalityAustralianMotorcycle racing career statisticsGrand Prix motorcycle racingActive years1949 1951First race1949 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TTLast race1951 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TTChampionships0Starts Wins Podiums Poles F laps Points8 0 1 N A N A 5Motorcycle Grand Prix results editSource 2 1949 point system Position 1 2 3 4 5 Fastest lapPoints 10 8 7 6 5 1Points system from 1950 to 1968 Position 1 2 3 4 5 6Points 8 6 4 3 2 15 best results were counted up until 1955 key Races in italics indicate fastest lap Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Rank Wins1949 350cc Norton IOM15 SUI NED10 BEL ULS7 0 0500cc Norton IOM9 SUI NED8 BEL ULS NAT 0 01950 350cc Norton IOM10 BEL11 NED6 SUI7 ULS3 NAT3 9 6th 0500cc Norton IOM10 BEL6 NED3 SUI ULS NAT 5 9th 01951 350cc Norton ESP SUI IOMNC BEL NED FRA ULS NAT 0 0References edit Harry Hinton career statistics at MotoGP com Harry Hinton results at iomtt com nbsp This biographical article relating to motorcycle sport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Australian biographical article relating to sport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harry Hinton amp oldid 1196010479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
