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Hugh Anderson
MBE

Anderson at the 1963 Dutch TT

Nationality

New Zealander

Born

18 January 1936 (age 88)
Huntly, New Zealand

Motorcycle racing career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Active years

1960-1966

First race

1960 350cc Isle of Man TT

Last race

1966 50cc Japanese Grand Prix

First win

1962 50cc Argentine Grand Prix

Last win

1965 125cc Japanese Grand Prix

Team(s)

Suzuki

Championships

50 cc - 1963, 1964

125 cc - 1963, 1965

Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F. laps	Points
68	24	48	0	21

Isle of Man TT career

TTs contested

7 (1960 - 1966)

TT wins

First TT win

1963 Lightweight 125 TT

Last TT win

1964 Ultra-Lightweight TT

Podiums

Hugh Robertson Anderson MBE (born 18 January 1936) is a four-time Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion and a 19-time New Zealand national champion. He is also a two-time Isle of Man TT winner. In 2022, the F.I.M. inducted Anderson into the MotoGP Hall of Fame.

Motorcycle racing career

Growing up in Huntly, Anderson played rugby league for Huntly United alongside fellow future motorcycle champion Ginger Molloy.

Anderson received support for his racing activities from Rod Coleman, the Suzuki importer for New Zealand and former Grand Prix racer who won the 1954 Isle of Man Junior TT. He joined the Suzuki factory racing team in 1961, racing the factory's 50cc, 125cc and occasionally 250cc racers. During his team membership, Anderson was double World Champion (50cc and 125cc) in 1963 and retained his 50cc World Title the following year. In 1965, he was crowned 125cc World Championship on his factory Suzuki. Anderson's last race for the Suzuki factory was at the 1966 Japanese Grand Prix at Fisco in October 1966.

In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Anderson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to motor sport. In 1995 he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1960	350cc	AJS	FRA -	IOM NC	NED -			ULS 3	NAT 6							5	7th	0
1960	500cc	Norton	FRA 7	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	GER -	ULS -	NAT -							0	-	0
1961	250cc	Suzuki	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM 10	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	ULS -	NAT -	SWE -	ARG -			0	-	0
	350cc	Norton		GER -		IOM 7	NED -		DDR -	ULS -	NAT NC	SWE -				0	-	0
	500cc	Norton		GER -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	ULS -	NAT -	SWE -	ARG -			0	-	0
1962	50cc	Suzuki	ESP -	FRA -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	GER -		DDR 3	NAT 4	FIN 6	ARG 1			16	7th	1
	125cc	Suzuki	ESP -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	GER NC	ULS NC	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -	ARG NC			0	-	0
	350cc	AJS			IOM -	NED 6			ULS -	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -				1	14th	0
	500cc	Matchless			IOM NC	NED -	BEL -		ULS -	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -	ARG -			0	-	0
1963	50cc	Suzuki	ESP 2	GER 1	FRA -	IOM 2	NED 2	BEL 4			FIN 3		ARG 1	JPN 2		34	1st	2
1963	125cc	Suzuki	ESP -	GER 2	FRA 1	IOM 1	NED 1	BEL 2	ULS 1	DDR 1	FIN 1	NAT -	ARG -	JPN 5		54	1st	6
1964	50cc	Suzuki	USA 1	ESP 2	FRA 1	IOM 1	NED -	BEL 3	GER -			FIN 1		JPN -		38	1st	4
	125cc	Suzuki	USA 1	ESP 5	FRA -	IOM NC	NED 5		GER NC	DDR 1	ULS 1	FIN -	NAT 2	JPN NC		34	3rd	3
	250cc	Suzuki	USA -	ESP NC	FRA -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	GER -	DDR -	ULS -		NAT -	JPN -		0	-	0
1965	50cc	Suzuki	USA 2	GER 3	ESP 1	FRA 6	IOM 2	NED 2	BEL 2						JPN -	32	3rd	1
1965	125cc	Suzuki	USA 1	GER 1	ESP 1	FRA 1	IOM 5	NED 3		DDR -	CZE -	ULS -	FIN 1	NAT 1	JPN 1	56	1st	7
1966	50cc	Suzuki	ESP 4	GER 3	NED 3					IOM 3	NAT 4	JPN 3				16	4th	0
1966	125cc	Suzuki	ESP -	GER -	NED 4	DDR -	CZE 4	FIN 4	ULS 5	IOM 3	NAT -	JPN -				15	5th	0

Hugh Anderson (motorcyclist) facts for kids

Motorcycle racing career

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

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