Mick Grant

For other people named Michael Grant, see Michael Grant (disambiguation).

Mick Grant
Mick Grant
Nationality	British
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1970 - 1984 First race 1970 350cc Isle of Man TT Last race 1984 500cc British Grand Prix First win 1975 500cc Isle of Man TT Last win 1977 250cc Swedish Grand Prix Team(s) Kawasaki, Honda Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 25 3 9 1 3 143

Mick Grant
Nationality	English
Motorcycle racing career statistics Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 16 (1970 - 1985) TT wins 7 First TT win 1974 Production 750 TT Last TT win 1985 Production 750 TT Podiums 16

Mick Grant (born July 10, 1944) is a former professional motorcycle road racer. He is a seven-time winner of the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race on various bikes, including 'Slippery Sam', a three-cylinder Triumph Trident.^[1] For British racing fans of the 1970s, The soft-spoken, down-to-earth Yorkshireman provided a sharp contrast to the brash, playboy image presented by Londoner Barry Sheene.^[2]

In 1972, he teamed with Dave Croxford to win the Thruxton 500 endurance race. In 1975, it was Grant who finally broke Mike Hailwood's Isle of Man TT lap record, which had stood since 1967.^[3] Grant raced in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit in 1977 for the Kawasaki factory team alongside team-mate Barry Ditchburn and the following year with Kork Ballington and Gregg Hansford.^[4] In 1979, Honda chose Grant to help develop their exotic oval-cylindered NR500, unfortunately with disappointing results.^[5] Grant also won the Macau Grand Prix in 1977 and in 1984, riding a Heron-Suzuki. He usually raced with number 10 and with the initial JL on his helmet, a tribute to his early sponsor and mechanic, Jim Lee.^[3]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results ^[1][4]

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 bold indicate pole position; 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
1970	350cc	Yamaha	GER -		YUG -	IOM 18	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		0	-	0
	500cc	Velocette	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	DDR -		FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		0	-	0
1971	350cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER -	IOM 7	NED -	DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -			4	36th	0
1972	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM NC	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	0	-	0
	350cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM 3	YUG -	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	10	17th	0
	500cc	Kawasaki	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM 3	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	10	17th	0
1973	250cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER 10		IOM -	YUG -	NED 4	BEL -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		9	23rd	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER -	NAT 9	IOM NC	YUG -	NED 9		CZE -	SWE 6	FIN -	ESP -		9	22nd	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER -		IOM NC	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -		0	-	0
1974	250cc	Yamaha		GER -		NAT -	IOM 2	NED 10	BEL -	SWE 6	FIN -	CZE -	YUG -	ESP -		18	10th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	GER -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM 2	NED -		SWE 5	FIN -		YUG -	ESP -		18	11th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -	GER -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -				0	-	0
1975	250cc	Kawasaki	FRA -	ESP -		GER -	NAT -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	YUG -		0	-	0
	500cc	Kawasaki	FRA -	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM 1	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	YUG -		15	14th	1
1976	500cc	Kawasaki	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GER -				0	-	0
1977	250cc	Kawasaki	VEN -	GER -	NAT -	ESP -	FRA -	YUG -	NED 1	BEL -	SWE 1	FIN 2	CZE -	GBR -		42	8th	2
1978	250cc	Kawasaki	VEN -	ESP 6		FRA -	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN 7	GBR 4	GER -	CZE -	YUG -	17	14th	0
	350cc	Kawasaki	VEN -		AUT -	FRA -	NAT -	NED 7		SWE 9	FIN -	GBR 3	GER -	CZE -	YUG -	16	14th	0
1979	500cc	Suzuki	VEN -	AUT 10	GER -	NAT -	ESP -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -				1	35th	0
		Honda											GBR NC	FRA -
1984	500cc	Suzuki	RSA -	NAT -	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	GBR 17	SWE -	RSM -		0	-	0

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mick Grant career profile at the Isle of Man TT web site
2. ^ Barker, Stuart (2003). Barry Sheene 1950-2003: The Biography. UK: CollinsWillow. pp. 148. ISBN 0007161816. 
3. ^ ^{a b} McDiarmid, Mac (2004). The Magic of the TT: A Century of Racing over the Mountain. UK: Haynes. pp. 121. ISBN 1-84425-002-4. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Mick Grant career statistics at MotoGP.com
5. ^ Mick Grant at world.honda.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Chas Mortimer	Macau Motorcyle Grand Prix Winner 1977	Succeeded by Sadao Asami
Preceded by Ron Haslam	Macau Motorcyle Grand Prix Winner 1984	Succeeded by Ron Haslam

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Name	Grant, Mick
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Date of birth	July 10, 1944
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