Hugh Anderson (motorcyclist)


Hugh Robertson Anderson 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.

Motorcycle racing career

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

YearClassTeam12345678910111213PointsRankWins
1960350ccAJSFRA
-
IOM
NC
NED
-
ULS
3
NAT
6
57th0
1960500ccNortonFRA
7
IOM
NC
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
0-0
1961250ccSuzukiESP
-
GER
-
FRA
-
IOM
10
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
SWE
-
ARG
-
0-0
1961350ccNortonGER
-
IOM
7
NED
-
DDR
-
ULS
-
NAT
NC
SWE
-
0-0
1961500ccNortonGER
-
FRA
-
IOM
NC
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
SWE
-
ARG
-
0-0
196250ccSuzukiESP
-
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
-
DDR
3
NAT
4
FIN
6
ARG
1
167th1
1962125ccSuzukiESP
-
FRA
-
IOM
NC
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
NC
ULS
NC
DDR
-
NAT
-
FIN
-
ARG
NC
0-0
1962350ccAJSIOM
-
NED
6
ULS
-
DDR
-
NAT
-
FIN
-
114th0
1962500ccMatchlessIOM
NC
NED
-
BEL
-
ULS
-
DDR
-
NAT
-
FIN
-
ARG
-
0-0
196350ccSuzukiESP
2
GER
1
FRA
-
IOM
2
NED
2
BEL
4
FIN
3
ARG
1
JPN
2
341st2
1963125ccSuzukiESP
-
GER
2
FRA
1
IOM
1
NED
1
BEL
2
ULS
1
DDR
1
FIN
1
NAT
-
ARG
-
JPN
5
541st6
196450ccSuzukiUSA
1
ESP
2
FRA
1
IOM
1
NED
-
BEL
3
GER
-
FIN
1
JPN
-
381st4
1964125ccSuzukiUSA
1
ESP
5
FRA
-
IOM
NC
NED
5
GER
-
DDR
1
ULS
1
FIN
-
NAT
2
JPN
-
343rd3
1964250ccSuzukiUSA
-
ESP
NC
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
GER
-
DDR
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
JPN
-
0-0
196550ccSuzukiUSA
2
GER
3
ESP
1
FRA
6
IOM
2
NED
2
BEL
2
JPN
-
323rd1
1965125ccSuzukiUSA
1
GER
1
ESP
1
FRA
1
IOM
5
NED
3
DDR
-
CZE
-
ULS
-
FIN
1
NAT
1
JPN
1
561st7
196650ccSuzukiESP
4
GER
3
NED
3
IOM
3
NAT
4
JPN
3
164th0
1966125ccSuzukiESP
-
GER
-
NED
4
DDR
-
CZE
4
FIN
4
ULS
5
IOM
3
NAT
-
JPN
-
155th0