Kent Andersson (motorcyclist)


Kent Andersson was a Swedish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time 125cc World Champion. Andersson was notable for being the only Swedish rider to win an FIM road racing world championship.

Motorcycle racing career

Born in Landvetter, Sweden, Andersson rode in his first national championship races at the age of 19 in Sweden and Denmark on a Monark in the 250 cc class. He then rode a 250 cc Bultaco for the 1962 season. He proved himself to be a capable competitor.
After winning the 250cc Swedish national championship in 1965, Andersson moved up to the world championships competing with Husqvarna bikes that he modified himself. He bought a Yamaha 250 cc production racer and began posting solid results. In 1969 he finished second in the 250 championship after a season-long battle with Santiago Herrero and eventual champion Kel Carruthers. These impressive results earned him a place on the Yamaha factory 250 cc racing team as Rod Gould's teammate for the 1970 season, in which he finished third.
Yamaha chose Andersson to help develop their TA125 racebike for the 1971 season. He went on to finish second in the 1972 on the water-cooled development model designated YZ623C, and claim the 1973 125cc World Championship. In 1974, he successfully defended his title by winning five races along with two second-place finishes.
Andersson retired after finishing 3rd in the 1975 season and took a position at Yamaha Europe's Developing and Constructing Department. Among other projects, Andersson had an important role in developing the three-cylinder 350 cc bike that Takazumi Katayama rode to win the 350cc road racing world championship in 1977. Andersson continued racing in his later years just for fun at an amateur level in Sweden, but did so well that he won the Supermono National Championship in 1995 at the age of 53. He was a successful member of Ferry Brouwer's Dutch Yamaha Classic Racing Team. He often participated in classic exhibition races all over Europe. Andersson sometimes served as expert Road Racing commentator for Swedish Eurosport. Andersson died in August 2006 in Landvetter at the age of 64.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1950 to 1968:
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Points system from 1969 onwards:
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YearClassTeam12345678910111213PointsRankWins
1966250ccHusqvarnaESP
5
GER
-
FRA
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
6
ULS
-
IOM
-
NAT
-
JPN
6
420th0
1966350ccHusqvarnaGER
-
FRA
-
NED
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
IOM
-
NAT
-
JPN
6
125th0
1968125ccMZGER
5
ESP
-
IOM
-
NED
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
217th0
1968250ccYamahaGER
3
ESP
-
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
6
DDR
-
CZE
-
FIN
-
ULS
6
NAT
-
68th0
1969125ccMaicoESP
2
GER
-
FRA
-
IOM
-
NED
2
BEL
4
DDR
7
CZE
-
FIN
-
NAT
-
YUG
-
364th0
1969250ccYamahaESP
2
GER
1
FRA
3
IOM
-
NED
7
BEL
4
DDR
4
CZE
7
FIN
1
ULS
2
NAT
3
YUG
3
842nd2
1970250ccYamahaGER
-
FRA
-
YUG
2
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
5
DDR
3
CZE
2
FIN
2
ULS
-
NAT
-
ESP
1
673rd1
1970350ccYamahaGER
-
YUG
-
IOM
-
NED
5
DDR
5
CZE
3
FIN
2
ULS
-
NAT
-
ESP
3
444th0
1971125ccYamahaAUT
-
GER
3
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
SWE
3
FIN
-
NAT
7
ESP
5
309th0
1971250ccYamahaAUT
4
GER
5
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
-
ULS
-
NAT
-
ESP
-
1414th0
197250ccKreidlerGER
-
NAT
-
YUG
-
NED
-
BEL
-
DDR
-
SWE
-
ESP
3
1012th0
1972125ccYamahaGER
5
FRA
-
AUT
3
NAT
-
IOM
-
YUG
1
NED
-
BEL
3
DDR
3
CZE
3
SWE
2
FIN
1
ESP
1
872nd3
1972250ccYamahaGER
-
FRA
-
AUT
-
NAT
-
IOM
-
YUG
3
NED
-
BEL
7
DDR
5
CZE
10
SWE
4
FIN
3
ESP
-
397th0
1973125ccYamahaFRA
1
AUT
1
GER
1
NAT
1
IOM
-
YUG
1
NED
-
BEL
-
CZE
-
SWE
2
FIN
2
ESP
-
991st5
1973350ccYamahaFRA
5
AUT
7
GER
-
NAT
3
IOM
-
YUG
4
NED
6
CZE
-
SWE
-
FIN
6
ESP
-
386th0
1974125ccYamahaFRA
1
GER
-
AUT
1
NAT
2
NED
3
BEL
2
SWE
1
CZE
1
YUG
1
ESP
4
871st5
1974250ccYamahaGER
-
NAT
5
IOM
-
NED
-
BEL
-
SWE
-
FIN
4
CZE
6
YUG
-
ESP
-
348th0
1975125ccYamahaFRA
1
ESP
2
AUT
4
GER
3
NAT
-
NED
-
BEL
3
SWE
4
CZE
2
YUG
4
673rd1