Hugh Anderson (motorcyclist)

Hugh Robertson Anderson, MBE (born 18 January 1936 in New Zealand), 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.^[1]^[2]

Growing up in Huntly, Anderson played rugby league for Huntly United alongside fellow future motorcycle champion Ginger Molloy.^[3]

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.^[4]

In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Anderson was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to motor sport.^[5] 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 -	DDR 1	ULS 1	FIN -	NAT 2	JPN -		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

References

↑ Hugh Anderson career statistics at MotoGP.com
↑ Hugh Anderson Isle of Man career results
↑ Huntly duo paved the way New Zealand Herald, 6 February 2011
↑ TEAM SUZUKI by Ray Battersby (2008) Parker House Publishing ISBN 0-9796891-5-5 / 0-9796891-5-5
↑ London Gazette (supplement), No. 53697, 10 June 1994. Retrieved 11 January 2013.

Additional reading

Anderson, Hugh (2014). Being there: an autobiography by arguably the most successful all round international rider in the history of New Zealand motorcycling. Hamilton, New Zealand: self-published. ISBN 978-0-473-29994-1.

External links

New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame

125cc/Moto3 Motorcycle World Champions

1949 – N. Pagani

1950 – B. Ruffo
1951 – C. Ubbiali
1952 – C. Sandford
1953 – W. Haas
1954 – R. Hollaus
1955 – C. Ubbiali
1956 – C. Ubbiali
1957 – T. Provini
1958 – C. Ubbiali
1959 – C. Ubbiali

1960 – C. Ubbiali
1961 – T. Phillis
1962 – L. Taveri
1963 – H. Anderson
1964 – L. Taveri
1965 – H. Anderson
1966 – L. Taveri
1967 – B. Ivy
1968 – P. Read
1969 – D. Simmonds

1970 – D. Braun
1971 – Á. Nieto
1972 – Á. Nieto
1973 – K. Andersson
1974 – K. Andersson
1975 – P. Pileri
1976 – P. Bianchi
1977 – P. Bianchi
1978 – E. Lazzarini
1979 – Á. Nieto

1980 – P. Bianchi
1981 – Á. Nieto
1982 – Á. Nieto
1983 – Á. Nieto
1984 – Á. Nieto
1985 – F. Gresini
1986 – L. Cadalora
1987 – F. Gresini
1988 – J. Martínez
1989 – À. Crivillé

1990 – L. Capirossi
1991 – L. Capirossi
1992 – A. Gramigni
1993 – D. Raudies
1994 – K. Sakata
1995 – H. Aoki
1996 – H. Aoki
1997 – V. Rossi
1998 – K. Sakata
1999 – E. Alzamora

2000 – R. Locatelli
2001 – M. Poggiali
2002 – A. Vincent
2003 – D. Pedrosa
2004 – A. Dovizioso
2005 – T. Lüthi
2006 – Á. Bautista
2007 – G. Talmácsi
2008 – M. Di Meglio
2009 – J. Simón

2010 – M. Márquez
2011 – N. Terol
2012 – S. Cortese
2013 – M. Viñales
2014 – Á. Márquez
2015 – D. Kent
2016 – B. Binder

50cc Motorcycle World Champions

1962 - E. Degner
1963 - H. Anderson
1964 - H. Anderson
1965 - R. Bryans
1966 - H. Anscheidt
1967 - H. Anscheidt
1968 - H. Anscheidt
1969 - Á. Nieto

1970 - Á. Nieto
1971 - J. de Vries
1972 - Á. Nieto
1973 - J. de Vries
1974 - H. v. Kessel
1975 - Á. Nieto
1976 - Á. Nieto
1977 - Á. Nieto
1978 - R. Tormo
1979 - E. Lazzarini

1980 - E. Lazzarini
1981 - R. Tormo
1982 - S. Dörflinger
1983 - S. Dörflinger

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