Jack Findlay

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Jack Findlay
Motorcycle Grand Prix Career
Nationality Flag of Australia Australian
Active years 1961 - 1978
Team(s) Suzuki
Grands Prix 156
Championships 0
Wins 3
Podium finishes    25
Pole positions 1
Fastest laps 1
First Grand Prix 1961 500cc Nations Grand Prix
First win 1971 500cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last win 1977 500cc Austrian Grand Prix
Last Grand Prix 1978 500cc West German Grand Prix

Jack Findlay (born February 5, 1935 in Shepparton, Australia) is an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is noted for having one of the longest racing careers in Grand Prix history spanning 28 years. Findlay competed on the Grand Prix circuit from 1961 to 1978. He rode Suzuki TR500s in 1973 and 1974. In 1974 he was a member of the Suzuki factory racing team and helped develop the RG500. His greatest victory came in 1973 when he won the Isle of Man TT after 15 years of trying. In 1975, he defeated Barry Sheene for the Formula 750 World Championship.

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