Mick Grant
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| Motorcycle Grand Prix Career | |
| Nationality |  British |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1971 - 1984 |
| Team(s) | Kawasaki, Honda |
| Grands Prix | 25 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podium finishes | 9 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| First Grand Prix | 1971 350cc Isle of Man TT |
| First win | 1975 500cc Isle of Man TT |
| Last win | 1977 250cc Swedish Grand Prix |
| Last Grand Prix | 1984 500cc British Grand Prix |
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. Grant raced with the initial JL on his helmet, a reference to his sponsor Jim Lees. Another early sponsor of Grant's was John Brian Davidson from Gretna.
Grant raced in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing circuit in 1977 for the Kawasaki factory team alongside team-mate Kork Ballington. In 1979, Honda chose Grant to help develop their exotic oval-cylindered NR500, unfortunately with disappointing results.
Grant also won the Macau Grand Prix riding a Suzuki in 1984. He usually raced with number 10.
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