Alec Bennett

For the Scottish footballer, see Alex Bennett (footballer)

**Alec Bennett**

Motorcycle Grand Prix Career
Nationality	Ireland
Active years	1920 - 1932
Team(s)	Diamond, Douglas, Norton, OK-Supreme, Sunbeam, Velocette
Grands Prix	N/A
Championships	N/A
TT Wins	5
Podium finishes	N/A
Pole positions	N/A
Fastest laps	N/A
First TT Race	500cc 1921 Isle of Man TT
First TT Race win	500cc 1922 Isle of Man TT
Last TT Race win	350cc 1928 Isle of Man TT
Last TT Race	350cc 1932 Isle of Man TT

Alec Bennett (1897—1973) was an Irish-Canadian motorcycle racer famous for motorcycle Grand Prix wins and five career wins at the Isle of Man TT Races.

[edit] Biography

A native of Craigantlet in Ireland's County Down, Alec Bennett emigrated with his parents to Canada at a very young age. He did not return to the United Kingdom until active duty with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War when he served as a dispatch rider and later as fighter pilot^[1]. After racing with the works Norton team and also with the factory Sunbeam and Velocette teams, Alec Bennett retired from motor-cycle racing in the 1930s to concentrate on his motor-trade business in Southampton, Hampshire.^[2]

Year	Race & Capacity	Motorcycle	Average Speed
1922	Senior 500cc	Sunbeam	58.31 mph
1924	Senior 500cc	Norton	61.64 mph
1926	Junior 350cc	Velocette	66.70 mph
1927	Senior 500cc	Norton	68.41 mph
1928	Junior 350cc	Norton	68.65 mph