Fergus Anderson

A Scot, he was one of the first riders from Great Britain to make his living racing motorcycles on the European continent. In 1950 he signed with Moto Guzzi and competed in the 250cc class. He convinced Moto Guzzi to build a 350cc bike, initially of 320cc but later a proper full 350. He raced to the 1953 world championship in the bike's first year of competition. He repeated this feat as 350cc champion again in 1954. His 350cc world championship wins were the first by a non-British bike.

He retired from racing to become Moto Guzzi's team manager, but quit over a dispute over having a freer hand at running the team. He returned to racing and was offered a ride by the BMW factory. He was killed in 1956 after being thrown from his bike at a race in Belgium at Floreffe.^[2]

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

1949 point system

Position	1	2	3	4	5	Fastest lap
Points	10	8	7	6	5	1

Points system from 1950 to 1968

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

5 best results were counted up until 1955.

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Points	Rank	Wins
1949	250cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM -	SUI 3	ULS -	NAT -						8	8th	0
1950	250cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM -	SUI -	ULS -	NAT 2						6	3rd	0
1951	250cc	Moto Guzzi	ESP -	SUI -	IOM NC	BEL -	NED -	FRA 4	ULS -	NAT -		3	8th	0
1951	500cc	Moto Guzzi	ESP -	SUI 1	IOM -	BEL -	NED -	FRA -	ULS -	NAT -		8	7th	1
1952	250cc	Moto Guzzi	SUI 1	IOM 1	NED 3	GER -	ULS -	NAT 3				24	2nd	2
1953	250cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM 1	NED 2		GER -		ULS 3	SUI 3	NAT -	ESP 3	22	4th	1
	350cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM 3	NED -	BEL 1		FRA 1	ULS -	SUI 1	NAT 2	ESP -	34	1st	3
	500cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	GER -	FRA -	ULS -	SUI -	NAT -	ESP 1	8	9th	1
1954	250cc	Moto Guzzi	FRA -	IOM 5	ULS -		NED -	GER -	SUI -	NAT -		2	15th	0
	350cc	Moto Guzzi	FRA -	IOM NC	ULS -	BEL 2	NED 1	GER -	SUI 1	NAT 1	ESP 1	38	1st	4
	500cc	Moto Guzzi	FRA -	IOM NC	ULS -	BEL -	NED 2	GER 5	SUI -	NAT -	ESP -	8	7th	0

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Heiner Fleischmann (1939)	350cc Motorcycle European Champion 1947	Succeeded by Freddie Frith
Preceded by Geoff Duke	350cc Motorcycle World Champion 1953—1954	Succeeded by Bill Lomas

350cc Motorcycle World Champions

1949 - F. Frith

1950 - B. Foster
1951 - G. Duke
1952 - G. Duke
1953 - F. Anderson
1954 - F. Anderson
1955 - B. Lomas
1956 - B. Lomas
1957 - K. Campbell
1958 - J. Surtees
1959 - J. Surtees

1960 - J. Surtees
1961 - G. Hocking
1962 - J. Redman
1963 - J. Redman
1964 - J. Redman
1965 - J. Redman
1966 - M. Hailwood
1967 - M. Hailwood
1968 - G. Agostini
1969 - G. Agostini

1970 - G. Agostini
1971 - G. Agostini
1972 - G. Agostini
1973 - G. Agostini
1974 - G. Agostini
1975 - J. Cecotto
1976 - W. Villa
1977 - T. Katayama
1978 - K. Ballington
1979 - K. Ballington

1980 - J. Ekerold
1981 - A. Mang
1982 - A. Mang

v t e 350 cc Motorcycle European Champions

1924 Jimmie Simpson 1925 Tazio Nuvolari 1926 Frank Longman 1927 Jimmie Simpson 1928 Wal Handley 1929 Leo Davenport 1930 Ernie Nott 1931 Ernie Nott 1932 Louis Jeannin 1933 Jimmie Simpson 1934 Jimmie Simpson 1935 Wal Handley 1936 Freddie Frith 1937 Jimmie Guthrie 1938 Ted Mellors 1939 Heiner Fleischmann 1947 Fergus Anderson 1948 Freddie Frith

Persondata
Name	Anderson, Fergus
Alternative names
Short description	British racing driver
Date of birth	9 February 1909
Place of birth
Date of death	6 May 1956
Place of death	Floreffe, Belgium

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