Lomas demonstrating the light weight of the Moto Guzzi V8 engine
Nationality
British
Born
(1928-03-08)8 March 1928 Milford, Derbyshire, England[1]
Died
14 August 2007(2007-08-14) (aged 79) Mansfield, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years
1950 – 1956
First race
1950 350cc Isle of Man Junior TT
Last race
1956 350cc Ulster Grand Prix
First win
1955 350cc Isle of Man Junior TT
Last win
1956 350cc Ulster Grand Prix
Team(s)
Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta
Championships
350cc – 1955, 1956
Starts
Wins
Podiums
Poles
F. laps
Points
27
9
16
0
14
120
Bill Lomas (8 March 1928 – 14 August 2007) was an English Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion[2] and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner.[3] He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand Prix race bike. Lomas was also an accomplished trials rider.
He died in Mansfield, England on 14 August 2007 from complications following a heart attack.[4]
^Lomas, Bill (2004). Bill Lomas: World Champion Road Racer. Redline Books. p. 8. ISBN 095313119X.
^Bill Lomas career statistics at MotoGP.com
^Bill Lomas Isle of Man career summary at IOMTT.com
^Racing legend Bill Lomas passes away from Motorcycle News 15 August 2007
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