Ken Kavanagh

Ken Kavanagh
NationalityAustralia Australian
Born(1923-12-12)12 December 1923
Melbourne, Australia
Died26 November 2019(2019-11-26) (aged 95)
Bergamo, Italy
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years19511956, 19591960
First race1951 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT
Last race1960 Isle of Man 125cc Ultra-Lightweight TT
First win1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix
Last win1956 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT
Team(s)Moto Guzzi
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
38 5 24 0 6 170
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1958
Teamsprivateer Maserati
Entries2 (0 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1958 Monaco Grand Prix
Last entry1958 Belgian Grand Prix

Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh (12 December 1923 – 26 November 2019) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racecar driver.

In 1952, Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 350cc Ulster Grand Prix.[1] In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races.[2][3] Kavanagh entered two Formula One Grands Prix in 1958 with his own Maserati 250F, firstly in Monaco where he failed to qualify, and lastly in the Belgian Grand Prix where he missed out on the race having blown his engine in practice, after having qualified 20th of 28 entrants.