Geoff Duke

Geoff Duke
OBE
Geoff Duke (1951)
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born(1923-03-29)29 March 1923
St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Died1 May 2015(2015-05-01) (aged 92)
Isle of Man
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1950–1959
First race1950 Isle of Man TT
Last race1959 Nations Grand Prix
First win1950 500 cc Isle of Man TT
Last win1958 500 cc Swedish Grand Prix
Team(s)Benelli, BMW, Gilera, Norton, NSU
Championships350 cc - 1951, 1952
500 cc - 1951, 1953 - 1955
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
89 33 50 N/A 29 359 (371)
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested9 (1949 – 1955, 1958, 1959)
TT wins6
First TT win1949 Clubmans Senior TT
Last TT win1955 Senior TT
TT podiums8

Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE (29 March 1923 – 1 May 2015), born in St. Helens, Lancashire, was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion.[1] He raced several brands of motorcycle: Norton, Gilera, BMW, NSU and Benelli.[2] After retirement from competition, he was a businessman based in the Isle of Man.

  1. ^ "Geoff Duke". Motogp.com. 29 March 1923. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ Gouinguenet, Hervé (15 October 2015). Pilotes légendaires de la Moto. edi8. ISBN 9791030100938. Retrieved 4 January 2018 – via Google Books.