Phil Read

For other people with similar names, see Phil Reid.
Phil Read
MBE
Read in 1968
NationalityBritish
Born(1939-01-01)1 January 1939
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Died6 October 2022(2022-10-06) (aged 83)
Canterbury, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1961 – 1976
First race1961 350cc Isle of Man TT
Last race1976 500cc Nations Grand Prix
First win1961 350cc Isle of Man TT
Last win1975 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
Team(s)Yamaha, MV Agusta, Suzuki
Championships125cc – 1968
250cc – 1964, 1965, 1968, 1971
500cc- 1973, 1974
Formula TT – 1977
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
152 52 121 4 36[1]
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested14 (1961 – 1973, 1977)
TT wins8
First TT win1961 Junior TT
Last TT win1977 Senior TT
TT podiums13

Phillip William Read, MBE (1 January 1939 – 6 October 2022) was an English professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1961 to 1976. Read is notable for being the first competitor to win world championships in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc classes.[1][2] Although he was often overshadowed by his contemporary, Mike Hailwood, he won seven FIM Grand Prix road racing world championships.

In the 1979 Birthday Honours, Read was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to motor cycle racing".[3] In 2013, the F.I.M. inducted Read into the MotoGP Hall of Fame.[4]

  1. ^ a b "MotoGP Riders". Motogp.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ 50 Years of Moto Grand Prix (1st edition). Hazelton Publishing Ltd, 1999. ISBN 1-874557-83-7
  3. ^ "1979 Birthday Honours". The London Gazette. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ^ "motogp.com · MotoGP Legends". Motogp.com.