František Šťastný (12 November 1927 – 8 April 2000) was a Czech
Grand Prix
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motorcycle
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road racer.
He started his sports career as
bicycle racer
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. In 1948, he competed in the
Peace Race
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. He competed in his first motorcycle race in 1947 on a
DKW motorcycle. In 1952, he competed in the
Czechoslovak Grand Prix with a used
Norton Norton may refer to:
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motorcycle, finishing 7th. In 1953, he became a member of the
Jawa factory racing team. He was the Czechoslovak motorcycle champion five times (500cc in 1956, 350cc in 1958, 350cc in 1959, 250 cc in 1960, 350 cc in 1965). He won Czechoslovak Grand Prix eight times (1954 250 cc, 1956 350 cc, 1958 350 cc, 1959 350 cc, 1960 250 cc and 350 cc, 1961 350 cc, 1962 500 cc).
In
1957
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he competed in his first Grand Prix world championship race. His most successful season was
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
in the 350cc class – he participated in 5 races and won twice (
German Grand Prix
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and
Swedish Grand Prix), gaining 3rd place twice and finishing the season with 26 points, second overall behind
Gary Hocking
Gary Stuart Hocking MBE (30 September 1937 – 21 December 1962) was a Grand Prix motorcycle racing world champion who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s based in Rhodesia.
Early life
Hocking was born in Caerleon, near Newport, ...
. He was also multi-time competitor in the
Isle of Man TT
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, with best results in
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...
and
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Co ...
in 350cc class.
František Šťastný Isle of Man TT results at iomtt.com
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After end of active sport career he was a sportscaster for Czechoslovak Television
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.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
Points system from 1950 to 1968:
Points system from 1969 onwards:
( key) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
Biography on page of Český rozhlas
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1927 births
2000 deaths
Czechoslovak motorcycle racers
500cc World Championship riders
350cc World Championship riders
250cc World Championship riders
Isle of Man TT riders
Czech motorcycle racers
People from Mladá Boleslav District
Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region