Gustav Havel (27 August 1930 - 30 December 1967) was a
Grand Prix
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motorcycle road racer
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from the former
Czechoslovakia. Havel began his Grand Prix career in
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 ...
with
Jawa. He enjoyed his best season in 1961 when he finished the season in third place in the 350cc world championship 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, ...
and his Jawa teammate,
František Šťastný
František Šťastný (12 November 1927 – 8 April 2000) was a Czech Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
He started his sports career as bicycle racer. In 1948, he competed in the Peace Race. He competed in his first motorcycle race in 1947 on ...
.
He died during a motorcycle crash in 1967.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results
Points system from 1950 to 1968:
(
key
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* Key (map ...
) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
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1930 births
Czech motorcycle racers
Czechoslovak motorcycle racers
350cc World Championship riders
1967 deaths