Jim Redman

Jim Redman is a Rhodesian former professional motorcycle racer, born in London on 8 November 1931, who emigrated to Rhodesia in 1952, where he began racing. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1959 to 1966 and is a six-time Grand Prix road racing world champion, winning four consecutive 350cc titles from 1962 to 1965 and the 250cc title as well in 1962 and 1963, after gaining a factory Honda contract for 1961. He was also a six-time Isle of Man TT winner and achieved 45 Grand Prix victories before retiring after an injury at the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix. He was awarded the MBE, and the FIM inducted him into the MotoGP Hall of Fame in 2012.