Phil Read

Phil Read was an English professional motorcycle racer, born on 1 January 1939 and died on 6 October 2022, who competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championships from 1961 to 1976. He was the first competitor to win world championships in the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc classes, and over his career he won seven World Championships, took 52 Grand Prix victories and stood on a Grand Prix podium 121 times. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1979 Birthday Honours for services to motor cycle racing, and in 2013 the FIM inducted him into the MotoGP Hall of Fame.