- Fergus Anderson
Infobox Former Grand Prix motorcycle rider
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Name = Fergus Anderson
Nationality = flagicon|UK British
Years = 1949 - 1954
Teams =Moto Guzzi
Races = 26
Championships = 350cc - 1953, 1954
Wins = 12
Podiums = 24
Points =
Poles = N/A
Fastest laps = N/A
First race = 1949 250cc Swiss Grand Prix
First win = 1951 500cc Swiss Grand Prix
Last win = 1954 350cc Spanish Grand Prix
Last race = 1954 350cc Spanish Grand PrixInfobox TT rider
Name = Fergus Anderson
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Nationality = flagicon|Scotland Scottish
TTs Contested = 5 (1939, 1951 - 1954)
TT wins = 2
First TT win = 1952 Lightweight TT
Last TT win = 1953 Lightweight TT
Podiums = 3Fergus Anderson (February 9, 1909 – May 6, 1956), was a two-time Grand Prix
motorcycle road racing World Champion.A Scot, he was one of the first riders from Great Britain to make his living racing motorcycles on the European continent. In 1950 he signed with
Moto Guzzi and competed in the 250cc class. He convinced Moto Guzzi to build a 350cc bike, initially of 320cc but later a proper full 350. He raced to the 1953 world championship in the bike's first year of competition. He repeated this feat as 350cc champion again in 1954. His 350cc world championship wins were the first by a non-British bike.He retired from racing to become Moto Guzzi's team manager, but quit over a dispute over having a freer hand at running the team. He returned to racing and was offered a ride by the
BMW factory. He was killed in 1956 after being thrown from his bike at a race in Belgium atFloreffe .Motorcycle Grand Prix Results
References
* [http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1479 Fergus Anderson career profile at Motorsport Memorial]
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