Jack Ahearn

Jack Jerome Ahearn (8 October 1924 – 10 April 2017) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.^[1] His best season was in 1964 when he won the 500cc Finnish Grand Prix and finished second to Mike Hailwood in the 500cc world championship.^[2] On 16 January 2001, Ahearn was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his achievements.^[3] Ahearn died on 10 April 2017 in Ballina.^[4]

Jack Ahearn
Nationality	Australian
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1954 – 1955, 1958, 1962 – 1966, 1974 First race 1954 350cc Isle of Man TT Last race 1974 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT First win 1964 500cc Finnish Grand Prix Last win 1964 500cc Finnish Grand Prix Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 24 1 8 N/A N/A 66 Isle of Man TT career TTs contested 5 (1955, 1963 – 1966) TT wins 0 TT podiums 0

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Points	Rank	Wins
1954	350cc	Norton	FRA -	IOM NC	ULS -	BEL -	NED -	GER -	SUI -	NAT -	ESP -				0	-	0
	500cc	Norton	FRA -	IOM 9	ULS -	BEL -	NED -	GER -	SUI -	NAT -	ESP -				0	-	0
1955	350cc	Norton		FRA -	IOM 10	GER 10	BEL 9	NED -	ULS -	NAT -					0	-	0
	500cc	Norton	ESP -	FRA -	IOM NC	GER 6	BEL 7	NED -	ULS -	NAT -					1	26th	0
1958	350cc	AJS	IOM 17	NED -	BEL -	GER -	SWE -	ULS -	NAT -						0	-	0
	500cc	Matchless	IOM 29	NED -	BEL -	GER -	SWE -	ULS -	NAT -						0	-	0
1962	350cc	Norton	IOM 12	NED -		ULS -	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -						0	-	0
	500cc	Norton	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	ULS -	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -	ARG -					0	-	0
1963	125cc	Ducati	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM 21	NED -	BEL -	ULS -	DDR -	FIN -	NAT -	ARG -	JPN -	0	-	0
	350cc	Norton		GER -		IOM 5	NED 5	BEL -	ULS -	DDR -	FIN -	NAT -		JPN -	4	11th	0
	500cc	Norton				IOM 9	NED 4	BEL 5	ULS -	DDR -	FIN -	NAT -	ARG -		5	10th	1
1964	125cc	Honda	USA -	ESP -	FRA 8	IOM -	NED -		GER -	DDR -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -	0	-	0
	250cc	Suzuki	USA -	ESP -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	GER -	DDR -	ULS -		NAT -	JPN -	0	-	0
	350cc	Norton				IOM NC	NED -		GER -	DDR -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT 6	JPN -	1	22nd	0
	500cc	Norton	USA -			IOM 14	NED 4	BEL 4	GER 2	DDR 6	ULS 3	FIN 1	NAT 3	JPN -	25	2nd	1
1965	500cc	Norton	GER -	IOM 9	NED 5	BEL -	DDR 4	CZE 3	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -			9	5th	0
1966	350cc	Norton	GER -	FRA -	NED -		DDR 6	CZE -	FIN 3	ULS -	IOM 4	NAT -	JPN -		8	8th	0
	500cc	Norton	GER -		NED -	BEL 3	DDR 3	CZE 5	FIN 4	ULS -	IOM NC	NAT -			13	6th	0
1974	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	GER -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM 34	NED -	SWE -	FIN -	YUG -	ESP -			0	-	0

References

1. "Jack Ahearn profile". oldbikemag.com. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
2. "Jack Ahearn MotoGP statistics". MotoGP.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
3. "Jack Ahearn". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
4. "Vale Jack Ahearn October 8 1924 – April 10 2017 – Australian Motorcycle News". Australian Motorcycle News. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.