Jim Redman James Albert Redman, motorcycle racer . He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1959 to 1966 . Redman is notable for being a six-time Grand Prix road racing world champion . In 2012, Redman was named an FIM Legend for his motorcycling achievements.History Born in London, England , he emigrated to Rhodesia in 1952, where he began his racing career. He met with John Love who was changing from motorcycle racing to single-seat cars. Redman enthusiastically helped Love prepare and maintain his Cooper F3 with a Manx Norton 500 cc engine. In recognition for Redman's assistance, Love allowed Redman to ride his Triumph Grand Prix including use of his riding gear for his first racing experiences.home tracks, culminating in winning the 350 cc Rhodesian Championship, after which he aspired to European racing, starting at Brands Hatch in the company of Geoff Duke and a young, rising Mike Hailwood . After changing his riding style to better-suit the European circuits, Redman achieved some success , but retired from motorcycle racing and returned to Rhodesia in 1959. Still wanting to race, Redman returned to Europe where he hoped to secure a contract riding for Walter Kaaden's MZ team in 125 cc and 250 cc classes. He unexpectedly gained factory rides in selected races with Honda for part of the 1960 season due to an injury suffered by regular rider Tom Phillis , and became himself contracted for the 1961 season.350cc World Championships from 1962 to 1965 . In 1962 and 1963 he claimed double championships winning both the 250cc and 350cc World Championships . In 1964 , he became the first rider in history to claim 3 Grand Prix victories in one day, the only other rider to achieve this being Mike Hailwood in 1967 . After being injured at the 1966 Belgian Grand Prix , Redman made the decision to retire.Isle of Man TT winner , taking double wins in 1963, 1964 and 1965 in the Lightweight & Junior TT Races . He achieved a total of 45 Grand Prix victories. Redman was awarded the MBE for his achievements.Personal life In 1966, Jim Redman published a book about his racing career, Wheels of Fortune . In 2013, he published his book, Jim Redman: Six Times World Motorcycle Champion – The Autobiography .Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points Rank Wins 1959 350cc Norton FRA IOM GER NED BEL SWE ULS NAT 2 15th 0 1959 500cc Norton FRA IOM GER NED BEL SWE ULS NAT 2 15th 0 1960 125cc Honda IOM NED BEL ULS NAT 6 7th 0 1960 250cc Honda IOM NED BEL GER ULS NAT 10 4th 0 1960 500cc Norton FRA IOM NED BEL GER ULS NAT 5 9th 0 1961 125cc Honda ESP GER FRA IOM NED BEL DDR ULS NAT SWE ARG 28 4th 0 1961 250cc Honda ESP GER FRA IOM NED BEL DDR ULS NAT SWE ARG 36 3rd 2 1962 125cc Honda ESP FRA IOM NED BEL GER ULS DDR NAT FIN ARG 38 2nd 1 1962 250cc Honda ESP FRA IOM NED BEL GER ULS DDR NAT ARG 48 1st 6 1962 350cc Honda IOM NED ULS DDR NAT FIN 32 1st 4 1963 125cc Honda ESP GER FRA IOM NED BEL ULS DDR NAT FIN ARG JPN 33 3rd 1 1963 250cc Honda ESP GER IOM NED BEL ULS DDR NAT ARG JPN 44 1st 4 1963 350cc Honda GER IOM NED ULS DDR NAT FIN JPN 32 1st 5 1964 125cc Honda USA ESP FRA IOM NED GER DDR ULS FIN NAT JPN 36 2nd 2 1964 250cc Honda USA ESP FRA IOM NED BEL GER DDR ULS NAT JPN 42 2nd 3 1964 350cc Honda IOM NED GER DDR ULS FIN NAT JPN 40 1st 8 1965 125cc Honda USA GER ESP FRA IOM NED DDR CZE ULS FIN NAT JPN 0 – 0 1965 250cc Honda USA GER ESP FRA IOM NED BEL DDR CZE ULS FIN NAT JPN 34 3rd 3 1965 350cc Honda GER IOM NED DDR CZE ULS FIN NAT JPN 38 1st 4 1966 250cc Honda ESP GER FRA NED BEL DDR CZE FIN ULS IOM NAT JPN 20 3rd 0 1966 350cc Honda GER FRA NED DDR CZE FIN ULS IOM NAT JPN 4 15th 0 1966 500cc Honda GER NED BEL DDR CZE FIN ULS IOM NAT 16 5th 2
Japanese Grand Prix was a non-championship event.
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