Ken Kavanagh
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| Motorcycle Grand Prix Career | |
| Nationality |  Australian |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1951 - 1956, 1959 |
| Team(s) | Moto Guzzi |
| Grands Prix | 38 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podium finishes | 24 |
| Pole positions | N/A |
| Fastest laps | N/A |
| First Grand Prix | 1951 350cc Dutch TT |
| First win | 1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix |
| Last win | 1956 350cc Isle of Man TT |
| Last Grand Prix | 1959 125cc Ulster Grand Prix |
| Ken Kavanagh | |
| Nationality | Australian |
|---|---|
| World Championship Career | |
| Active years | 1958 |
| Team(s) | privateer Maserati |
| Races | 2 (0 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podium finishes | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1958 Monaco Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1958 Belgian Grand Prix |
Ken Kavanagh (b. December 12, 1923) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racecar driver from Australia. He became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix. In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races. Kavanagh entered two Formula One Grands Prix in 1958 with his own Maserati 250F, firstly in the Monaco where he failed to qualify, and lastly in the Belgian Grand Prix where he missed out on the race having blown his engine in practice - a shame since he had qualified 20th of 28 entrants.
[edit] Complete Formula One World Championship Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
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| 1958 | Ken Kavanagh | Maserati 250F | Maserati Straight-6 | ARG |
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NED |
500 |
BEL DNS |
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