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[THE "driverider"]

Non-Championship Grand Prix Motorcycle Races, has anyone got any links to information on these.

[GD66]

Have a patient trawl through the racingmemo.free.fr site, also bike70.com should be of interest....but other posters will no doubt have more....

[subh]

I’m not sure which races count and which don’t, and are you primarily thinking of 500cc events?
The Motocourse annual used to include details of some of these. So far I have looked at 1979, but it doesn’t have anything for races outside of Britain in that year -- non-championship 500cc Internationals:

25th March 1979, Donington Park
1 Mick Grant, Suzuki +FL
2 Tom Herron, Suzuki
3 John Newbold, Suzuki
4 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
5 Tony Rutter, Suzuki
6 Phil Henderson, Suzuki
7 Bernard Fau, Suzuki
8 Brian Peters, Yamaha
9 John McEntee, Yamaha
10 Phil Nicholls, Yamaha

8th April 1979, Cadwell Park
1 Mick Grant, Suzuki
2 Steve Ward, Suzuki +FL
3 Tom Herron, Suzuki
4 John Newbold, Suzuki
5 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
6 Kevin Wrettom, Suzuki
7 Gary Lingham, Suzuki
8 Bill Marks, Suzuki
9 Roy Jeffreys, Yamaha
10 Rick Burrows, Suzuki

7th May 1979, Oulton Park
1 Stan Woods, Suzuki
2 Kevin Stowe, Suzuki +FL
3 Tony Rutter, Suzuki
4 Bob Towse, Yamaha
5 Graham Wood, Yamaha
6 Phil Nicholls, Yamaha
7 Gary Lingham, Suzuki
8 Clive Offer, Yamaha
9 Martin Hall, Yamaha
10 John Webb, Suzuki

26th May 1979, North West 200
1 A Rutter, Suzuki
2 S Parrish, Suzuki
3 A Jackson, Suzuki
4 A George, Suzuki
5 J Dunlop, Suzuki
6 D Ireland, Suzuki
7 T Herron, Suzuki
8 W Guthrie, Suzuki
9 R Britton, Yamaha
10 W Johnston, Yamaha
FL M Grant, Suzuki

8th July 1979, Donington Park
1 Wil Hartog, Suzuki +FL
2 Barry Sheene, Suzuki
3 Bernard Fau, Suzuki
4 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
5 Stan Woods, Suzuki
6 Alex George, Suzuki
7 Tony Rutter, Suzuki
8 John Newbold, Suzuki
9 Steve Ward, Suzuki
10 Dennis Ireland, Suzuki

15th July 1979, Revetts Race of Aces (Snetterton) - 500cc?
1 Dave Potter, Yamaha +FL
2 Ron Haslam, Yamaha
3 Jeff Sayle, Yamaha
4 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
5 Keith Huewen, Yamaha
6 John Newbold, Yamaha
7 Roger Marshall, Yamaha
8 Alex George, Yamaha
9 Bernard Fau, Yamaha
10 Phil Henderson, Suzuki

18th August 1979, Ulster Grand Prix
1 J Dunlop, Suzuki +FL
2 J Newbold, Suzuki
3 D Ireland, Suzuki
4 J Woodley, Suzuki
5 A Rutter, Suzuki
6 R Smith, Suzuki
7 S Ward, Suzuki
8 W Johnston, Yamaha
9 D Randall, Suzuki
10 J Wilkins, Suzuki

9th September 1979, Scarborough
1 Barry Sheene, Suzuki
2 Mick Grant, Suzuki +FL
3 Phil Henderson, Suzuki
4 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
5 Tony Rutter, Suzuki
6 John Webb, Suzuki

14th October 1979, Marlboro Race of the Year (Oulton Park) - 500cc?
1 Kenny Roberts, Yamaha +FL
2 Barry Sheene, Suzuki
3 Jeff Sayle, Yamaha
4 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
5 Dave Potter, Yamaha
6 Barry Ditchburn, Kawasaki
7 Wil Hartog, Suzuki
8 Alan Pacey, Yamaha
9 Tony Rutter, Suzuki
10 Joey Dunlop, Yamaha

28th October 1979, Brands Hatch - 500cc?
1 Barry Sheene, Suzuki +FL
2 Dave Potter, Yamaha
3 Graham Wood, Yamaha
4 Mick Grant, Suzuki
5 Barry Ditchburn, Kawasaki
6 Hubert Rigal, Yamaha
7 Raymond Roche, Yamaha
8 Joey Dunlop, Yamaha
9 James Wells, Suzuki
10 Gary Lingham, Suzuki

I will look at other years for you later.

[THE "driverider"]

I’m not sure which races count and which don’t, and are you primarily thinking of 500cc events?
The Motocourse annual used to include details of some of these. So far I have looked at 1979, but it doesn’t have anything for races outside of Britain in that year -- non-championship 500cc Internationals:

25th March 1979, Donington Park
1 Mick Grant, Suzuki +FL
2 Tom Herron, Suzuki
3 John Newbold, Suzuki
4 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
5 Tony Rutter, Suzuki
6 Phil Henderson, Suzuki
7 Bernard Fau, Suzuki
8 Brian Peters, Yamaha
9 John McEntee, Yamaha
10 Phil Nicholls, Yamaha

8th April 1979, Cadwell Park
1 Mick Grant, Suzuki
2 Steve Ward, Suzuki +FL
3 Tom Herron, Suzuki
4 John Newbold, Suzuki
5 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
6 Kevin Wrettom, Suzuki
7 Gary Lingham, Suzuki
8 Bill Marks, Suzuki
9 Roy Jeffreys, Yamaha
10 Rick Burrows, Suzuki

7th May 1979, Oulton Park
1 Stan Woods, Suzuki
2 Kevin Stowe, Suzuki +FL
3 Tony Rutter, Suzuki
4 Bob Towse, Yamaha
5 Graham Wood, Yamaha
6 Phil Nicholls, Yamaha
7 Gary Lingham, Suzuki
8 Clive Offer, Yamaha
9 Martin Hall, Yamaha
10 John Webb, Suzuki

26th May 1979, North West 200
1 A Rutter, Suzuki
2 S Parrish, Suzuki
3 A Jackson, Suzuki
4 A George, Suzuki
5 J Dunlop, Suzuki
6 D Ireland, Suzuki
7 T Herron, Suzuki
8 W Guthrie, Suzuki
9 R Britton, Yamaha
10 W Johnston, Yamaha
FL M Grant, Suzuki

8th July 1979, Donington Park
1 Wil Hartog, Suzuki +FL
2 Barry Sheene, Suzuki
3 Bernard Fau, Suzuki
4 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
5 Stan Woods, Suzuki
6 Alex George, Suzuki
7 Tony Rutter, Suzuki
8 John Newbold, Suzuki
9 Steve Ward, Suzuki
10 Dennis Ireland, Suzuki

15th July 1979, Revetts Race of Aces (Snetterton) - 500cc?
1 Dave Potter, Yamaha +FL
2 Ron Haslam, Yamaha
3 Jeff Sayle, Yamaha
4 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
5 Keith Huewen, Yamaha
6 John Newbold, Yamaha
7 Roger Marshall, Yamaha
8 Alex George, Yamaha
9 Bernard Fau, Yamaha
10 Phil Henderson, Suzuki

18th August 1979, Ulster Grand Prix
1 J Dunlop, Suzuki +FL
2 J Newbold, Suzuki
3 D Ireland, Suzuki
4 J Woodley, Suzuki
5 A Rutter, Suzuki
6 R Smith, Suzuki
7 S Ward, Suzuki
8 W Johnston, Yamaha
9 D Randall, Suzuki
10 J Wilkins, Suzuki

9th September 1979, Scarborough
1 Barry Sheene, Suzuki
2 Mick Grant, Suzuki +FL
3 Phil Henderson, Suzuki
4 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
5 Tony Rutter, Suzuki
6 John Webb, Suzuki

14th October 1979, Marlboro Race of the Year (Oulton Park) - 500cc?
1 Kenny Roberts, Yamaha +FL
2 Barry Sheene, Suzuki
3 Jeff Sayle, Yamaha
4 Steve Parrish, Suzuki
5 Dave Potter, Yamaha
6 Barry Ditchburn, Kawasaki
7 Wil Hartog, Suzuki
8 Alan Pacey, Yamaha
9 Tony Rutter, Suzuki
10 Joey Dunlop, Yamaha

28th October 1979, Brands Hatch - 500cc?
1 Barry Sheene, Suzuki +FL
2 Dave Potter, Yamaha
3 Graham Wood, Yamaha
4 Mick Grant, Suzuki
5 Barry Ditchburn, Kawasaki
6 Hubert Rigal, Yamaha
7 Raymond Roche, Yamaha
8 Joey Dunlop, Yamaha
9 James Wells, Suzuki
10 Gary Lingham, Suzuki

I will look at other years for you later.

Great information, thank you.