Chas Mortimer

Chas Mortimer
Nationality	British
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1969 - 1979, 1984 First race 1969 Isle of Man TT 125cc Lightweight TT Last race 1984 250cc South African Grand Prix First win 1971 Isle of Man TT 125cc Lightweight TT Last win 1976 Isle of Man TT 350cc Junior TT Team(s) Yamaha Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 107 7 39 3 5 730

Charles Mortimer (born 14 April 1949) is an English former professional motorcycle short-circuit road racer and race-school instructor. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world championships from 1969 to 1979.[1] He remains the only competitor to have won FIM Grand Prix races in the 125, 250, 350, 500 and 750 world championship classes.[2]

Motorcycle racing career

Born in Shere, Surrey, UK, Mortimer is the son of Charles Mortimer Senior, a former motorcycle road racer and proprietor of the Charles Mortimer Race School based at Brands Hatch race circuit, Kent. The school was originally named in 1963 as the Beart-Mortimer racing school, with engine tuner Francis Beart being a partner to Mortimer Senior which ended in 1965 due to Beart's other business involvements.[3] From 1966 the venues included Cadwell Park, Silverstone and Mallory Park.[4][5]

Mortimer began racing in 1965 on a Greeves Silverstone as used by the race school.[6] At 18 years of age in 1967, Mortimer was one of the school's instructors, with Paul Smart being another. Both were competitive riders sponsored by Charles Senior, riding from a stable of machines consisting of RDS Greeves 250s, a Bultaco 125 and an Aermacchi 350.[7] He competed for most of his career as a privateer riding Yamaha motorcycles. When Mortimer won the 1972 500cc Spanish Grand Prix on a Yamaha, it marked the first 500cc Grand Prix victory for the Japanese manufacturer.[2] He had his best Grand Prix season in 1973 when he finished second to Kent Andersson in the 125cc world championship.[1] Mortimer also competed successfully at the Isle of Man TT, with eight victories at the event.[8][9] In 1976, he won the Macau Grand Prix.

In the 1970s Mortimer operated a race school and ran a business in Reading, Berkshire importing motorcycle parts .[10][11] As of 2013 he is running a transportation company specialising in transportation of motorcycles.[6] His brother Robin Mortimer had a long career in motor sport. When he died in 2007, he was manager of RPM Motorsport with his son Alex as driver in GT class.[12]

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	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	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1969	125cc	Villa	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN 6		NAT -	YUG -		5	32nd	0
	250cc	Yamaha	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN 9	ULS 5	NAT -	YUG -		8	22nd	0
1970	125cc	Villa	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL 6	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -		NAT -	ESP -		5	31st	0
	250cc	Yamaha	GER 3	FRA -	YUG 7	IOM 4	NED -	BEL 8	DDR -	CZE 6	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		30	6th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	GER 3		YUG 8	IOM NC	NED -		DDR -	CZE 10	FIN 10	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		15	15th	0
1971	125cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER 7	IOM 1	NED 5	BEL 5	DDR -	CZE 7	SWE -	FIN 6		NAT -	ESP 2		48	5th	1
	250cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER -	IOM NC	NED 5	BEL 5	DDR 7	CZE 4	SWE -	FIN 4	ULS -	NAT -	ESP 3		42	8th	0
1972	125cc	Yamaha	GER 2	FRA 2	AUT -	NAT 2	IOM 1	YUG 2	NED -	BEL 2	DDR 2	CZE 2	SWE 3	FIN -	ESP 2	87	3rd	1
	250cc	Yamaha	GER 7	FRA -	AUT 5	NAT -	IOM 14	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP 4	18	14th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM NC	YUG -	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	0	-	0
	500cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG 2	NED 5	BEL -	DDR 5	CZE -	SWE 8	FIN -	ESP 1	42	6th	1
1973	125cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG 2	NED 3	BEL 3	CZE 2	SWE 3	FIN 5	ESP 1		75	2nd	1
	250cc	Yamaha	FRA 7	AUT 3	GER -		IOM -	YUG 5	NED 5	BEL 7	CZE -	SWE 10	FIN -	ESP 3		40	6th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT -	GER -		IOM -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ESP 4		8	24th	0
1974	250cc	Yamaha		GER -		NAT -	IOM 3	NED 6	BEL -	SWE 4	FIN -	CZE 8	YUG 1	ESP -		41	6th	1
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	GER -	AUT 2	NAT 5	IOM NC	NED -		SWE 6	FIN -		YUG -	ESP 5		29	5th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA 8	GER -	AUT -	NAT -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE 10				4	28th	0
1975	250cc	Yamaha	FRA 7	ESP 4		GER -	NAT -	IOM 1	NED -	BEL 7	SWE 10	FIN -	CZE 8	YUG 2		46	6th	1
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	ESP -	AUT -	GER 7	NAT 8	IOM 2	NED 9			FIN -	CZE -	YUG 3		31	6th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA -		AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM 3	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN 4	CZE 6			23	11th	0
1976	250cc	Yamaha	FRA 12		NAT 4	YUG 5	IOM 3	NED -	BEL -	SWE 5	FIN -	CZE -	GER 10	ESP 12		31	7th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	FRA -	AUT 8	NAT -	YUG 2	IOM 1	NED 3			FIN 4	CZE 4	GER -	ESP Ret		54	3rd	1
	500cc	Yamaha	FRA 13	AUT -	NAT -		IOM NC	NED -	BEL 7	SWE 3	FIN -	CZE 9	GER 9			16	14th	0
1977	250cc	Yamaha	VEN -	GER -	NAT -	ESP -	FRA -	YUG -	NED -	BEL 13	SWE 6	FIN 15	CZE -	GBR -		5	27th	0
	350cc	Yamaha	VEN -	GER -	NAT 10	ESP 14	FRA -	YUG -	NED 12		SWE -	FIN 12	CZE -	GBR -		1	36th	0
1978	250cc	Yamaha	VEN -	ESP 10	FRA 7	NAT -	NED -	BEL -	SWE 8	FIN -	GBR -	GER 7	CZE -	YUG -		12	18th	0
1979	250cc	Yamaha	VEN 9	GER -	NAT -	ESP -	YUG -	NED -	BEL 2	SWE -	FIN -	GBR -	CZE -	FRA -		14	13th	0
1984	250cc	Yamaha	RSA 23	NAT -	ESP -	AUT -	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	NED -	BEL -	GBR -	SWE -	RSM -		0	-	0

Sources:[1][9]

References

1. "Chas Mortimer career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
2. Oxley, Mat (February 2012). "All I ever wanted to do was race". Classic Bike (385): 78–84. ISSN 0142-890X. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
3. Motor Cycle, 21 February 1963, pp.218-219. Tuners at work by David Dixon. "And for this season, more riders than in any post war year sent their machinery down Guildford way to Francis Beart during the winter. In 30 years, he has gained an enviable reputation." Accessed and added 2014-08-28
4. Motor Cycle, 28 October 1965, p.627. Racing Line by David Dixon. "Now that pressure of work has forced Francis Beart to give up his interest in the Beart-Mortimer Racing School at Brands Hatch, the name has been changed to the Charles Mortimer Racing School." Accessed and added 2014-08-12
5. Motor Cycle, 21 July 1966, p.101. What's On "Address of the Charles Mortimer Racing School is now 'Dewdney', Ewhurst Road, Shere, Surrey". Accessed and added 2014-08-12
6. [1] Archived 22 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine Chas Mortimer, official site. Retrieved 2013-06-22
7. Motor Cycle, 3 August 1967. p.1072/75. 'School for Road Racers'. "The instructors are now Charles II and Paul Smart, both of whom, rather confusingly, are also under Charles Mortimer I's sponsorship as riders in their own right." Accessed 2013-08-09
8. "Chas Mortimer profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
9. "Chas Mortimer Isle of Man TT results". iomtt.com. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
10. Motor Cycle News 4 February 1981, p.48 Advert. Chas Mortimer Yamaha Racing School. "Come and learn to race with the expert tuition of Chas Mortimer on one of our twelve race kitted RD400 Yamahas". Accessed and added 2014-10-04
11. Motor Cycle News 15 August 1979 p.52 Advert "Chas Mortimer Imports 12 Fern Walk, Calcot, Reading, Berkshire. Yamaha Racing Spares Parts". Accessed and added 2014-10-01
12. [2] The Telegraph online. Retrieved 2013-06-22

Sporting positions
Preceded by Hideo Kanaya	Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix Winner 1976	Succeeded by Mick Grant