Billie Nelson

Billie Nelson
Nationality United Kingdom British
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years1965, 1967 - 1974
First race1965 500cc German Grand Prix
Last race1974 500cc Swedish Grand Prix
Team(s)Paton
Championships0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
64 0 6 0 0 261

Billie Nelson (2 November 1941 - 8 September 1974) was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

His best season was in 1969 when he finished the year in fourth place in the 500cc world championship.[1] Nelson also passengered for Charlie Freeman on his Norton Manx sidecar racer in British and International races for a number of seasons in the 1960s. He was killed at the 1974 Yugoslavian Grand Prix held at the Opatija Circuit.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Billie Nelson career statistics". motogp.com. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Motorsport Memorial". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 28 December 2010.


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