Harry Hinton

Harry Hinton (1909–1978) was an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was born 31 JUL 1909 Birmingham. His best season was in 1950 when he finished ninth in the 500cc world championship. Hinton was the first Australian to score points in the premier 500cc division. After being injured in a crash at the 1951 Isle of Man Junior TT, Hinton left the European racing circuit, but continued to race in his native Australia. He died in 1978, at the age of 67.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Source:

1949 point system Position 1 2 3 4 5 Fastest lap Points 10 8 7 6 5 1 Points system from 1950 to 1968 Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 5 best results were counted up until 1955.

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Rank Wins 1949 350cc Norton IOM15 SUI- NED10 BEL- ULS7 0 - 0 500cc Norton IOM9 SUI- NED8 BEL- ULS- NAT- 0 - 0 1950 350cc Norton IOM10 BEL11 NED6 SUI7 ULS3 NAT3 9 6th 0 500cc Norton IOM10 BEL6 NED3 SUI- ULS- NAT- 5 9th 0 1951 350cc Norton ESP- SUI- IOMNC BEL- NED- FRA- ULS- NAT- 0 - 0