Hugh Anderson

Hugh Robertson Anderson (born 18 January 1936) is a four-time Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion and a 19-time New Zealand national champion. He is also a two-time Isle of Man TT winner. In 2022, the F.I.M. inducted Anderson into the MotoGP Hall of Fame.

Motorcycle racing career Growing up in Huntly, Anderson played rugby league for Huntly United alongside fellow future motorcycle champion Ginger Molloy.

Anderson received support for his racing activities from Rod Coleman, the Suzuki importer for New Zealand and former Grand Prix racer who won the 1954 Isle of Man Junior TT. He joined the Suzuki factory racing team in 1961, racing the factory's 50cc, 125cc and occasionally 250cc racers. During his team membership, Anderson was double World Champion (50cc and 125cc) in 1963 and retained his 50cc World Title the following year. In 1965, he was crowned 125cc World Championship on his factory Suzuki. Anderson's last race for the Suzuki factory was at the 1966 Japanese Grand Prix at Fisco in October 1966.

In the 1994 Queen's Birthday Honours, Anderson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to motor sport. In 1995, he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points 8 6 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points Rank Wins1960 350cc AJS FRA- IOMNC NED- ULS3 NAT6 5 7th 0 500cc Norton FRA7 IOMNC NED- BEL- GER- ULS- NAT- 0 - 01961 250cc Suzuki ESP- GER- FRA- IOM10 NED- BEL- DDR- ULS- NAT- SWE- ARG- 0 - 0 350cc Norton GER- IOM7 NED- DDR- ULS- NATNC SWE- 0 - 0 500cc Norton GER- FRA- IOMNC NED- BEL- DDR- ULS- NAT- SWE- ARG- 0 - 01962 50cc Suzuki ESP- FRA- IOM- NED- BEL- GER- DDR3 NAT4 FIN6 ARG1 16 7th 1 125cc Suzuki ESP- FRA- IOMNC NED- BEL- GERNC ULSNC DDR- NAT- FIN- ARG1 11 7th 1 350cc AJS IOM- NED6 ULS- DDR- NAT- FIN- 1 14th 0 500cc Matchless IOMNC NED- BEL- ULS- DDR- NAT- FIN- ARG- 0 - 01963 50cc Suzuki ESP2 GER1 FRA- IOM2 NED2 BEL4 FIN3 ARG1 JPN2 34 1st 2 125cc Suzuki ESP- GER2 FRA1 IOM1 NED1 BEL2 ULS1 DDR1 FIN1 NAT- ARG- JPN5 54 1st 61964 50cc Suzuki USA1 ESP2 FRA1 IOM1 NED- BEL3 GER- FIN1 JPN- 38 1st 4 125cc Suzuki USA1 ESP5 FRA- IOMNC NED5 GERNC DDR1 ULS1 FIN- NAT2 JPNNC 34 3rd 3 250cc Suzuki USA- ESPNC FRA- IOM- NED- BEL- GER- DDR- ULS- NAT- JPN- 0 - 0 1965 50cc Suzuki USA2 GER3 ESP1 FRA6 IOM2 NED2 BEL2 JPN- 32 3rd 1 125cc Suzuki USA1 GER1 ESP1 FRA1 IOM5 NED3 DDR- CZE- ULS- FIN1 NAT1 JPN1 56 1st 7 1966 50cc Suzuki ESP4 GER3 NED3 IOM3 NAT4 JPN3 16 4th 0 125cc Suzuki ESP- GER- NED4 DDR- CZE4 FIN4 ULS5 IOM3 NAT- JPN- 15 5th 0