Cecil Sandford

Cecil Sandford
Nationality	British
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1950 - 1957 First race 1950 350cc Ulster Grand Prix Last race 1957 250cc Nations Grand Prix First win 1952 125cc Isle of Man TT Last win 1957 250cc Ulster Grand Prix Team(s) MV Agusta, Moto Guzzi, DKW, Mondial Championships 125cc - 1952 250cc- 1957 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 42 5 21 N/A 3 149

Cecil Charles Sandford (born 21 February 1928 in Blockley, Gloucestershire) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time world champion ^[1] and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner.^[2]

Sandford began his career riding in local scramble and grass track events. In 1950 he was offered a place on the AJS factory racing team alongside the reigning world champion, Les Graham. He followed Graham to the MV Agusta team and won the 1952 FIM 125cc title, bringing Agusta their first world championship.^[3] In the 1957 season, he won a second world championship, this time in the 250 class riding for the Mondial team. At the end of the 1957 season, Mondial and the other Italian motorcycle factories withdrew from Grand Prix racing due to escalating costs and Sandford decided to retire.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Points system from 1950 to 1968.

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	Points	Rank	Wins
1950	350cc	AJS	IOM -	BEL -	NED -	SUI -	ULS 5	NAT 6				3	13th	0
1951	250cc	Velocette	ESP -	SUI 5	IOM -	BEL -	NED -	FRA -	ULS -	NAT -		2	12th	0
	500cc	Velocette	ESP -	SUI 2	IOM -	BEL 4	NED -	FRA -	ULS -	NAT -		9	9th	0
1952	125cc	MV Agusta	IOM 1	NED 1	GER 3	ULS 1	NAT -	ESP 3				28	1st	3
1953	125cc	MV Agusta	IOM 3	NED 3		GER -		ULS 2		NAT -	ESP 2	20	2nd	0
	500cc	MV Agusta	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	GER -	FRA -	ULS -	SUI -	NAT 5	ESP -	2	15th	0
1954	125cc	MV Agusta	IOM 3	ULS 5	NED -	GER 5	NAT -	ESP -				8	8th	0
1955	250cc	Moto Guzzi		IOM 2	GER 3		NED 5	ULS 5	NAT -			12	3rd	0
	350cc	Moto Guzzi	FRA -	IOM 3	GER 4	BEL 4	NED -	ULS 4	NAT -			13	5th	0
1956	125cc	Mondial	IOM -	NED 4	BEL -	GER 6	ULS -	NAT -				4	13th	0
	350cc	DKW	IOM 4	NED 4	BEL 3	GER 4	ULS -	NAT 5				13	5th	0
1957	125cc	Mondial	GER -	IOM 5	NED 4	BEL 3	ULS -	NAT -				9	6th	0
	250cc	Mondial	GER 3	IOM 1	NED 2	BEL 3	ULS 1	NAT 4				26	1st	2

References

1. Cecil Sandford career statistics at MotoGP.com
2. Cecil Sandford career statistics at iomtt.com
3. The Oxford Times article on Cecil Sandford