David “Dave” Simmonds (1939-1972)

David “Dave” Simmonds

Birth

25 Oct 1939

Wolverhampton, Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

Death

23 Oct 1972 (aged 32)

Rungis, Departement du Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France

Burial

Smethwick Cemetery

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David Simmonds (25 October 1939 in Wolverhampton – October 23, 1972 in Rungis, France) was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1969, he won the FIM 125 cc road racing world championship. The victory marked the first world championship for Kawasaki. In 1972, while attending a non-championship race at Rungis near Paris, Simmonds was killed in a fire caused by an exploding gas cylinder in a caravan.

David Simmonds
Nationality British

Motorcycle racing career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1963 - 1972
First race 1963 50cc 1965 Isle of Man TT
Last race 1972 500cc Spanish Grand Prix
First win 1969 125cc West German Grand Prix
Last win 1971 500cc Spanish Grand Prix

Team(s) Kawasaki

Championships 125cc - 1969
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
56 11 22 N/A 6 373

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England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995

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