Dave Chadwick

{{short description|British motorcycle racer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

|image =

|caption =

|name = Dave Chadwick

|nationality = {{flagicon|UK}} British

|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1930|09|24}}

|birth_place = Manchester, Lancashire, England

|death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|1960|05|15|1930|09|24}}

|death_place = Mettet, Belgium

|GP Active years = 1955 - 1959

|GP Teams = MV Agusta, Ducati

|GP Race Starts = 20

|GP Championships = 0

|GP Race Wins = 0

|GP Podiums = 7

|GP Total Points = 55

|GP Poles = 0

|GP Fastest laps = 1

|GP First race = 1955 Isle of Man 250cc Lightweight TT

|GP First win =

|GP Last win =

|GP Last race = 1959 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT

}}

David Vincent Chadwick (24 September 1930–15 May 1960){{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - Dave Chadwick |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2141 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=Motorsport Memorial}} was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1958 when he finished in fourth place in the 350cc world championship, and fifth in the 125cc world championship.{{Cite web |title=Dave Chadwick career statistics |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/dave-chadwick/6668e4ac-e969-4a51-aab9-02b733294c9a |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=MotoGP.com}}

Chadwick was killed in 1960 while competing at the Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet in Belgium.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Source:

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Position

| width=20| 1

| width=20| 2

| width=20| 3

| width=20| 4

| width=20| 5

| width=20| 6

Points

| 8

| 6

| 4

| 3

| 2

| 1

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"

! Year

! Class

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! Points

! Rank

! Wins

1955

! 250cc

! RD Special

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM
5

| GER
3

| NED
5

| ULS
5

| NAT
-

|

|

|

| 2

! 13th

| 0

1956

! 125cc

! REF

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM
5

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| GER
-

| ULS
-

| NAT
-

|

|

| 2

! 16th

| 0

rowspan=3| 1957

! 125cc

! MV Agusta

| GER
-

| IOM
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ULS
4

| NAT
-

|

|

| 3

! 9th

| 0

250cc

! MV Agusta

| GER
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM
6

| NED
-

| BEL
-

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ULS
2

| NAT
-

|

|

| 7

! 8th

| 0

350cc

! Norton

| GER
-

| IOM
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ULS
5

| NAT
-

|

|

| 2

! 14th

| 0

rowspan=4|1958

! 125cc

! Ducati

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOM
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
4

| GER
-

| SWE
-

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ULS
3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT
4

|

| 14

! 5th

| 0

250cc

! MV Agusta

| IOM
-

| NED
-

|

| GER
-

| SWE
-

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ULS
3

| NAT
-

|

| 4

! 10th

| 0

350cc

! Norton

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IOM
2

| NED
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL
6

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER
3

| SWE
-

| ULS
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT
5

|

| 13

! 4th

| 0

500cc

! Norton

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM
5

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| GER
-

| SWE
-

| ULS
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT
6

|

| 3

! 15th

| 0

rowspan=2|1959

! 250cc

! MV Agusta

|

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOM
3

| GER
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| SWE
-

| ULS
-

| NAT
-

| 4

! 11th

| 0

350cc

! Norton

| FRA
-

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM
6

| GER
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| SWE
-

| ULS
-

| NAT
-

| 1

! 16th

| 0

References