John Hartle

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

|name = John Hartle

| image = John Hartle portrait.JPG

| caption = John Hartle with his hometown's coat of arms helmet emblem

|nationality = British

|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1933|12|22}}

|birth_place = Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, England

|death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1968|8|31|1933|12|22}}

|death_place = Scarborough, England

|GP Active years = 1955 – 1968

|GP Teams = Norton, MV Agusta

|GP Race Starts = 45

|GP Championships =

|GP Race Wins = 5

|GP Podiums = 34

|GP Total Points = 204

|GP Poles = N/A

|GP Fastest laps = 2

|GP First race = 1955 350cc Isle of Man TT

|GP First win = 1956 500cc Ulster Grand Prix

|GP Last win = 1963 500cc Dutch TT

|GP Last race = 1968 500cc Ulster Grand Prix

}}

John Hartle (22 December 1933 – 31 August 1968) was an English professional road racer who competed in national, international and Grand Prix motorcycle events.

Motorcycling career

File:At Chapel-en-le-Frith 2019 072.jpg

Born in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, Hartle began racing in 1952 when working for Eric Bowers Motorcycles, riding a BSA Gold Star at Brough Aerodrome, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Gaining more experience at other nearby short circuits including Cadwell Park and Oulton Park in 1953,[http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/what-s-on/out-about/ton-up-tt-racer-wins-recognition-1-654795 Ton-up TT racer wins recognition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021000033/http://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/what-s-on/out-about/ton-up-tt-racer-wins-recognition-1-654795 |date=21 October 2014 }} Buxton Advertiser, March 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2014 he also finished in three out of four races entered in the 1953 and 1954 Isle of Man Manx Grand Prix.[http://www.manxgrandprix.org/Mountain-Course-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=1698 Manx Grand Prix Race Results: John Hartle] Retrieved 20 October 2014

He rode for the works Norton team during the 1955 season and again in 1956 in what would be factory team's last year in Grand Prix racing, returning to ride for Eric Bowers in 1957.

MV Agusta signed him in 1958 at the urging of John Surtees. He ended the season as runner-up to Surtees in the 500 and 350 classes.{{cite web |url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/John+Hartle |title=John Hartle career statistics |publisher=motogp.com |accessdate=24 August 2011 |archive-date=21 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121150954/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/John+Hartle |url-status=dead }} In 1960 he won his first Isle of Man TT race, the Junior TT event.{{cite web |url=http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/competitors.aspx?ride_id=1698&filter=H |title=John Hartle Isle of Man TT results |publisher=iomtt.com |accessdate=24 August 2011 }} After being released by MV Agusta, he then rode for Geoff Duke's privateer Gilera team, alongside Derek Minter.

In his early career Hartle was sponsored for non-championship races by Eric W Bowers Coaches[http://derbyshireblueplaques.co.uk/john-hartle/ Derbyshire Blue Plaques, John Hartle] Retrieved 20 October 2014 and later Comerfords, a large London retailer of roadgoing and sporting motorcycles, until his retirement in 1964.Motor Cycle, 22 April 1965, p.528 "Racing Line" by David Dixon. "Comerfords are back in racing. They sponsored John Hartle until his retirement last year and now they have bought back one of John's five-hundred Nortons on which to sponsor Rhodesian Gordon Keith". Accessed and added 20 October 2014

He returned to racing during 1967, winning the Isle of Man inaugural Production Race 750 category for road-based machines on a Triumph Thruxton Bonneville, and scoring World Championship points in both 350 cc and 500 cc races.[http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=1698 IoM TT Database Race Results: John Hartle] Retrieved 20 October 2014

Hartle was killed in 1968 after crashing at the Oliver's Mount circuit in Scarborough.{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1499 |title=John Hartle at Motorsport Memorial |publisher=motorsportmemorial.org |accessdate=24 August 2011 }}

Hartle was proud of his connection with his hometown of Chapel-en-le-Frith, always carrying the coat of arms as his 'pudding basin' helmet emblem with the Latin motto Cava et Spera, which translates to 'Caution and Hope'.[http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Speed-king-Hartle-wore-Chapel-badge-pride-raced-place-podium/story-11569638-detail/story.html Speed king Hartle wore Chapel badge with pride] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021010720/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Speed-king-Hartle-wore-Chapel-badge-pride-raced-place-podium/story-11569638-detail/story.html |date=21 October 2014 }} Derby Telegraph, June 2010 Retrieved 20 October 2014 He was recognised in his hometown in 2010 by a blue wall-plaque[http://derbyshireblueplaques.co.uk/ Origins and Development of the Blue Plaque] Retrieved 20 October 2014 attached to the building which now stands where he used to live.

John Hartle Trophy

The John Hartle Trophy is an annual award at the Isle of Man TT Races. The trophy is presented to the winner of the Superstock TT.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

Source:

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Position

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Points

| 8

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| 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; 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 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! Points ! Rank ! Wins
rowspan=2\| 1955 ! 350cc ! Norton \| \| FRA - \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| IOM 6 \| GER - \| BEL - \| NED - \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| ULS 2 \| NAT - \| \| \| \| 7 ! 9th \| 0
500cc ! Norton \| ESP - \| FRA - \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| IOM 13 \| GER - \| BEL - \| NED - \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| ULS 2 \| NAT - \| \| \| \| 6 ! 7th \| 0
rowspan=2\| 1956 ! 350cc ! Norton \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| IOM 3 \| NED - \| BEL - \| GER - \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| ULS 3 \| NAT - \| \| \| \| \| \| 8 ! 8th \| 0
500cc ! Norton \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| IOM 2 \| NED - \| BEL - \| GER - \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| ULS 1 \| NAT - \| \| \| \| \| \| 14 \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 3rd \| 1
rowspan=2\| 1957 ! 250cc ! MV Agusta \| GER - \| IOM - \| NED - \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| BEL 1 \| ULS - \| NAT - \| \| \| \| \| \| 8 ! 5th \| 1
350cc ! Norton \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| GER 2 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| IOM NC \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| NED 6 \| BEL - \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| ULS 4 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| NAT 6 \| \| \| \| \| \| 11 ! 5th \| 0
rowspan=2\| 1958 ! 350cc ! MV Agusta \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| IOM NC \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| NED 2 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| BEL 2 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| GER 2 \| SWE - \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| ULS 2 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| NAT 2 \| \| \| \| \| 24 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd \| 0
500cc ! MV Agusta \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| IOM NC \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| NED 2 \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| BEL 3 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| GER 2 \| SWE - \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| ULS 3 \| NAT - \| \| \| \| \| 20 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd \| 0
rowspan=2\| 1959 ! 350cc ! MV Agusta \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| FRA 3 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| IOM 2 \| GER - \| \| BEL - \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| SWE 2 \| ULS - \| NAT - \| \| \| \| 16 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd \| 0
500cc ! MV Agusta \| FRA - \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| IOM NC \| GER - \| NED - \| BEL - \| \| ULS - \| NAT - \| \| \| \| 0 ! – \| 0
rowspan=2\| 1960 ! 350cc ! MV Agusta \| FRA - \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| IOM 1 \| NED - \| \| \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| ULS 2 \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| NAT 3 \| \| \| \| \| 18 \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 3rd \| 1
500cc ! Norton \| FRA - \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| IOM 2 \| NED - \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| BEL 8 \| GER - \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| ULS 1 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| NAT 5 \| \| \| \| \| 16 \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 3rd \| 1
1961 ! 250cc ! Honda \| ESP - \| GER - \| FRA - \| IOM - \| NED - \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| BEL NC \| DDR - \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| ULS NC \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| NAT NC \| SWE - \| ARG - \| 0 ! – \| 0
rowspan=2\|1963 ! 350cc ! Gilera \| GER - \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| IOM 2 \| NED - \| BEL - \| ULS - \| DDR - \| FIN - \| NAT - \| \| JPN - \| \| 6 ! 6th \| 0
500cc ! Gilera \| \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| IOM 2 \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| NED 1 \| BEL - \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| ULS 2 \| DDR - \| FIN - \| NAT - \| ARG - \| \| \| 20 \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 3rd \| 1
1964 ! 500cc ! Norton \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| USA 3 \| IOM - \| NED - \| BEL - \| GER - \| DDR - \| ULS - \| FIN - \| NAT - \| \| \| 4 ! 14th \| 0
rowspan=3\|1967 ! 350cc ! Aermacchi \| GER - \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| IOM 7 \| NED - \| \| DDR - \| CZE - \| \| ULS - \| NAT - \| \| JPN - \| 0 ! – \| 0
rowspan=2\|500cc ! Matchless \| GER - \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| IOM 6 \| NED - \| BEL - \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| DDR 2 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| CZE 5 \| \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| ULS 2 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| NAT 6 \| CAN - \| \| rowspan=2\|22 \|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| 3rd \| rowspan=2\|0
Norton \| \| \| \| \| \| \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| FIN 2 \| \| \| \|
1968 ! 500cc ! Metisse \| GER - \| ESP - \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| IOM NC \| NED - \| BEL - \| DDR - \| CZE - \| FIN - \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| ULS 3 \| NAT - \| \| 4 ! 16th \| 0

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! Year

! Class

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! Points

! Rank

! Wins

rowspan=2| 1955

! 350cc

! Norton

| FRA
-

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

| GER
-

| BEL
-

| NED
-

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

| NAT
-

| 7

! 9th

| 0

500cc

! Norton

| ESP
-

| FRA
-

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOM
13

| GER
-

| BEL
-

| NED
-

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

| NAT
-

| 6

! 7th

| 0

rowspan=2| 1956

! 350cc

! Norton

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

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| GER
-

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

| NAT
-

| 8

! 8th

| 0

500cc

! Norton

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

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| GER
-

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ULS
1

| NAT
-

| 14

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

| 1

rowspan=2| 1957

! 250cc

! MV Agusta

| GER
-

| IOM
-

| NED
-

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BEL
1

| ULS
-

| NAT
-

| 8

! 5th

| 1

350cc

! Norton

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

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOM
NC

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

| BEL
-

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

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

| 11

! 5th

| 0

rowspan=2| 1958

! 350cc

! MV Agusta

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOM
NC

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

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

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

| SWE
-

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

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

| 24

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

| 0

500cc

! MV Agusta

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOM
NC

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

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

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

| SWE
-

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

| NAT
-

| 20

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

| 0

rowspan=2| 1959

! 350cc

! MV Agusta

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

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

| GER
-

| BEL
-

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

| ULS
-

| NAT
-

| 16

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

| 0

500cc

! MV Agusta

| FRA
-

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOM
NC

| GER
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| ULS
-

| NAT
-

| 0

! –

| 0

rowspan=2| 1960

! 350cc

! MV Agusta

| FRA
-

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IOM
1

| NED
-

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

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

| 18

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

| 1

500cc

! Norton

| FRA
-

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

| NED
-

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEL
8

| GER
-

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ULS
1

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

| 16

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

| 1

1961

! 250cc

! Honda

| ESP
-

| GER
-

| FRA
-

| IOM
-

| NED
-

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEL
NC

| DDR
-

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ULS
NC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NAT
NC

| SWE
-

| ARG
-

| 0

! –

| 0

rowspan=2|1963

! 350cc

! Gilera

| GER
-

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

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| ULS
-

| DDR
-

| FIN
-

| NAT
-

| JPN
-

| 6

! 6th

| 0

500cc

! Gilera

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| NED
1

| BEL
-

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

| DDR
-

| FIN
-

| NAT
-

| ARG
-

| 20

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

| 1

1964

! 500cc

! Norton

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

| IOM
-

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| GER
-

| DDR
-

| ULS
-

| FIN
-

| NAT
-

| 4

! 14th

| 0

rowspan=3|1967

! 350cc

! Aermacchi

| GER
-

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOM
7

| NED
-

| DDR
-

| CZE
-

| ULS
-

| NAT
-

| JPN
-

| 0

! –

| 0

rowspan=2|500cc

! Matchless

| GER
-

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

| NED
-

| BEL
-

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

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

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

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

| CAN
-

| rowspan=2|22

|rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd

| rowspan=2|0

Norton

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

1968

! 500cc

! Metisse

| GER
-

| ESP
-

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IOM
NC

| NED
-

| BEL
-

| DDR
-

| CZE
-

| FIN
-

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

| NAT
-

| 4

! 16th

| 0

References

External links

[http://derbyshireblueplaques.co.uk/john-hartle/ Image of John Hartle Blue Plaque]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130313090143/http://www.ozebook.com/gpwin/hartle.htm John Hartle profile at ozebook.com]
[http://www.britishpathe.com/video/ulster-motorcycle-grand-prix John Hartle on Gilera, Ulster Grand Prix 1963]

Category:1933 births

Category:1968 deaths

Category:People from Chapel-en-le-Frith

Category:Sportspeople from Derbyshire

Category:British motorcycle racers

Category:English motorcycle racers

Category:250cc World Championship riders

Category:350cc World Championship riders

Category:500cc World Championship riders

Category:Isle of Man TT riders

Category:Motorcycle racers who died while racing

Category:Sport deaths in England

Category:Place of birth missing

Category:20th-century English sportsmen