Tony Jefferies

{{Short description|British motorcycle racer (1948–2021)}}

{{distinguish|text= British boxer Tony Jeffries}}

{{distinguish|text= South-African racing driver Tony Jefferies (racing driver)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2016}}

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

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|name = Tony Jefferies

|nationality = British

|GP Active years = 1970 – 1971

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|GP Race Starts = 4

|GP Championships = 0

|GP Race Wins = 1

|GP Podiums = 2

|GP Total Points = 30

|GP Poles = 0

|GP Fastest laps = 0

|GP First race = 1970 350cc Ulster Grand Prix

|GP First win = 1971 Isle of Man TT 350cc Junior TT

|GP Last win = 1971 Isle of Man TT 350cc Junior TT

|GP Last race = 1971 350cc Ulster Grand Prix

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Tony Jefferies (24 April 1948 – 29 December 2021) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. From a motorcycle racing family, his father was the frequent gold medal winner Allan Jefferies, and his brother Nick was also a TT racer.https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8013885.dads-sad-tribute-to-race-star-david/

Tony won the 1971 Isle of Man TT 350cc Junior TT.[http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=2637 Tony Jefferies Isle of Man TT results][http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Tony+Jefferies Tony Jefferies career statistics at MotoGP.com] He won two more times at the TT in the 750cc Production class.

In 1973, he was paralysed in a racing accident, and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair, continuing to run his father's bike dealership firm with his daughter Louise. A documentary was released in 1979, showing how he and his wife Pauline coped with his disability.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFDSrC5-SEs

Jefferies died on 29 December 2021, at the age of 73.{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Robin |title=Tony Jefferies has died |url=https://www.bikesportnews.com/news/news-detail/tony-jefferies-has-died |access-date=30 December 2021 |publisher=Bike Sport News |date=30 December 2021}} His son David Jefferies was also an Isle of Man TT victor.