Geoff Duke
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 9 years ago |
Date of birth | March 29,1923 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | St Helens |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | May 1,2015 |
Died | Isle Of Man |
First race | 1950 Isle of Man TT |
Championship | 350 cc - 1951, 1952500 cc - 1951, 1953 - 1955 |
Podiums | 8 |
Did you know | Geoff Duke has won the ninth-most number of world champions (6) in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. |
Job | Racing driver |
Motorcycle Racer | |
Teams | Benelli |
BMW | |
Gilera | |
Norton | |
NSU | |
Last win | Swedish Grand Prix |
500 cc | |
Movies/Shows | In Pursuit of Perfection: The Geoff Duke Story |
Activ year | 1950–1959 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 512839 |
Geoff Duke Life story
Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE, born in St. Helens, Lancashire, was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion. He raced several brands of motorcycle: Norton, Gilera, BMW, NSU and Benelli. After retirement from competition, he was a businessman based in the Isle of Man.