Ron Haslam

Ron Haslam
Haslam in 1985 at the Bol d'Or races in the South of France
Nationality	English
Website	Ron Haslam Race School Experience
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1977 – 1993 First race 1983 500cc South African Grand Prix Last race 1993 500cc British Grand Prix Team(s) Honda, Suzuki, Cagiva, Norton Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 106 0 9 1 0 115

Ron Haslam (Ronald Haslam, born 22 June 1956) is an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who has been racing for over thirty years, winning three World titles, four British championships and having ridden in almost 110 GPs. Haslam spends much of his time helping his son, Leon Haslam, in his racing career and training riders and racers alike at his Race School based at Donington racetrack, Leicestershire.

One of ten siblings from Langley Mill, near the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire boundary, Haslam started racing in 1972 at the age of 15 on a 750cc Norton Commando. At Cadwell Park he finished seventh and eighth in wet and slippery conditions. He raced at handful of meetings in 1972 and 1973. Following the death of his elder brother Phil in a racing accident at Oliver's Mount, Scarborough, in July 1974, he pulled out of the sport for the rest of that season. In 1984 another brother, Terry, was killed racing a sidecar outfit at Assen, the Netherlands. Despite those misfortunes, Haslam kept on racing, with his final competitive outing on a Ducati 998 at the Race of the Year at Mallory Park in October 2004.

Initially, Haslam raced on the British short circuits, at first under the sponsorship of Halifax car dealer Mal Carter and then with Honda Britain. In the 1976 season he had 16 wins. In 1978 he rode 125, 250, 500, 1000cc, Superbike and F1 machinery and after adding a 350 to his stable the following year he became the first rider to win five different races in a day at Oulton Park and repeated the feat at Carnaby later the same season. Haslam has raced in many Endurance events, with his best result being a second in the 1979 Suzuka 8 Hours race in Japan.