Alan Lawton
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Age 28, Alan Lawton is a fitter and comes from Runcorn, Cheshire. He has raced at Aintree, Oulton Park, Thornaby and Rhydymwyn, with second and fourth places on the latter circuit, and was also fifth in the 1959 Carrowdore "100". Last year was his first "Manx" and he finished 42nd in the Junior race at 79.06 m.p.h. His machine is "just a standard 1958 Manx."
Hobbies: "No time available to indulge in rock-climbing, archery, canoe-ing, fishing, etc."
(TT Special, 7 September 1961)
Junior – B.S.A.
Age 27, Alan Lawton is a fitter and comes from Runcorn, Cheshire. He has raced at Aintree, Oulton Park, Thornaby and Rhydymwyn with second and fourth places on the latter circuit, and was also fifth in last year’s Carrowdore “100.” His machine is a 1956 Gold Star.
Hobbies: Rock climbing, canoeing, shooting, camping and archery – “all in small quantities these days.”
(TT Special, 8 September 1960, p.9.)
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Senior Classic MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1987 Senior TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1987 Senior Classic MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1987 Junior TT | 20 | 2:15:56.00 | 99.92 | Yamaha |
| 1986 Junior TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1985 Senior Classic MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1985 Junior TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1984 Senior Classic MGP | 3 | 0:47:17.40 | 95.74 | Norton |
| 1984 Junior TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1983 Senior Classic MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1983 Junior TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1983 350 TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1982 Senior TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1982 Junior TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1982 Classic TT | 24 | 2:17:37.60 | 98.69 | Suzuki |
| 1981 Senior TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1981 Junior TT | 19 | 2:21:28.80 | 96 | Yamaha |
| 1981 Classic TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1980 Senior TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1980 Junior TT | 27 | 1:39:03.00 | 91.42 | Yamaha |
| 1980 Classic TT | R | Suzuki | ||
| 1979 Senior TT | 20 | 2:13:56.40 | 101.41 | Yamaha |
| 1979 Junior TT | 27 | 2:19:08.80 | 97.61 | Yamaha |
| 1979 Classic TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1978 Senior TT | 30 | 2:17:04.60 | 99.08 | Yamaha |
| 1978 Junior TT | 29 | 2:05:15.60 | 90.36 | Yamaha |
| 1978 Classic TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1977 Senior TT | 26 | 1:59:47.60 | 94.48 | Yamaha |
| 1977 Jubilee TT | R | Yamaha | ||
| 1977 Classic TT | 24 | 2:17:09.20 | 99.03 | Yamaha |
| 1976 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1976 Junior TT | 35 | 2:01:27.80 | 93.18 | Yamaha |
| 1976 Classic TT | 25 | 2:24:02.00 | 94.27 | Yamaha |
| 1974 Senior TT | 17 | 2:11:34.20 | 86.03 | Norton |
| 1974 Junior TT | 45 | 2:07:09.20 | 89.01 | Norton |
| 1973 Senior TT | 12 | 2:24:54.20 | 93.73 | Norton |
| 1973 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1972 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1972 Junior TT | 14 | 2:07:18.00 | 88.92 | Norton |
| 1971 Senior TT | 13 | 2:29:38.20 | 90.78 | Norton |
| 1971 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1970 Senior TT | 14 | 2:29:37.40 | 90.79 | Norton |
| 1970 Junior TT | 27 | 2:36:32.60 | 86.78 | Norton |
| 1969 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1969 Junior TT | 21 | 2:32:39.00 | 88.99 | Norton |
| 1968 Senior TT | 16 | 2:28:17.00 | 91.61 | Norton |
| 1968 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1967 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1967 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1966 Senior MGP | 10 | 2:32:17.00 | 89.2 | Norton |
| 1966 Junior MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1965 Senior MGP | 31 | 2:54:56.00 | 77.65 | Norton |
| 1965 Junior MGP | 9 | 2:34:16.00 | 88.06 | Norton |
| 1964 Senior MGP | 15 | 2:36:16.00 | 86.93 | Norton |
| 1964 Junior MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1963 Junior MGP | 22 | 2:37:05.00 | 86.48 | Norton |
| 1962 Junior MGP | 23 | 2:46:15.00 | 81.71 | Norton |
| 1961 Junior MGP | R | Norton | ||
| 1960 Junior MGP | 42 | 2:51:49.00 | 79.06 | BSA |