Hugh Anderson a Legend
Four-times World Champion, Hugh Anderson M.B.E. will be inducted into the MotoGP Legends Hall of Fame later in the year. The New Zealander made his first Grand Prix appearances in the 500cc and 350cc classes in 1960, taking a podium with 3rd place in the Ulster GP on his AJS. But it would be in the smaller classes with the fledgling Suzuki factory that Anderson would claim four world titles, lifting both the 50cc and 125cc crowns in 1963, followed by a further 50cc title in 1964 and a final 125cc crown in 1965. Anderson retired in 1966 after taking 25 Grand Prix wins and four titles in just six years, including two victories in the Isle of Man TT.
Anderson said he felt “A gratification that after all this time the modern world has not forgotten the past and the riders of a very much different era still have some value. A question of the history of our sport being recognised at the highest level.
Thank you.”