Bob Foster (motorcyclist)

Bob Foster
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Nationality	British
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1949 - 1951 First race 1949 350cc Isle of Man TT Last race 1951 350cc Isle of Man TT First win 1949 350cc Belgian Grand Prix Last win 1950 350cc Ulster Grand Prix Team(s) Velocette Championships 350cc - 1950 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 8 3 6 0 4 47.5

Alfred Robert "Bob" Foster (16 March 1911 – 22 March 1982) was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Foster's win on a unit-construction New Imperial in the 1936 Isle of Man TT was the last time that Great Britain won a Lightweight TT.

He won 1950 FIM 350cc World Championship on a Velocette. He also won the 1947 Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races, the first TT held after the end of the Second World War.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results

1949 point system.

Position	1	2	3	4	5	Fastest lap
Points	10	8	7	6	5	1

Points system from 1950 to 1968.

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

(Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Rank	Wins
1949	350cc	Velocette	IOM 6	SUI -	NED 2	BEL 2	ULS -				16.5	3rd	0
	500cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM NC	SUI -	NED -	BEL -	ULS -	NAT -			0	-	0
1950	350cc	Velocette	IOM NC	BEL 1	NED 1	SUI 2	ULS 1	NAT -			30	1st	3
	500cc	Moto Guzzi	IOM NC								0	-	0
		AJS		BEL 7	NED -	SUI -	ULS -	NAT 15
1951	250cc	Velocette		SUI -	IOM NC			FRA -	ULS -	NAT -	0	-	0
	350cc	Velocette	ESP -	SUI -	IOM 6	BEL -	NED -	FRA -	ULS -	NAT -	1	16th	0