Alan Carter (motorcyclist)
Alan Carter is an English former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed from 1983 to 1990 in the Grand Prix world championship. Carter won the second Grand Prix race he entered, in the 250cc class at the 1983 250cc French Grand Prix as an eighteen-year-old, creating a sensation. However, he was never able to fulfill his potential and never won another Grand Prix. He had his best season in 1985 when he finished in seventh place in the 250cc world championship. Carter competed in the World Superbike Championship in 1994.
Carter is the younger brother of former two-time British Speedway Champion Kenny Carter.Points system from 1969 to 1987:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points system from 1988 to 1992:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Year | Class | Team | Machine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points | Rank | Wins |
| 1983 | 250cc | Team Mitsui Yamaha | YZR250 | RSA
Ret | FRA
1 | NAT
Ret | GER
13 | ESP
Ret | AUT
Ret | YUG
DNS | NED
Ret | BEL
DNQ | GBR
14 | SWE
5 | | | | | 21 | 12th | 1 |
| 1984 | 250cc | Marlboro Roberts Yamaha | YZR250 | RSA
10 | NAT
- | ESP
4 | AUT
16 | GER
7 | FRA
Ret | YUG
7 | NED
Ret | BEL
23 | GBR
Ret | SWE
4 | SMR
Ret | | | | 25 | 9th | 0 |
| 1985 | 250cc | Donington Park | RS250R | RSA
16 | ESP
4 | GER
4 | NAT
9 | AUT
17 | YUG
DNF | NED
13 | BEL
9 | FRA
DNF | GBR
7 | SWE
4 | SMR
DNF | | | | 32 | 7th | 0 |
| 1986 | 250cc | Braun Cobas | JJ Cobas-Rotax | ESP
10 | NAT
11 | GER
10 | AUT
?? | YUG
DNF | NED
15 | BEL
?? | FRA
20 | GBR
?? | SWE
10 | SMR
?? | | | | | 9 | 17th | 0 |
| 1987 | 250cc | Moriwaki | NSR250 | JPN
DNF | ESP
- | GER
- | NAT
- | AUT
- | YUG
- | NED
- | FRA
- | GBR
- | SWE
- | CZE
- | SMR
- | POR
- | BRA
- | ARG
- | 0 | ?? | 0 |
| 1988 | 250cc | Yamaha | YZR250 | JPN
- | USA
15 | ESP
- | EXP
- | NAT
- | GER
- | AUT
- | NED
- | BEL
- | YUG
- | FRA
- | GBR
- | SWE
- | CZE
- | BRA
- | 1 | 48th | 0 |
| 1989 | 250cc | ?? | ?? | JPN | AUS | USA
?? | SPA | NAT | GER | AUT | YUG | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR | SWE | CZE | BRA | 0 | ?? | 0 |
| 1989 | 500cc | ?? | ?? | JPN | AUS | USA | SPA | NAT | GER | AUT | YUG | NED | BEL | FRA | GBR
Ret | SWE
Ret | CZE | BRA | 0 | 81st | 0 |
| 1990 | 250cc | Honda Britain | RS250R | JPN
18 | USA
?? | ESP
- | NAT
- | GER
- | AUT
- | YUG
- | NED
- | BEL
- | FRA
?? | GBR
13 | SWE
- | CZE
- | HUN
- | AUS
- | 3 | 40th | 0 |
