Bob Foster (motorcyclist)
Alfred Robert "Bob" Foster was a British professional 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.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 |
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 |
1949 | 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 |
1950 | 500cc | Moto Guzzi | IOM NC | | | | | | | | 0 | - | 0 |
1950 | 500cc | AJS | | BEL 7 | NED - | SUI - | ULS - | NAT 15 | | | 0 | - | 0 |
1951 | 250cc | Velocette | | SUI - | IOM NC | | | FRA - | ULS - | NAT - | 0 | - | 0 |
1951 | 350cc | Velocette | ESP - | SUI - | IOM 6 | BEL - | NED - | FRA - | ULS - | NAT - | 1 | 16th | 0 |