Eddie Lawson
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Eddie Lawson is an American former professional motorcycle road racer and four-time 500cc Grand Prix World Champion, renowned for his smooth riding style and consistency.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grand Prix motorcycle racer
ⓘ
human ⓘ motorcycle road racer ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| category |
500cc World Riders' Champions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American motorcycle racers ⓘ |
| competedForTeam |
Cagiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958-03-11 ⓘ |
| familyName | Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
motorcycle sport
ⓘ
motorsport ⓘ |
| givenName | Eddie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandPrixClass | 500cc ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Motorsport Hall of Fame of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRacingNumber |
21
ⓘ
7 ⓘ |
| isRetired | true ⓘ |
| knownAs | Steady Eddie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livedIn | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consistency
ⓘ
four 500cc Grand Prix World Championships ⓘ smooth riding style ⓘ |
| numberOfWorldChampionships | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
motorcycle racer
ⓘ
racing driver ⓘ |
| participatedIn | FIM Grand Prix Motorcycle World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Upland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
500cc Grand Prix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Prix motorcycle racing NERFINISHED ⓘ motorcycle racing ⓘ |
| strengthAsRacer | consistency ⓘ |
| styleOfRiding | smooth ⓘ |
| wonEvent |
1988 United States Grand Prix (500cc)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1989 Hungarian Grand Prix (500cc) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldChampionInDiscipline | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing ⓘ |
| worldChampionshipTitle |
1984 500cc Grand Prix World Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1986 500cc Grand Prix World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ 1988 500cc Grand Prix World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ 1989 500cc Grand Prix World Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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