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{{short description|British motorcycle racer}}{{for|the Minnesota politician|John A. Hartle}}{{EngvarB|date=May 2015}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}

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|birth_place = Chapel-en-le-Frith, Englanddf=yes8193322}}Scarborough, North Yorkshire>Scarborough, England1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season>1955 – 1968Norton Motorcycle Company>Norton, MV Agusta|GP Race Starts = 45|GP Championships = |GP Race Wins = 5|GP Podiums = 34|GP Total Points = 204|GP Poles = N/A|GP Fastest laps = 21955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season>1955 350cc Isle of Man TT1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season>1956 500cc Ulster Grand Prix1963 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season>1963 500cc Dutch TT1968 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season>1968 500cc Ulster Grand Prix}}John Hartle (22 December 1933 – 31 August 1968) was an English professional road racer who competed in national, international and Grand Prix motorcycle events.

Motorcycling career

(File:At Chapel-en-le-Frith 2019 072.jpg|thumb|right|Hartle has a blue plaque in Chapel-en-le-Frith.)Born in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, Hartle began racing in 1952 when working for Eric Bowers Motorcycles, riding a BSA Gold Star at Brough Aerodrome, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Gaining more experience at other nearby short circuits including Cadwell Park and Oulton Park in 1953,Ton-up TT racer wins recognition Buxton Advertiser, March 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2014 he also finished in three out of four races entered in the 1953 and 1954 Isle of Man Manx Grand Prix.Manx Grand Prix Race Results: John Hartle Retrieved 20 October 2014He rode for the works Norton team during the 1955 season and again in 1956 in what would be factory team's last year in Grand Prix racing, returning to ride for Eric Bowers in 1957.MV Agusta signed him in 1958 at the urging of John Surtees. He ended the season as runner-up to Surtees in the 500 and 350 classes.WEB,weblink John Hartle career statistics, motogp.com, 24 August 2011, In 1960 he won his first Isle of Man TT race, the Junior TT event.WEB,weblink John Hartle Isle of Man TT results, iomtt.com, 24 August 2011, After being released by MV Agusta, he then rode for Geoff Duke's privateer Gilera team, alongside Derek Minter.In his early career Hartle was sponsored for non-championship races by Eric W Bowers CoachesDerbyshire Blue Plaques, John Hartle Retrieved 20 October 2014 and later Comerfords, a large London retailer of roadgoing and sporting motorcycles, until his retirement in 1964.Motor Cycle, 22 April 1965, p.528 "Racing Line" by David Dixon. "Comerfords are back in racing. They sponsored John Hartle until his retirement last year and now they have bought back one of John's five-hundred Nortons on which to sponsor Rhodesian Gordon Keith". Accessed and added 20 October 2014He returned to racing during 1967, winning the Isle of Man inaugural Production Race 750 category for road-based machines on a Triumph Thruxton Bonneville, and scoring World Championship points in both 350 cc and 500 cc races.IoM TT Database Race Results: John Hartle Retrieved 20 October 2014Hartle was killed in 1968 after crashing at the Oliver's Mount circuit in Scarborough.WEB,weblink John Hartle at Motorsport Memorial, motorsportmemorial.org, 24 August 2011, Hartle was proud of his connection with his hometown of Chapel-en-le-Frith, always carrying the coat of arms as his 'pudding basin' helmet emblem with the Latin motto Cava et Spera, which translates to 'Caution and Hope'.Speed king Hartle wore Chapel badge with pride {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021010720weblink |date=21 October 2014 }} Derby Telegraph, June 2010 Retrieved 20 October 2014 He was recognised in his hometown in 2010 by a blue wall-plaqueOrigins and Development of the Blue Plaque Retrieved 20 October 2014 attached to the building which now stands where he used to live.

John Hartle Trophy

The John Hartle Trophy is an annual award at the Isle of Man TT Races. The trophy is presented to the winner of the Superstock TT.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results {| class"wikitable" style"font-size: 95%;"

| Position 1 2 3 4 5 6| Points| 8| 6| 4| 3| 2| 1() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap){| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"! Year! Class! Team! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5! 6! 7! 8! 9! 10! 11! Points! Rank! Wins! rowspan=2| 1955! 350cc! Norton| 1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix>FRA- IOM61955 German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-1955 Dutch TT>NED- ULS21955 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-|||| 7! 9th| 0! 500cc! Norton1955 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix>ESP-1955 French motorcycle Grand Prix>FRA- IOM131955 German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-1955 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-1955 Dutch TT>NED- ULS21955 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-|||| 6! 7th| 0! rowspan=2| 1956! 350cc! Norton IOM31956 Dutch TT>NED-1956 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-1956 German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER- ULS31956 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-|||||| 8! 8th| 0! 500cc! Norton IOM21956 Dutch TT>NED-1956 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-1956 German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER- ULS11956 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-|||||| 14 3rd| 1! rowspan=2| 1957! 250cc! MV AgustaGerman motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-1957 Isle of Man TT>IOM-Dutch TT>NED- BEL1Ulster Grand Prix>ULS-Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-|||||| 8! 5th| 1! 350cc! Norton GER2 IOMNC NED6Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL- ULS4 NAT6|||||| 11! 5th| 0! rowspan=2| 1958! 350cc! MV Agusta IOMNC NED2 BEL2 GER2Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix>SWE- ULS2 NAT2||||| 24 2nd| 0! 500cc! MV Agusta IOMNC NED2 BEL3 GER2Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix>SWE- ULS3Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-||||| 20 2nd| 0! rowspan=2| 1959! 350cc! MV Agusta FRA3 IOM2German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-| Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL- SWE2Ulster Grand Prix>ULS-Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-|||| 16 2nd| 0! 500cc! MV AgustaFrench motorcycle Grand Prix>FRA- IOMNCGerman motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-Dutch TT>NED-Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-|Ulster Grand Prix>ULS-Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-|||| 0! –| 0! rowspan=2| 1960! 350cc! MV Agusta1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix>FRA- IOM11960 Dutch TT>NED-| | ULS2 NAT3||||| 18 3rd| 1! 500cc! Norton1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix>FRA- IOM21960 Dutch TT>NED- BEL81960 German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER- ULS1 NAT5||||| 16 3rd| 1! 1961! 250cc! HondaSpanish motorcycle Grand Prix>ESP-German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-French motorcycle Grand Prix>FRA-1961 Isle of Man TT>IOM-Dutch TT>NED- BELNCGerman motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR- ULSNC NATNCSwedish motorcycle Grand Prix>SWE-Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix>ARG-| 0! –| 0! rowspan=2|1963! 350cc! Gilera German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER- IOM2Dutch TT>NED-Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-Ulster Grand Prix>ULS-German motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR-Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix>FIN-Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-| Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix>JPN-|| 6! 6th| 0! 500cc! Gilera| IOM2 NED1Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL- ULS2German motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR-Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix>FIN-Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix>ARG-| || 20 3rd| 1! 1964! 500cc! Norton USA31964 Isle of Man TT>IOM-Dutch TT>NED-Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-German motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-German motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR-Ulster Grand Prix>ULS-Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix>FIN- Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-| || 4! 14th| 0! rowspan=3|1967! 350cc! AermacchiGerman motorcycle Grand Prix>GER- IOM7Dutch TT>NED-| German motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR-Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix>CZE-| Ulster Grand Prix>ULS-Italian motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-| Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix>JPN-| 0! –| 0! rowspan=2|500cc! MatchlessGerman motorcycle Grand Prix>GER- IOM6Dutch TT>NED-Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL- DDR2 CZE5| ULS2 NAT6Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix>CAN-|22 0! Norton| || | || FIN2||| |! 1968! 500cc! MetisseGerman motorcycle Grand Prix>GER-Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix>ESP- IOMNCDutch TT>NED-Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix>BEL-East German motorcycle Grand Prix>DDR-Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix>CZE-Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix>FIN- ULS3Nations motorcycle Grand Prix>NAT-|| 4! 16th| 0

References

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External links

• Image of John Hartle Blue Plaque
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130313090143weblink">John Hartle profile at ozebook.com
• John Hartle on Gilera, Ulster Grand Prix 1963