When did Britain last have a double GP win?
By TMX Archives on 5th Aug 15
With Shaun Simpson and Max Anstie blowing the rest of the MXGP and MX2 superstars into the weeds at Lommel on Sunday heres a quick look at how amazing and rare a day the British had in Belgium.
Let's be honest, these days Brits winning GPs is pretty rare so two winning on the same day is something really special. In fact, a day like this hasn't occurred for 14 years when Jamie Dobb and Gordon Crockard were at the height of their GP fame.
The feat has only been managed nine times before and given that GP classes always used to race on different dates and different tracks all over the world I suppose it's amazing it has ever happened at all.
Only five pairs of riders have been involved.
Dobby and Crockard did it twice in the noughties, Dave Bickers and Jeff Smith in the sixties while Dave Thorpe and Jem Whatley shared MX glory a staggering four times (Whatley only won five GPs in total) including when they both picked up their debut GP wins in 1984.
Also on the list are MXdN heros Kurt Nicoll and Rob Herring which is surely a good omen for Max and Shaun heading to Ernee in September.
The list in full is as follows...
1964 – May 24
Jeff Smith (500 BSA) Norg, Holland
Dave Bickers (250 Greeves) Schifflange, Luxembourg
1965 – April 25
Jeff Smith (500 BSA) Tarare,France
Dave Bickers (250 Greeves) Hechtel, Belgium
1984 – May 20
David Thorpe (500 Honda) Limhamn, Sweden
Jeremy Whatley (250 Suzuki) Newbury, GB
1984 – July 22
David Thorpe (500 Honda) Hawkstone Park, GB
Jeremy Whatley (250 Suzuki) Nismes, Belgium
1988 – April 17
David Thorpe (500 Honda) Sittendorf, Austria
Jeremy Whatley (250 Suzuki) Salindres, France
1989 – April 16
David Thorpe (500 Honda) St Jean D'Angely, France
Jeremy Whatley (250 Suzuki) Payerne, Switzerland
1992 – August 9
Kurt Nicoll (500 KTM) Folkendage, Luxembourg
Rob Herring (250 Honda) Heinola, Finland
2000 – July 30
Gordon Crockard (250 Honda) Grobbendonk,
Belgium Jamie Dobb (125 KTM) Grobbendonk, Belgium
2001 – April 29
Gordon Crockard (250 Honda) Genk, Belgium
Jamie Dobb (125 KTM) Genk, Belgium
2015 – August 2
Shaun Simpson (450 KTM) Lommel, Belgium
Max Anstie (250 Kaw) Lommel, Belgium
The list in full is as follows...
n 1964 – May 24
Jeff Smith (500 BSA) Norg,
Holland
Dave Bickers (250 Greeves)
Schifflange, Luxembourg
n 1965 – April 25
Jeff Smith (500 BSA) Tarare,
France
Dave Bickers (250 Greeves)
Hechtel, Belgium
n 1984 – May 20
David Thorpe (500 Honda)
Limhamn, Sweden
Jeremy Whatley (250 Suzuki)
Newbury, GB
n 1984 – July 22
David Thorpe (500 Honda)
Hawkstone Park, GB
Jeremy Whatley (250 Suzuki)
Nismes, Belgium
n 1988 – April 17
David Thorpe (500 Honda)
Sittendorf, Austria
Jeremy Whatley (250 Suzuki)
Salindres, France
n 1989 – April 16
David Thorpe (500 Honda)
St Jean D'Angely, France
Jeremy Whatley (250 Suzuki)
Payerne, Switzerland
n 1992 – August 9
Kurt Nicoll (500 KTM)
Folkendage, Luxembourg
Rob Herring (250 Honda)
Heinola, Finland
n 2000 – July 30
Gordon Crockard
(250 Honda) Grobbendonk,
Belgium
Jamie Dobb (125 KTM)
Grobbendonk, Belgium
n 2001 – April 29
Gordon Crockard
(250 Honda) Genk, Belgium
Jamie Dobb (125 KTM) Genk,
Belgium
n 2015 – August 2
Shaun Simpson (450 KTM)
Lommel, Belgium
Max Anstie (250 Kaw)
Lommel, Belgium
