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John Dodds (born 13 November 1943) is an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed on the Grand Prix circuit from 1966 to 1978. His best finish was a third place behind Dieter Braun and Teuvo Länsivuori in the 1973 250cc world championship. During the 1971 season, Dodds helped fellow racer Kim Newcombe developa motorcycle using a two-stroke outboard motor designed by Dieter König. Newcombe and the König were the first to challenge the dominance of the MV Agustas after the departure of Honda from Grand Prix competition at the end of the 1967 season. In 1974, Dodds won the Formula 750 world championship on a Yamaha.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results[1][4]

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1966	250cc	Cotton	ESP	GER	FRA	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	IOM	NAT	JPN		0	-	0
1966	500cc	Norton		GER		NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	IOM	NAT			1	20th	0
1967	500cc	Norton	GER	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT	CAN				4	13th	0
1968	500cc	Norton	GER	ESP	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT				6	14th	0
1969	125cc	Aermacchi	ESP	GER	FRA	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN		NAT	YUG		7	25th	0
1969	500cc	Librenti	ESP	GER	FRA	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT	YUG		18	11th	0
1970	125cc	Aermacchi	GER	FRA	YUG	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN		NAT	ESP		24	8th	1
1970	500cc	Librenti	GER	FRA	YUG	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR		FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		12	15th	0
1971	250cc	Yamaha	AUT	GER	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		59	4th	0
1971	500cc	König	AUT	GER	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR		SWE	FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		1	49th	0
1972	250cc	Yamaha	GER	FRA	AUT	NAT	IOM	YUG	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP	42	6th	0
1972	350cc	Yamaha	GER	FRA	AUT	NAT	IOM	YUG	NED		DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP	8	22nd	0
1973	250cc	Yamaha	FRA	AUT	GER		IOM	YUG	NED	BEL	CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP		58	3rd	1
1973	350cc	Yamaha	FRA	AUT	GER	NAT	IOM	YUG	NED	BEL	CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP		49	4th	0
1974	250cc	Yamaha		GER		NAT	IOM	NED	BEL	SWE	FIN	CZE	YUG	ESP		38	7th	1
1974	350cc	Yamaha	FRA	GER	AUT	NAT	IOM	NED	BEL	SWE	FIN		YUG	ESP		31	4th	1
1975	250cc	Yamaha	FRA	ESP		GER	NAT	IOM	NED	BEL	SWE	FIN	CZE	YUG		9	19th	0
1975	350cc	Yamaha	FRA	ESP	AUT	GER	NAT	IOM	NED			FIN	CZE	YUG		1	47th	0
1976	250cc	Yamaha	FRA		NAT	YUG	IOM	NED	BEL	SWE	FIN	CZE	GER	ESP		24	11th	0
1976	350cc	Yamaha	FRA	AUT	NAT	YUG	IOM	NED			FIN	CZE	GER	ESP		34	5th	0
1977	250cc	Yamaha	VEN		GER	NAT	ESP	FRA	YUG	NED	BEL	SWE	FIN	CZE	GBR	9	22nd	0
1977	350cc	Yamaha	VEN		GER	NAT	ESP	FRA	YUG	NED		SWE	FIN	CZE	GBR	11	20th	0
1978	250cc	Yamaha	VEN	ESP		FRA	NAT	NED	BEL	SWE	FIN	GBR	GER	CZE	YUG	2	24th	0

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Motorcycle Grand Prix results[1][4]