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Rodney Gould (born 10 March 1943 in Banbury) is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and UK short circuit specialist.

Gould began racing in 1961 and made his first Isle of Man TT appearance in 1967. He rode a variety of machines including Manx Nortons and two-stroke Bultacos for the smaller classes, and was supported by UK Aermacchi concessionaire Syd Lawton from 1966, before turning to Yamaha TD2s and TR2s.

He won the 1970 FIM 250cc world championship on a Yamaha. After finishing third in the 250 class and fourth in the 500 class in 1972, Gould retired from competition and took a position as Yamaha's European racing manager.

In 1979 Gould established a retail motorcycle dealership in Birmingham (UK) named Hailwood and Gould, in partnership with famous former-racer Mike Hailwood, who was subsequently killed in a road traffic accident in 1981. In 1984, Gould was briefly Sales Manager for the second incarnation of Hesketh Motorcycles based at LordHesketh's Easton Neston stately home.

Motorcycle Grand Prix results[2][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 bold indicate pole position; 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
1967	350cc	AJS	GER	IOM	NED		DDR	CZE		ULS	NAT		JPN			0	–	0
1967	500cc	Norton	GER	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT	CAN				2	19th	0
1968	250cc	Yamaha	GER	ESP	IOM	NED		DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT				21	4th	0
	250cc	Kawasaki					BEL									21	4th	0
	500cc	Norton	GER	ESP	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT				1	24th	0
1969	250cc	Yamaha	ESP	GER	FRA	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT	YUG		44	6th	0
1969	350cc	Yamaha	ESP	GER		IOM	NED		DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT	YUG		36	5th	0
1970	250cc	Yamaha	GER	FRA	YUG	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		102	1st	6
1970	350cc	Yamaha	GER		YUG	IOM	NED		DDR	CZE	FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		28	6th	0
1971	125cc	Yamaha	AUT	GER	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN		NAT	ESP		4	24th	0
	250cc	Yamaha	AUT	GER	IOM	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		68	2nd	2
	350cc	Yamaha	AUT	GER	IOM	NED		DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ULS	NAT	ESP		16	13th	0
1972	250cc	Yamaha	GER	FRA	AUT	NAT	IOM	YUG	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP	88	3rd	2
	350cc	Yamaha	GER	FRA	AUT	NAT	IOM	YUG	NED		DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP	6	25th	0
	500cc	Yamaha	GER	FRA	AUT	NAT	IOM	YUG	NED	BEL	DDR	CZE	SWE	FIN	ESP	52	4th	0

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Motorcycle Grand Prix results[2][4]