{{short description|British motorcycle racer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use British English|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox motorcycle rider |image = |caption = |name = Dave Chadwick |nationality = {{flagicon|UK}} British |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1930|09|24}} |birth_place = Manchester, Lancashire, England |death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|1960|05|15|1930|09|24}} |death_place = Mettet, Belgium |GP Active years = 1955 - 1959 |GP Teams = MV Agusta, Ducati |GP Race Starts = 20 |GP Championships = 0 |GP Race Wins = 0 |GP Podiums = 7 |GP Total Points = 55 |GP Poles = 0 |GP Fastest laps = 1 |GP First race = 1955 Isle of Man 250cc Lightweight TT |GP First win = |GP Last win = |GP Last race = 1959 Isle of Man 350cc Junior TT }}
'''David Vincent Chadwick''' (24 September 1930–15 May 1960)<ref name=mem>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - Dave Chadwick |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2141 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=Motorsport Memorial}}</ref> was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1958 when he finished in fourth place in the 350cc world championship, and fifth in the 125cc world championship.<ref name="Dave Chadwick career statistics">{{Cite web |title=Dave Chadwick career statistics |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/dave-chadwick/6668e4ac-e969-4a51-aab9-02b733294c9a |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=MotoGP.com}}</ref>
Chadwick was killed in 1960 while competing at the Circuit Jules Tacheny Mettet in Belgium.<ref name=mem/>
== Motorcycle Grand Prix results==
Source:<ref name="Dave Chadwick career statistics"/>
Points system from 1950 to 1968: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- | '''Position''' | width=20| 1 | width=20| 2 | width=20| 3 | width=20| 4 | width=20| 5 | width=20| 6 |- | '''Points''' | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |}
(key) (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 ! Points ! Rank ! Wins |- ! 1955 ! 250cc ! RD Special |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM<br /><small>5</small> | GER<br /><small>3</small> | NED<br /><small>5</small> | ULS<br /><small>5</small> | NAT<br /><small>-</small> | | | | 2 ! 13th | 0 |- ! 1956 ! 125cc ! REF |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM<br /><small>5</small> | NED<br /><small>-</small> | BEL<br /><small>-</small> | GER<br /><small>-</small> | ULS<br /><small>-</small> | NAT<br /><small>-</small> | | | 2 ! 16th | 0 |- ! rowspan=3| 1957 ! 125cc ! MV Agusta | GER<br /><small>-</small> | IOM<br /><small>-</small> | NED<br /><small>-</small> | BEL<br /><small>-</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ULS<br /><small>4</small> | NAT<br /><small>-</small> | | | 3 ! 9th | 0 |- ! 250cc ! MV Agusta | GER<br /><small>-</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM<br /><small>6</small> | NED<br /><small>-</small> | BEL<br /><small>-</small> |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| ''ULS''<br /><small>2</small> | NAT<br /><small>-</small> | | | 7 ! 8th | 0 |- ! 350cc ! Norton | GER<br /><small>-</small> | IOM<br /><small>-</small> | NED<br /><small>-</small> | BEL<br /><small>-</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ULS<br /><small>5</small> | NAT<br /><small>-</small> | | | 2 ! 14th | 0 |- ! rowspan=4|1958 ! 125cc ! Ducati |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOM<br /><small>3</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED<br /><small>5</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL<br /><small>4</small> | GER<br /><small>-</small> | SWE<br /><small>-</small> |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ULS<br /><small>3</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT<br /><small>4</small> | | 14 ! 5th | 0 |- ! 250cc ! MV Agusta | IOM<br /><small>-</small> | NED<br /><small>-</small> | | GER<br /><small>-</small> | SWE<br /><small>-</small> |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ULS<br /><small>3</small> | NAT<br /><small>-</small> | | 4 ! 10th | 0 |- ! 350cc ! Norton |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IOM<br /><small>2</small> | NED<br /><small>-</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BEL<br /><small>6</small> |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GER<br /><small>3</small> | SWE<br /><small>-</small> | ULS<br /><small>-</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT<br /><small>5</small> | | 13 ! 4th | 0 |- ! 500cc ! Norton |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM<br /><small>5</small> | NED<br /><small>-</small> | BEL<br /><small>-</small> | GER<br /><small>-</small> | SWE<br /><small>-</small> | ULS<br /><small>-</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NAT<br /><small>6</small> | | 3 ! 15th | 0 |- ! rowspan=2|1959 ! 250cc ! MV Agusta | |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IOM<br /><small>3</small> | GER<br /><small>-</small> | NED<br /><small>-</small> | BEL<br /><small>-</small> | SWE<br /><small>-</small> | ULS<br /><small>-</small> | NAT<br /><small>-</small> | 4 ! 11th | 0 |- ! 350cc ! Norton | FRA<br /><small>-</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOM<br /><small>6</small> | GER<br /><small>-</small> | NED<br /><small>-</small> | BEL<br /><small>-</small> | SWE<br /><small>-</small> | ULS<br /><small>-</small> | NAT<br /><small>-</small> | 1 ! 16th | 0 |- |}
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