{{Short description|British motorcycle racer}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2025}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox motorcycle rider | name = Keith Huewen | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|8|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK | nationality = British | GP Active years = 1979 – 1985 | GP Teams = Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha | GP Race Starts = 35 | GP Championships = 0 | GP Race Wins = 0 | GP Podiums = 1 | GP Total Points = 49 | GP Poles = 0 | GP Fastest laps = 0 | GP First race = 1979 British Grand Prix | GP First win = | GP Last win = | GP Last race = 1985 British Grand Prix | TT Contested = 1 (1981) | TT Wins = 0 | TT Podiums = 0 }}
'''Keith Alan Huewen''' (born 23 August 1956 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex) is an English former professional Grand Prix motorbike road racer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huewen.com/|title=Keith Huewen|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Keith+Huewen|title=motogp.com · Keith Huewen|publisher=|access-date=2 July 2012|archive-date=18 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518120422/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Keith+Huewen|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ex sports commentator with BT Sport where he primarily commentated on MotoGP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport.bt.com/our-team/commentators/motogp/keith-huewen-S11364258993483|title=Keith Huewen MotoGP Commentators BT Sport|access-date=24 October 2018|archive-date=25 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025070945/http://sport.bt.com/our-team/commentators/motogp/keith-huewen-S11364258993483|url-status=dead}}</ref> Huewen lives in Northampton and is a serving member on the board of Riders for Health a charity founded by motorcycle grand prix enthusiasts and headed by Anne, Princess Royal.
His uncle was the motorcycle speedway rider Alan Cowland.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1992669349040300405|title=Any Alan Cowland shots in the archive? I have so few of the man who set me on the racing course 🙏🏼|user=KeithHeuwen|author-link=Keith Huewen|date=23 November 2025|accessdate=21 January 2026}}</ref>
==Motorcycle Grand Prix results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- | '''Position''' | width=20| 1 | width=20| 2 | width=20| 3 | width=20| 4 | width=20| 5 | width=20| 6 | width=20| 7 | width=20| 8 | width=20| 9 | width=20| 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)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Year ! Class ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! Points ! Rank |- ! 1979 ! 500 cc ! Yamaha | VEN | AUT | GER | NAT | ESP | YUG | NED | BEL | SWE | FIN |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR<br /><small>15</small> | FRA | | 0 ! — |- ! 1980 ! 350 cc ! Yamaha | NAT | FRA | NED |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GBR<br /><small>6</small> | CZE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER<br /><small>10</small> | | | | | | | | 6 ! 18th |- !rowspan=2| 1981 ! 350 cc ! Yamaha | ARG |style="background:#dfffdf;"| AUT<br /><small>6</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| GER<br /><small>4</small> | NAT | | YUG |style="background:#dfffdf;"| NED<br /><small>7</small> | | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| GBR<br /><small>2</small> | | | CZE | 29 ! 6th |- ! 500 cc ! Suzuki | | AUT | GER | NAT | FRA | YUG | NED |style="background:#cfcfff;"| BEL<br /><small>13</small> |style="background:#dfffdf;"| RSM<br /><small>10</small> | GBR | FIN | SWE | CZE | 1 ! =26th |- ! 1983 ! 500 cc ! Suzuki | RSA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA<br /><small>5</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| NAT<br /><small>NC</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER<br /><small>17</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP<br /><small>10</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUT<br /><small>12</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| YUG<br /><small>NC</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| NED<br /><small>NC</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| BEL<br /><small>11</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR<br /><small>11</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SWE<br /><small>11</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| RSM<br /><small>NC</small> | | 7 ! 15th |- ! 1984 ! 500 cc ! Honda | RSA |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NAT<br /><small>19</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ESP<br /><small>10</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUT<br /><small>13</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER<br /><small>8</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| FRA<br /><small>14</small> | YUG |style="background:#cfcfff;"| NED<br /><small>13</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| BEL<br /><small>NC</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GBR<br /><small>13</small> |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SWE<br /><small>9</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| SMR<br /><small>21</small> | | 6 ! 19th |- ! 1985 ! 500 cc ! Honda |style="background:#cfcfff;"| RSA<br /><small>19</small> | ESP |style="background:#cfcfff;"| GER<br /><small>30</small> |style="background:#efcfff;"| NAT<br /><small>NC</small> |style="background:#cfcfff;"| AUT<br /><small>23</small> | YUG | NED | BEL | FRA |style="background:#efcfff;"| GBR<br /><small>NC</small> | SWE | SMR | | 0 ! — |}
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