# Keith Huewen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Keith_Huewen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Keith_Huewen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Huewen > Source revision: 1351082286 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Southend-on-Sea), Essex, England, UK | nationality = British | GP Active years = [1979](/source/1979_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) โ€“ [1985](/source/1985_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) | GP Teams = [Honda](/source/Honda), [Suzuki](/source/Suzuki), [Yamaha](/source/Yamaha_Motor_Company) | 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](/source/1979_British_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | GP First win = | GP Last win = | GP Last race = 1985 British Grand Prix | TT Contested = 1 ([1981](/source/1981_Isle_of_Man_TT)) | TT Wins = 0 | TT Podiums = 0 }} '''Keith Alan Huewen''' (born 23 August 1956 in [Southend-on-Sea](/source/Southend-on-Sea), Essex) is an English former professional [Grand Prix](/source/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing) motorbike [road racer](/source/Road_racing),{{cite web|url=http://www.huewen.com/|title=Keith Huewen|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Keith+Huewen|title=motogp.com ยท 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}} and ex [sports commentator](/source/sports_commentator) with [BT Sport](/source/BT_Sport) where he primarily commentated on [MotoGP](/source/MotoGP).{{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}} Huewen lives in [Northampton](/source/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](/source/Anne%2C_Princess_Royal). His uncle was the [motorcycle speedway](/source/motorcycle_speedway) rider [Alan Cowland](/source/Alan_Cowland).{{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 ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ|user=KeithHeuwen|author-link=Keith Huewen|date=23 November 2025|accessdate=21 January 2026}} ==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](/source/1979_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) ! 500 cc ! [Yamaha](/source/Yamaha_Motor_Company) | [VEN](/source/1979_Venezuelan_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [AUT](/source/1979_Austrian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [GER](/source/1979_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [NAT](/source/1979_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [ESP](/source/1979_Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [YUG](/source/1979_Yugoslavian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [NED](/source/1979_Dutch_TT) | [BEL](/source/1979_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [SWE](/source/1979_Swedish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [FIN](/source/1979_Finnish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [GBR](/source/1979_British_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
15 | [FRA](/source/1979_French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | | 0 ! โ€” |- ! [1980](/source/1980_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) ! 350 cc ! [Yamaha](/source/Yamaha_Motor_Company) | [NAT](/source/1980_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [FRA](/source/1980_French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [NED](/source/1980_Dutch_TT) |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [GBR](/source/1980_British_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
6 | [CZE](/source/1980_Czechoslovakian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [GER](/source/1980_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
10 | | | | | | | | 6 ! 18th |- !rowspan=2| [1981](/source/1981_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) ! 350 cc ! [Yamaha](/source/Yamaha_Motor_Company) | [ARG](/source/1981_Argentine_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [AUT](/source/1981_Austrian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [GER](/source/1981_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
4 | [NAT](/source/1981_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | | [YUG](/source/1981_Yugoslavian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [NED](/source/1981_Dutch_TT)
7 | | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| [GBR](/source/1981_British_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
2 | | | [CZE](/source/1981_Czechoslovakian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | 29 ! 6th |- ! 500 cc ! [Suzuki](/source/Suzuki) | | [AUT](/source/1981_Austrian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [GER](/source/1981_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [NAT](/source/1981_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [FRA](/source/1981_French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [YUG](/source/1981_Yugoslavian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [NED](/source/1981_Dutch_TT) |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [BEL](/source/1981_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
13 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| [RSM](/source/1981_San_Marino_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
10 | [GBR](/source/1981_British_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [FIN](/source/1981_Finnish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [SWE](/source/1981_Swedish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [CZE](/source/1981_Czechoslovakian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | 1 ! =26th |- ! [1983](/source/1983_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) ! 500 cc ! [Suzuki](/source/Suzuki) | [RSA](/source/1983_South_African_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [FRA](/source/1983_French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
5 |style="background:#efcfff;"| [NAT](/source/1983_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
NC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [GER](/source/1983_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
17 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [ESP](/source/1983_Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
10 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [AUT](/source/1983_Austrian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
12 |style="background:#efcfff;"| [YUG](/source/1983_Yugoslavian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
NC |style="background:#efcfff;"| [NED](/source/1983_Dutch_TT)
NC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [BEL](/source/1983_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
11 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [GBR](/source/1983_British_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
11 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [SWE](/source/1983_Swedish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
11 |style="background:#efcfff;"| [RSM](/source/1983_San_Marino_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
NC | | 7 ! 15th |- ! [1984](/source/1984_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) ! 500 cc ! [Honda](/source/Honda) | [RSA](/source/1984_South_African_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [NAT](/source/1984_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
19 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [ESP](/source/1984_Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
10 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [AUT](/source/1984_Austrian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [GER](/source/1984_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [FRA](/source/1984_French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
14 | [YUG](/source/1984_Yugoslavian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [NED](/source/1984_Dutch_TT)
13 |style="background:#efcfff;"| [BEL](/source/1984_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
NC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [GBR](/source/1984_British_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
13 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [SWE](/source/1984_Swedish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [SMR](/source/1984_San_Marino_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
21 | | 6 ! 19th |- ! [1985](/source/1985_Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing_season) ! 500 cc ! [Honda](/source/Honda) |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [RSA](/source/1985_South_African_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
19 | [ESP](/source/1985_Spanish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [GER](/source/1985_German_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
30 |style="background:#efcfff;"| [NAT](/source/1985_Nations_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
NC |style="background:#cfcfff;"| [AUT](/source/1985_Austrian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
23 | [YUG](/source/1985_Yugoslavian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [NED](/source/1985_Dutch_TT) | [BEL](/source/1985_Belgian_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [FRA](/source/1985_French_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) |style="background:#efcfff;"| [GBR](/source/1985_British_motorcycle_Grand_Prix)
NC | [SWE](/source/1985_Swedish_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | [SMR](/source/1985_San_Marino_motorcycle_Grand_Prix) | | 0 ! โ€” |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Huewen, Keith}} Category:1957 births Category:Living people Category:English motorcycle racers Category:English television presenters Category:English sports broadcasters Category:Sky Sports presenters and reporters Category:Motorsport announcers Category:Sportspeople from Southend-on-Sea Category:350cc World Championship riders Category:500cc World Championship riders Category:20th-century English sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Keith Huewen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Huewen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Huewen?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.