Ron Haslam

{{short description|British motorcycle racer}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{multiple issues| {{Update|inaccurate=yes|date=August 2013}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2011}} }} {{Infobox motorcycle rider |image = File:Ron Haslam in 1985 cropped 2.jpg |image_size = 300px |caption = Haslam in 1985 at the [[Bol d'Or]] races in the South of France |name = Ron Haslam |nationality = English | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|06|22}} | birth_place = Langley Mill, [[Derbyshire]] |GP Active years = [[1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1977]] – [[1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1993]] |GP Teams = [[Honda]], [[Suzuki]], [[Cagiva]], [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]] |GP Race Starts = 107 |GP Championships = |GP Race Wins = 0 |GP Podiums = 9 |GP Total Points = 115 |GP Poles = 1 |GP Fastest laps = 0 |GP First race = [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]] 500cc [[South African motorcycle Grand Prix|South African Grand Prix]] |GP First win = |GP Last win = |GP Last race = [[1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1993]] 500cc [[1993 British motorcycle Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] }}

'''Ronald Haslam''' (born 22 June 1956)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.motorsportstats.com/drivers/ron-haslam/career|title = Ron Haslam Results | Motorsport Stats}}</ref> is an English former professional [[Motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]]. He competed in [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] between {{MGP|1977}} and {{MGP|1993}}.<ref name="Ron Haslam career statistics at MotoGP.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/ron-haslam/94326d64-6cb8-4bd6-990a-b66dc27b96b9?tab=overview |title=Ron Haslam career statistics at MotoGP.com |publisher=motogp.com |access-date=2026-03-25}}</ref> Haslam raced motorcycles competitively for over thirty years, winning two World titles, four British championships and having ridden in almost 110 Grand Prix races. Haslam spends much of his time helping his son [[Leon Haslam]] in his racing career and previously trained riders and racers alike at his former Race School based at [[Donington Park|Donington]] Racetrack, [[Leicestershire]].

During his career, Haslam gained the nickname ''Rocket Ron'',<ref name="DerbyJul23"/> with his son named similarly as ''Pocket Rocket''.<ref>[https://bikesportnews.com/british-superbikes/bsb-donington-park-pocket-rocket-haslam-targets-title-lift-off-at-home-round/ 'Pocket Rocket' Haslam targets title lift off at home round] bikesportnews.com, 17 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2023/Pocket+Rocket+Leon+Haslam+stands+in+for+injured+Sykes+and+van+der+Mark+at+Imola 'Pocket Rocket' Leon Haslam stands in for injured Sykes and van der Mark at Imola] worldsbk.com, 11 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023</ref>

[[File:Ron_Haslam_on_a_Norton_motorcycle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|Haslam on a 1990s [[Norton Motorcycle Company#Wankel engine|rotary-engined Norton]]]]

==Starting out== One of ten siblings from [[Langley Mill]], near the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire boundary, Haslam started racing in 1972 on a 750cc [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]] Commando. At [[Cadwell Park]], he finished seventh and eighth in wet and slippery conditions. He raced at a handful of meetings in 1972 and 1973. Following the death of his elder brother Phil in a racing accident at [[Oliver's Mount]], [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], in July 1974,<ref>Two killed at Scarborough. ''[[Motorcycle News]]'', 10 July 1974, p.1 (cover). Retrieved 5 January 2022</ref> he pulled out of the sport for the rest of that season. In 1984 another brother, Terry, was killed racing a sidecar outfit at [[TT Circuit Assen|Assen]], the [[Netherlands]]. Despite those misfortunes, Haslam kept on racing, with his final competitive outing on a [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]] 998 at the Race of the Year at [[Mallory Park]] in October 2004.

==Early career== Initially, Haslam raced on British short circuits, at first under the sponsorship of Halifax car dealer Mal Carter and then with Honda Britain. In the 1976 season he had 16 wins. In 1978 he rode 125, 250, 500, 1000cc, Superbike and F1 machinery and after adding a 350 to his stable the following year he became the first rider to win five different races in a day at [[Oulton Park]] and repeated the feat at Carnaby later the same season. Haslam has raced in many [[Endurance World Championship|Endurance]] events, with his best result being a second in the 1979 [[Suzuka 8 Hours]] race in Japan.

==Career record== Haslam was runner-up in the 750 British championship in 1975, '76 and '77 and second in the British Formula One series in 1978. Between 1979 and '84 he won four British titles, the 1979 British [[Formula TT|TT Formula One]], the 1981 MCN British Streetbike – when he won seven out of eight rounds – the 1982 British TT Formula One and the 1984 ITV World of Sport Superbike series. He has also won two World titles – the TT Formula One crown in 1979 and the TT Formula Three championship in 1980. Haslam won the grueling Macau GP six times – a record. He was also runner-up in the 1982 TT Formula One World Series. He is a world speed record holder, after his efforts on the 500 Elf on a private, banked circuit in France in 1986 when he claimed the Flying Kilometre, the Standing Start Mile and Standing Start 10 Kilometre records

==Motorcycle Grands Prix== Haslam made his [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] debut at the {{MGP|1977}} [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|500cc British Grand Prix]] at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] on a 500 [[Suzuki]], crashing out of the race.<ref name="Ron Haslam career statistics at MotoGP.com"/> In [[1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1982]] Haslam raced in three more GPs on the experimental [[four-stroke]] [[Honda]] [[NR500]]. He finished in 12th at the [[Dutch TT]] at [[TT Circuit Assen|Assen]] in June, 11th the following weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]] and then 15th at Silverstone in August. At the end of the season Haslam took the new [[two-stroke]] Honda [[Honda NS500|NS500]] to [[Malaysia]] and won the non-world championship [[Kuala Lumpur]] Grand Prix.

[[File:Ron Haslam 1989 Donington Park.jpg|thumb|250px|Haslam riding his Suzuki at the 1989 British Grand Prix]]

In {{MGP|1983}}, Haslam was back for a full season on a factory Honda as teammate with American [[Freddie Spencer]]. He raced in the 500 class from then until the end of the {{MGP|1990}} season, spending three years developing the experimental Elf Honda race bike with its single-sided swinging arm front and rear suspension.

In eight years in the premier class, Haslam had 61 top ten finishes, including nine on the podium.<ref name="Ron Haslam career statistics at MotoGP.com"/> His best result in {{MGP|1985}}, his third and final year with Honda, was when he was second in the Dutch TT at [[TT Circuit Assen|Assen]]. Haslam was beaten to the line by [[Randy Mamola]], but was nearly 23 seconds in front of third-placed finisher [[Wayne Gardner]], who set the fastest lap of the race. He was third in eight other races, including the British Grand Prix at Silverstone in [[1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1984]] to Randy Mamola and [[Eddie Lawson]]. In his final season on the Italian [[Cagiva]] alongside Randy Mamola and [[Alex Barros]]. In [[1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1987]] when he ended the season fourth behind champion Wayne Gardner, runner-up Randy Mamola and third placed [[Eddie Lawson]]. Haslam was fastest in practice just once, at the Swedish Grand Prix at [[Scandinavian Raceway|Anderstorp]] in [[1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1984]]. These results put Haslam as Britain's second best Grand Prix competitor behind [[Barry Sheene]].

==Macau== Haslam raced in the [[Macau Grand Prix]] six times at the Guia circuit and won a record-breaking six times. His first victory at the race in 1981 marked the first time a four-stroke had ever won there. His record of 6 wins was equalled by [[Michael Rutter (motorcycle racer)|Michael Rutter]] at the 2005 meeting, and it's just broken at the 2011 one.

==Isle of Man TT Races== Haslam debuted at the 1978 [[Isle of Man TT|TT races]] with a best place of fourth in the Formula Two race,<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=ALL&ride_id=3264 Ron Haslam competitor profile], IoM TT.com, official site, Retrieved 15 September 2015</ref> later making his mark in 1981, when he was named winner of the Formula 1 race, only for the organisers to give the win the following day to [[Graeme Crosby]]. Haslam was back the following year to claim an undisputed victory.

==Transatlantic match Motorcycle Races== Haslam was a member of the British team in the then-annual [[Transatlantic Trophy|Transatlantic Match Races]] between Britain and the United States. Haslam was at his best in the 1983, ending the three-day meeting as overall top points-scorer. In the opening round at Oulton Park on the Good Friday, Haslam was beaten to the finish line by Randy Mamola in the first of two, 11 lap races. Haslam, on the Honda NS500, equalled the lap record as he strove to beat the American. In race two Mamola again came out on top, with both riders this time sharing the fastest lap, which was one tenth of a second off the record. At that point, Britain led 79 points to 69. At [[Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit|Snetterton]] two days later Haslam notched-up victories in the rain, chased home each time by [[Kenny Roberts]]. Britain's lead had grown to 28 points, 161 to 133. In the dry at Brands Hatch the following day Haslam again won both team races to lead Britain to a 245 to 198 victory. Haslam had scored 70 points of his team's total, 15 more than Roger Marshall and 30 better than the next best, [[Barry Sheene]]. The Langley Mill racer was the highest British points-scorer again in 1984, on a standard road-going [[Honda VFR750]] in the series in 1986, on which he took two third places at [[Donington Park]].

==Later racing career== After racing during 1990 in motorcycle Grands Prix with [[Cagiva]], Haslam was back full-time in the UK in 1991 with [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]]. He finished second in the [[British Superbike Championship]], and stayed with Norton the following season.

In 1993, Halsam managed to score two points in the 500cc [[1993 British motorcycle Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] in which took part as a wild card, with a 14th-place finish, surviving an incident-packed race. In the same race, Haslam's pupil, [[James Haydon]], made his debut on the international scene by finishing in the points at 11th place. British Grand Prix fans witnessed an impressive performance when he took a self-tuned production Yamaha into 12th place in the 250 support race at the British Grand Prix at [[Donington Park]] in 1994.

In 1995, Haslam contested the first [[Triumph Speed Triple]] series, winning the [[Oulton Park]] round of the championship. When Haslam's son [[Leon Haslam]] switched from [[motocross]] to road racing in 1997, the elder Haslam concentrated his efforts on helping the youngster's career. He competed in the British 125 championship to give real practical assistance to Leon out on the track, and also took fifth place at [[Donington Park]] in 1998. Haslam rode the 125 again the following year, but pressure from the organisers made him stop after just a couple of rounds and restrict his coaching to the pits.

In 2000, Haslam raced a [[Honda Fireblade]] in the British Superstock series, marking his 28th year of competitive racing, with a best result of 6th at Donington Park. The same year he and Leon made history by becoming the first British father and son, as well as the oldest and youngest riders, to race in the same Grand Prix when he competed on the Sabre Racing bike in the 500 class and Leon raced the factory Italjet in the 125 event at Le Mans, France.

==Present== Haslam was voted MCN Man of the Year in 1981. After retiring from competition, Haslam turned to running a racing school at Donington Park where he helped launch the careers of two top British riders, [[James Haydon]] and the late [[Karl Harris]]. Haslam is a qualified private pilot, and he flies a [[Renegade Spirit]] biplane (with flat-twin BMW engine).

In July 2020, Haslam announced his race training school of 24 years based at [[Donington Park]] would close later in the year due to difficulties encountered with [[Coronavirus disease 2019|Corona Virus]] restrictions.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/sadness-ron-haslam-racing-school-4329246 | location=Derby | work=Derby Telegraph | title=Sadness as Ron Haslam racing school announces closure | first=Nigel | last=Slater | date=15 July 2020}}</ref> Their website confirmed the closure, dated 26 October 2020.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210616133018/https://www.haslamraceschool.com/ Ron Haslam Race School closure] haslamraceschool.com, archived from [http://haslamraceschool.com/news/Closure the original] on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2023</ref>

Haslam was awarded an honorary degree by the [[University of Derby]] in July 2023, in recognition of his racing career and on-track instruction to over 86,000 race pupils.<ref name="DerbyJul23">[https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/honorary-degrees-rocket-ron-haslam-8601242 Honorary degrees for 'Rocket' Ron Haslam, Rolls-Royce boss Warren East and Peep Show star Isy Suttie] ''[[Derby Telegraph|Derbyshire Live]]'' 17 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2023/july/ron-haslam-honorary-degree/ Rocket Ron Haslam awarded Honorary Degree] ''[[Motorcycle News]]'', 19 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023</ref>

==Career statistics==

==Motorcycle Grand Prix results==

Points system from 1969 to 1987: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |- | '''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 |} Points system from 1988 to 1992: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |- | '''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 | width=20| 11 | width=20| 12 | width=20| 13 | width=20| 14 | width=20| 15 |- | '''Points''' | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |} Points system from 1993 onwards: {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |- | '''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 | width=20| 11 | width=20| 12 | width=20| 13 | width=20| 14 | width=20| 15 |- | '''Points''' | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |}

([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Class ! Team ! Machine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! Points ! Rank |- ! [[1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1977]] ! 500cc ! Mal Carter ! [[Suzuki RG 500|RG500]] | [[1977 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]] - | [[1977 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] - | [[1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | [[1977 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - | [[1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - | [[1977 Dutch TT|NED]] - | [[1977 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] - | [[1977 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] - | [[1977 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] - | [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1977 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] NC | | | | | | 0 ! NC |- ! [[1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1978]] ! 500cc ! Mal Carter ! [[Yamaha YZR500|YZR500]] | [[1978 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]] | [[1978 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]] | [[1978 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] | [[1978 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] | [[1978 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] | [[1978 Dutch TT|NED]] | [[1978 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] | [[1978 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] | [[1978 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1978 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] Ret | [[1978 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] | | | | | | ! NC |- ! [[1979 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1979]] ! 500cc ! Mal Carter ! [[Suzuki RG 500|RG500]] | [[1979 Venezuelan motorcycle Grand Prix|VEN]] | [[1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] | [[1979 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] | [[1979 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] | [[1979 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]] | [[1979 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] | [[1979 Dutch TT|NED]] | [[1979 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] | [[1979 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] | [[1979 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1979 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] Ret | [[1979 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] | | | | | ! NC |- ! [[1980 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1980]] ! 500cc ! Mal Carter ! [[Yamaha YZR500|YZR500]] | [[1980 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] | [[1980 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]] | [[1980 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] | [[1980 Dutch TT|NED]] | [[1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] | [[1980 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix|FIN]] |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[1980 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] DNS | [[1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] | | | | | | | | | ! NC |- ! [[1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1982]] ! 500cc ! [[Honda]]-Britain ! [[Honda NR500|NR500]] | [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]] - | [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] - | [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - | [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] - | [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] - |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[Dutch TT|NED]] 12 |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 11 | [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] - |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 15 | [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] - | [[San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] - | [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | | | | | 0 ! - |- ! [[1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1983]] ! 500cc ! [[Honda Racing Corporation|HRC]]-[[Honda]] ! [[Honda NS500|NS500]] |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] 3 |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 3 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] NC |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] NC |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] NC |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] NC |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] NC |bgcolor="#ffffff"| [[Dutch TT|NED]] DNS |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 8 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 7 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1983 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 9 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] 9 | | | | | 31 ! 8th |- ! [[1984 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1984]] ! 500cc ! [[Honda Racing Corporation|HRC]]-[[Honda]] ! [[Honda NS500|NS500]] |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] NC |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 6 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 4 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 4 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 4 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 4 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 5 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Dutch TT|NED]] 4 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 5 |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 3 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| '''[[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]]''' NC |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] 3 | | | | | 34 ! 6th |- ! [[1985 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1985]] ! 500cc ! Rothmans-[[Honda]] ! [[Honda NSR500|NSR500]] |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] 4 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 8 |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 3 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 6 |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 16 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 4 |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| [[Dutch TT|NED]] 2 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 6 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 5 |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 14 |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 3 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] 5 | | | | | 73 ! 5th |- ! [[1986 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1986]] ! 500cc ! [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]]-[[Honda]] ! Elf3 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 10 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] NC |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 8 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] NC |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] NC |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Dutch TT|NED]] 7 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] NC |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 7 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 9 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 9 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] 9 | | | | | | 18 ! 9th |- ! rowspan="2" |[[1987 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1987]] ! rowspan="2" |500cc ! rowspan="2" |[[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]]-[[Honda]] ! [[Honda NSR500|NSR500]] |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] 5 |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 3 |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| [[1987 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] 3 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 5 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 4 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 4 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Dutch TT|NED]] 5 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 5 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 7 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 6 | | | | | | | rowspan="2" |72 ! rowspan="2" |4th |- ! Elf4 | | | | | | | | | | |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 14 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] NC |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] 9 |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] 11 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|ARG]] 10 | |- ! [[1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1988]] ! 500cc ! [[Elf Aquitaine|Elf]]-[[Honda]] ! Elf5 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] 12 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] 7 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 10 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1988 Expo 92 motorcycle Grand Prix|EXP]] NC |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"| [[1988 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] 16 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] NC |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 8 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 Dutch TT|NED]] 13 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 7 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 9 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 10 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 14 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 11 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1988 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 7 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1988 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] NC | | 68 ! 11th |- ! [[1989 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1989]] ! 500cc ! Pepsi-[[Suzuki]] ! [[Suzuki RGV500|RGV500]] |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] 12 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] 7 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] NC |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] 7 |bgcolor="#ffffff"| [[1989 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] DNS |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1989 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] NC |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 7 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] 8 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Dutch TT|NED]] 7 |bgcolor="#ffffff"| [[1989 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] DNS |bgcolor="#ffffff"| [[1989 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] DNS |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 7 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 6 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 8 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1989 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] 5 | | 86 ! 8th |- ! [[1990 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1990]] ! 500cc ! [[Cagiva]] ! [[Cagiva GP500|GP500]] |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] NC |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] NC |bgcolor="#ffffff"| [[1990 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] DNS |bgcolor="#ffffff"| [[1990 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix|NAT]] DNS |bgcolor="#ffffff"| [[1990 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] DNS |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] 12 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"| [[1990 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|YUG]] NC |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Dutch TT|NED]] 9 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|BEL]] 8 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] 10 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 10 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix|SWE]] 10 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] 12 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1990 Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix|HUN]] 11 | [[1990 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] - | | 46 ! 15th |- ! [[1991 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1991]] ! 500cc ! [[Norton Motorcycle Company|Norton]] ! NRV588 | [[1991 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] - | [[1991 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] - | [[1991 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] - | [[1991 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] - | [[1991 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] - | [[1991 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | [[1991 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] - | [[1991 European motorcycle Grand Prix|EUR]] - | [[1991 Dutch TT|NED]] - | [[1991 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] - |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1991 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 12 | [[1991 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] - | [[1991 Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - | [[1991 Vitesse du Mans motorcycle Grand Prix|VDM]] - | [[1991 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] - | | 4 ! 25th |- ! [[1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1993]] ! 500cc ! ROC-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] ! ROC | [[1993 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] - | [[1993 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] - | [[1993 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] - | [[1993 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] - | [[1993 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUT]] - | [[1993 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] - | [[1993 Dutch TT|NED]] - | [[1993 European motorcycle Grand Prix|EUR]] - | [[1993 San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix|RSM]] - |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[1993 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] 14 | [[1993 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] - | [[1993 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] - | [[1993 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] - | [[1993 FIM motorcycle Grand Prix|FIM]] - | | | 2 ! 37th |- ! [[2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2000]] ! 500cc ! - ! [[Honda NSR500|NSR500]] | [[2000 South African motorcycle Grand Prix|RSA]] | [[2000 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] | [[2000 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] | [[2000 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|SPA]] |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| [[2000 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] DNS | [[2000 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] | [[2000 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]] | [[2000 Dutch TT|NED]] | [[2000 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] | [[2000 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] | [[2000 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] | [[2000 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] | [[2000 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]] | [[2000 Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix|BRA]] | [[2000 Pacific motorcycle Grand Prix|PAC]] | [[2000 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] | 0 ! NC |- !colspan=22|Source:<ref name="Ron Haslam career statistics at MotoGP.com"/> |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Ron Haslam}} *{{MotoGP.com}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070312003345/http://www.bikesportnews.co.uk/bsn.nsf/News/9D07653BD014264380256FD000412C74?OpenDocument BikeSports News Article on Ron Haslam] (by Chris Carter, first published in BikeSportNews Issue 107) *[http://www.haslamraceschool.com/ Ron Haslam Race School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616133018/https://www.haslamraceschool.com/ |date=16 June 2021 }}

{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | | before = [[Mike Hailwood]] | after = [[Graeme Crosby]] | title = [[Formula TT|TT Formula One World Champion]] | years = 1979 |}} {{succession box | | before = [[Barry Smith (motorcyclist)|Barry Smith]] | after = [[Barry Smith (motorcyclist)|Barry Smith]] | title = [[Formula TT|TT Formula Three World Champion]] | years = 1980 |}} {{succession box|title=[[Macau Grand Prix|Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix Winner]] |before=[[Sadao Asami]]|after=[[Mick Grant]]|years=1981–1983}} {{succession box|title=[[Macau Grand Prix|Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix Winner]] |before=[[Mick Grant]]|after=[[Kevin Schwantz]]|years=1985–1987}} {{s-end}}

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