Peter Allan Graves (born 6 June 1966), is a British former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Early life

Graves was born in Hampstead, London, UK. He attended Hampton School before starting a racing career which spanned the years from 1984 to 1999.

Career

Racing series including the Grand Prix world championship in 1992 riding a Harris-Yamaha. He competed in the 1994 Endurance World Championship for team Phase One Endurance at Spa-Francorchamps, and for several years the British Superbike Championship. He was winner of a number of British Championship events.

Team Manager

In the 1993 as well as racing a Ducati 888 in British Superbike he fielded a team in the Grand Prix for riders Simon Crafar and David Jefferies.

Leukaemia

In July 1997 Graves was diagnosed with Leukaemia and sat out the remainder of the racing season while undergoing Chemotherapy at Cheltenham General Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital. In 1998, he returned to the British Superbike Championship and won the 'Privateers Cup' on his first race back at Brands Hatch.[1]

Grand Prix career statistics [2]

Points system in 1992:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points Rank Wins
1989 500cc Honda RS500 JPN
-		 AUS
-		 USA
-		 ESP
-		 NAT
-		 GER
-		 AUT
-		 YUG
-		 NED
-		 BEL
-		 FRA
-		 GBR
23		 SWE
-		 CZE
-		 BRA
-		 0 - 0
1992 500cc Peter Graves Racing-Yamaha[3] Harris-YZR500 JPN
-		 AUS
-		 MAL
-		 ESP
-		 ITA
22		 EUR
-		 GER
21		 NED
19		 HUN
18		 FR
16		 GBR
14		 BRA
23		 SA
22		 0 - 0

References

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