Billie Nelson

Billie Nelson (2 November 1941 – 8 September 1974) was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

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Billie Nelson
Nationality	British
Motorcycle racing career statistics Grand Prix motorcycle racing Active years 1965, 1967 – 1974 First race 1965 500cc German Grand Prix Last race 1974 500cc Swedish Grand Prix Team Paton Championships 0 Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 64 0 6 0 0 261
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years	1965, 1967 – 1974
First race	1965 500cc German Grand Prix
Last race	1974 500cc Swedish Grand Prix
Team	Paton
Championships	0
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points 64 0 6 0 0 261
Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F. laps	Points
64	0	6	0	0	261
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His best season was in 1969 when he finished the year in fourth place in the 500cc world championship.^[1] Nelson also passengered for Charlie Freeman on his Norton Manx sidecar racer in British and International races for a number of seasons in the 1960s.^{[citation needed]}

He was killed at the Opatija Circuit during the 1974 250cc Yugoslavian Grand Prix when he crashed into the crowd, injuring several spectators.^[2] He died later that night at a hospital, aged 32.^[3] He was buried at Eckington Cemetery in Derbyshire, England.^[4]

1. ^ "Billie Nelson career statistics". motogp.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
2. ^ "Preluk – Opatija". racingcircuits.info. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
3. ^ "Motorsport Memorial". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
4. ^ "Cemetery". www.eckington-pc.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

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