Career
Ekerold rode a self-modified Yamaha TZ350 engine in a Bimota chassis during his championship season. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest lap).
Ekerold rode a self-modified Yamaha TZ350 engine in a Bimota chassis during his championship season. (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest lap).
He is one of the few racers in the modern era to have won a world championship as a privateer without the benefit of a motorcycle manufacturer"s support when he defeated Kawasaki factory racing team rider Anton Mang for the 1980 350cc Grand Prix road racing world championship. He also won the Ulster Grand Prix once and finished second at the Isle of Manitoba TT twice.