As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)

Riders

Michel Frutschi

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Nationality: Switzerland
Bike: Honda
Born: January 6, 1953(age 73)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Silverstone in 1977.

In 350cc (1977–1979): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1980–1983): 5 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Nogaro 1982 (500cc). First win: Nogaro 1982 (500cc).

In all, 11 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid
1980	Dutch GP	500cc	6
1980	British GP	500cc	12
1980	WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX	500cc	10
1981	Austrian GP	500cc	8
1981	BELGIUM GRAND PRIX	500cc	15
1981	British GP	500cc	7
1982	NATIONS GRAND PRIX	500cc	12
1982	Dutch GP	500cc	8
1982	YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX	500cc	11

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

350cc1977–1979

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate16.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.3

51 pts · Poles 0

6 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

500cc1980–1983

Win rate8.3%

Podium rate8.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.2

25 pts · Poles 0

7 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Kork Ballington 4 world titles
20 races together: ahead 6, behind 14, both out 0

Greats: 2+ world titles or 30+ MotoGP / 500cc wins. Up to 4 who shared 10+ races, most titles first. A finisher counts as ahead of a non-finisher.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 24 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Hockenheim (average P6.3, 3 races)

Nogaro500cc 1avg P1.0

Salzburgring350cc 1avg P4.0

Assen350cc 1avg P5.0

Silverstone350cc 2avg P5.5

Jarama350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P6.0

Hockenheim350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P6.3

Rijeka350cc 1avg P8.0

Brno350cc 1avg P9.0

Spa500cc 1avg P9.0

Anderstorp500cc 2avg P12.0

Imatra350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P13.3

Imola350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P13.5

Karlskoga350cc 1avg P15.0

Le Mans350cc 1 · 500cc 1—

Kyalami500cc 1—

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

500cc 12 races · 1980–1983

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 1.0	1 wins / 1 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 5.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	11.7 → 10.5	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜	17.7 → 10.0	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nogaro1 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P8.0

Jarama1 racesavg P9.0

Spa1 racesavg P9.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P12.0

Imatra2 racesavg P14.5

Imola1 racesavg P16.0

Le Mans1 races—

Kyalami1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

350cc 12 races · 1977–1979

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Assen1 racesavg P5.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P5.5

Rijeka1 racesavg P8.0

Brno1 racesavg P9.0

Imola1 racesavg P11.0

Imatra1 racesavg P11.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P15.0

Le Mans1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)7 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,156 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 495 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,180 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

72.7%Start rate (8/11)

1Longest run of absences (races)

3Longest run of starts (races)

15.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1979 350cc P5 · 47 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? How the estimate is made

Estimate = average of the last 3 races before each absence

Seasons in which at least half of the races were started | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

1977	Imola	11
1977	Imatra	11
1977	Silverstone	7 +4
1978	Karlskoga	15
1979	Salzburgring	4 +8
1979	Hockenheim	3 +10
1979	Jarama	3 +10
1979	Rijeka	8 +3
1979	Assen	5 +6
1979	Silverstone	4 +8
1979	Brno	9 +2
1979	Le Mans	DNF

1980	Jarama	grid 12	9 +2
1980	Imatra		18
1981	Hockenheim	grid 5	5 +6
1981	Imola		16
1981	Imatra		11
1981	Anderstorp	grid 11	DNF
1982	Nogaro	grid 2	1 +15
1982	Spa	grid 19	9 +2
1982	Anderstorp	grid 12	12
1982	Hockenheim	grid 17	11
1983	Kyalami	grid 9	DNF
1983	Le Mans	grid 17	DNF