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

Riders

Alistair King

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Norton

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Isle of Man in 1958.

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In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1959–1961): 5 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1959 (500cc).

In all, 6 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 3 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1961 350cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

15101519581959196019611958 350cc: P15 / 1 pts / 0 wins350cc1959 500cc: P7 / 7 pts / 0 wins1961 500cc: P5 / 13 pts / 0 wins500cc

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

Teams in years without official results: 1965 500cc / 1959 350cc

Scope: official results DB, 1958–1961 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

350cc1958–1961
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

7 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1959–1961
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate60.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.4

20 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1958–1961 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1958. Of the 21 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

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 7 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Ulster (average P3.7, 3 races)

Monza500cc 1avg P2.0
Ulster500cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.7
Isle of Man350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P4.0

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 5 races · 1959–1961

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P3.0
Ulster2 racesavg P4.5

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

350cc 2 races · 1958–1961

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P6.0

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, 1958–1961 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Every race

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1958–1961 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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