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

Riders

Horst Fügner

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Nationality
Germany Germany
Bike
MZ
Born
March 11, 1923(age 103)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Hockenheim in 1957.

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In 125cc (1957–1958): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1958): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1958–1959): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Nürburgring 1958 (250cc). First win: Hedemora 1958 (250cc).

In all, 9 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 2 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

12468101957195819591957 125cc: P9 / 3 pts / 0 wins1958 125cc: P9 / 7 pts / 0 wins1959 125cc: P10 / 6 pts / 0 wins125cc1958 250cc: P2 / 16 pts / 1 wins1959 250cc: P9 / 6 pts / 0 wins250cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1957–1959 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1957–1959
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.7

16 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1958–1959
Win rate20.0%
Podium rate60.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.2

22 pts · Poles 0

2 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, 1957–1959 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1957. Of the 24 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 12 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.0
Hedemora250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.5
Hockenheim125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.5
Assen125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.5
Isle of Man125cc 2avg P5.0
Ulster250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P5.0

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.

250cc 5 races · 1958–1959

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hedemora1 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P2.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0
Assen1 racesavg P5.0
Ulster1 racesavg P5.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 7 races · 1957–1959

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0
Assen1 racesavg P4.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P5.0
Ulster1 racesavg P5.0
Hedemora1 racesavg P6.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1957–1959 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

58.3%Start rate (7/12)
2Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
9.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1958 125cc P9 · 7 pts
1958 250cc P2 · 16 pts

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? 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, 1957–1959 (the rider's racing years)

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