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

Riders

Ulrich Graf

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Nationality
Switzerland Switzerland
Bike
Rieju
Born
August 15, 1946(age 80)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Montjuïc in 1970.

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In 50cc (1970–1974): 12 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1975–1977): 11 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Opatija 1973 (50cc). First win: Opatija 1976 (50cc).

In all, 24 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 6 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1974 350cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc50cc350cc ★ Champion

110203040197019711972197319741975197619771970 125cc: P51 / 2 pts / 0 wins1975 125cc: P33 / 1 pts / 0 wins125cc1970 50cc: P23 / 4 pts / 0 wins1971 50cc: P30 / 3 pts / 0 wins1973 50cc: P7 / 21 pts / 0 wins1974 50cc: P6 / 44 pts / 0 wins1975 50cc: P14 / 10 pts / 0 wins1976 50cc: P3 / 69 pts / 1 wins1977 50cc: P11 / 9 pts / 0 wins50cc1974 350cc: P42 / 3 pts / 0 wins350cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1970–1977 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1970–1977
Win rate3.7%
Podium rate29.6%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.7

172 pts · Poles 0

Includes 5 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

125cc1970–1975
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P9.5

3 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1974–1974
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.0

3 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, 1970–1977 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1970. Of the 65 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 31 races · 50cc / 125cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Opatija (average P4.0, 3 races)

Imatra50cc 2avg P2.5
Nürburgring50cc 1avg P3.0
Opatija50cc 3avg P4.0
Mugello50cc 1avg P4.0
Assen350cc 1 · 50cc 2avg P4.5
Anderstorp50cc 4avg P6.0
Monza50cc 1avg P6.0
Clermont-Ferrand50cc 1avg P6.0
Imola50cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P7.0
Montjuïc50cc 2 · 125cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P7.0
Spa50cc 3avg P7.0
Jarama50cc 1avg P7.0
Hockenheim50cc 1avg P9.0
Le Mans50cc 1avg P10.0
Salzburgring50cc 1avg P10.0

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.

50cc 27 races · 1970–1977

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Opatija (average P4.0, 3 races)

Imatra2 racesavg P2.5
Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0
Opatija3 racesavg P4.0
Mugello1 racesavg P4.0
Assen2 racesavg P4.5
Montjuïc2 racesavg P5.5
Anderstorp4 racesavg P6.0
Imola3 racesavg P6.0
Monza1 racesavg P6.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P6.0
Spa3 racesavg P7.0
Jarama1 racesavg P7.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P9.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P10.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P10.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 2 races · 1970–1975

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Montjuïc1 racesavg P9.0
Imola1 racesavg P10.0

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

350cc 2 races · 1974

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Montjuïc1 racesavg P8.0
Assen1 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, 1970–1977 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)1 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 60 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 19 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 1,701 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.2 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

70.4%Start rate (19/27)
2Longest run of absences (races)
9Longest run of starts (races)
32.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1974 50cc P6 · 44 pts
1975 50cc P14 · 10 pts
1976 50cc P3 · 69 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, 1970–1977 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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