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

Riders

Benjamin Grau (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Peprovira · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2017 · Wikimedia Commons

Benjamin Grau

Nationality
Spain Spain
Born
August 19, 1945(age 81)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Jarama in 1971.

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In 500cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1972–1974): 4 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Montjuïc 1974 (125cc). First win: Montjuïc 1974 (125cc).

In all, 7 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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1975Spanish GP125cc12'00.700

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1967 50cc (TT) / 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1971 125cc (TT)

Season by season

50cc125cc500cc250cc ★ Champion

1102030401967196819691970197119721973197419751967 50cc: P10 / 6 pts / 0 wins1972 50cc: P10 / 12 pts / 0 wins50cc1970 125cc: P52 / 1 pts / 0 wins1971 125cc: P31 / 3 pts / 0 wins1972 125cc: P17 / 10 pts / 0 wins1974 125cc: P9 / 21 pts / 1 wins125cc1971 500cc: P20 / 8 pts / 0 wins500cc1975 250cc: P17 / 10 pts / 0 wins250cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1967–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1967–1972
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.7

18 pts · Poles 0

Includes 2 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

125cc1970–1974
Win rate16.7%
Podium rate16.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

35 pts · Poles 1

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

250cc1975–1975
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

10 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1971–1971
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

8 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1967–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1967. Of the 50 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 11 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Montjuïc (average P4.8, 5 races)

Montjuïc50cc 2 · 125cc 3avg P4.8
Jarama500cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.0
Clermont-Ferrand125cc 1avg P5.0
Imatra125cc 1avg P6.0
Spa50cc 1avg P7.0

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 1 races · 1975

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

125cc 6 races · 1970–1974

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P5.0
Montjuïc3 racesavg P5.7
Imatra1 racesavg P6.0
Jarama1 racesavg P8.0

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

50cc 3 races · 1967–1972

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.5
Spa1 racesavg P7.0

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

500cc 1 races · 1971

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1967–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 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, 1967–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

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