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

Riders

Jos Schurgers (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Rob Mieremet / Anefo · CC0 · 1971 · Wikimedia Commons

Jos Schurgers

Nationality
Netherlands Netherlands
Bike
Bridgestone
Born
February 18, 1947(age 79)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Assen in 1968.

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In 50cc (1968–1971): 9 starts, 0 wins, 5 podiums. In 125cc (1972–1975): 12 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Opatija 1970 (50cc). First win: Spa 1973 (125cc).

In all, 21 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 9 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 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1967 50cc (TT) / 1968 50cc (TT) / 1973 250cc (TT)

Season by season

50cc125cc250cc ★ Champion

151015201967196819691970197119721973197419751968 50cc: P16 / 2 pts / 0 wins1969 50cc: P23 / 5 pts / 0 wins1970 50cc: P6 / 41 pts / 0 wins1971 50cc: P3 / 42 pts / 0 wins50cc1972 125cc: P9 / 23 pts / 0 wins1973 125cc: P3 / 70 pts / 1 wins1974 125cc: P22 / 6 pts / 0 wins1975 125cc: P15 / 6 pts / 0 wins125cc

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

Totals

50cc1967–1971
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

90 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1972–1975
Win rate7.1%
Podium rate35.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.5

107 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1973–1973
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 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 27 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Spa (average P2.0, 3 races)

Spa50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P2.0
Monza50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.0
Opatija50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.0
Brno125cc 1avg P3.0
Hockenheim125cc 1avg P3.0
Sachsenring50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P3.3
Le Mans50cc 1avg P4.0
Imatra125cc 1avg P4.0
Assen50cc 4 · 125cc 3avg P5.0
Jarama250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P6.0
Anderstorp125cc 2avg P7.0
Montjuïc125cc 1avg P8.0
Nürburgring50cc 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.

125cc 14 races · 1972–1975

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa1 racesavg P1.0
Monza1 racesavg P2.0
Brno1 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0
Opatija1 racesavg P3.0
Imatra1 racesavg P4.0
Assen3 racesavg P4.7
Sachsenring1 racesavg P5.0
Jarama1 racesavg P6.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P7.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P8.0

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

250cc 1 races · 1973

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

50cc 12 races · 1967–1971

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring2 racesavg P2.5
Spa2 racesavg P2.5
Opatija1 racesavg P3.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P4.0
Monza1 racesavg P4.0
Assen4 racesavg P5.3
Nürburgring1 racesavg P10.0

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

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

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)6 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 391 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 103 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,950 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.4 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

59.1%Start rate (13/22)
6Longest run of absences (races)
5Longest run of starts (races)
70.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1970 50cc P6 · 41 pts

1971〜1972 no Grand Prix starts

1973 125cc P3 · 70 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, 1967–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

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