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

Riders

Horst Lahfeld

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Nationality
Germany Germany

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Nürburgring in 1974.

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In 250cc (1974–1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Nürburgring 1974 (250cc).

In all, 2 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 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: 1975 500cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

110203019731974197519761977197819791975 500cc: P17 / 11 pts / 0 wins500cc1974 250cc: P16 / 12 pts / 0 wins1975 250cc: P37 / 2 pts / 0 wins250cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1973–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1974–1975
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.5

14 pts · Poles 0

350cc1979–1979
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.

500cc1973–1975
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.7

11 pts · Poles 0

4 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, 1973–1979 (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 1973. Of the 107 riders who debuted that year, 1 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 · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring250cc 1avg P2.0
Salzburgring500cc 1avg P5.0
Imatra500cc 1avg P6.0
Hockenheim500cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P10.5
Brno500cc 1—

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.

350cc 1 races · 1979

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

250cc 2 races · 1974–1975

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P2.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P9.0

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

500cc 4 races · 1973–1975

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring1 racesavg P5.0
Imatra1 racesavg P6.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P12.0
Brno1 races—

500cc: 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, 1973–1979 (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, 1973–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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