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

Riders

Eric Hinton

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Nationality: Australia

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Spa in 1950.

In 500cc (1950): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1950–1965): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Ulster 1950 (350cc).

In all, 4 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 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1950 500cc (TT) / 1966 500cc (TT) / 1969 250cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1957 350cc

Scope: official results DB, 1950–1969 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1969–1969

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

5 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1950–1965

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate50.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.5

10 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1950–1967

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

2 pts · Poles 0

5 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, 1950–1969 (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 1950. Of the 23 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 10 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Spa (average P6.0, 3 races)

Ulster350cc 1avg P3.0

Spa500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P6.0

Imatra350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P6.0

Brno500cc 1avg P6.0

Solitude500cc 1—

Sachsenring500cc 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.

250cc 1 races · 1969

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

500cc 7 races · 1950–1967

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa2 racesavg P6.0

Brno1 racesavg P6.0

Imatra2 races—

Solitude1 races—

Sachsenring1 races—

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

350cc 2 races · 1950–1965

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P3.0

Imatra1 racesavg P6.0

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, 1950–1969 (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, 1950–1969 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1950	Spa	6 +1
1956	Solitude	DNF
1966	Sachsenring	DNF
1966	Brno	6 +1
1966	Imatra	DNF
1967	Spa	DNF
1967	Imatra	DNF