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

Riders

Peter Sjostrom

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Nationality: Sweden
Bike: Suzuki

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Imatra in 1979.

In 500cc (1979–1984): 18 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 18 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 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).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1979	SWEDISH GRAND PRIX	500cc	14

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1977–1984

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.9

2 pts · Poles 0

12 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, 1977–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
14 races together: ahead 1, behind 13, both out 0
Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
21 races together: ahead 2, behind 19, both out 0
Freddie Spencer 3 world titles
17 races together: ahead 4, behind 13, both out 0
Barry Sheene 2 world titles
23 races together: ahead 3, behind 17, both out 3

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)

500cc 30 races · 1977–1984

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.0 → 13.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜	23.0 → 15.6	0 wins / 15 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Imatra (average P13.0, 3 races)

Misano2 racesavg P10.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P11.5

Imatra3 racesavg P13.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P13.0

Monza1 racesavg P14.0

Jarama2 racesavg P15.0

Silverstone4 racesavg P16.3

Salzburgring3 racesavg P17.0

Anderstorp3 racesavg P18.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P19.0

Imola1 racesavg P20.0

Paul Ricard2 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

Assen1 races—

Spa1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)14 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,093 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 408 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 3,690 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.5 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

75%Start rate (9/12)

1Longest run of absences (races)

5Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1983 500cc

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1977–1984 (the rider's racing years)

1977	Hockenheim		29
1978	Silverstone		18
1979	Salzburgring		17
1979	Imatra		13
1979	Silverstone		13
1979	Le Mans		10 +1
1980	Imatra		DNF
1981	Paul Ricard		DNF
1981	Silverstone		12
1981	Imatra		DNF
1981	Anderstorp		22
1982	Nogaro	grid 12	13
1982	Jarama	grid 14	14
1982	Misano	grid 17	10 +1
1982	Anderstorp		16
1982	Hockenheim	grid 19	13
1983	Le Mans	grid 22	13
1983	Monza	grid 27	14
1983	Hockenheim	grid 19	15
1983	Salzburgring	grid 27	17
1983	Assen	grid 33	DNF
1983	Spa	grid 26	DNF
1983	Silverstone	grid 26	22
1983	Anderstorp	grid 18	16
1983	Imola	grid 21	20
1984	Misano	grid 30	DNF
1984	Jarama	grid 20	16
1984	Salzburgring		DNF
1984	Nürburgring	grid 22	DNF
1984	Paul Ricard	grid 18	DNF