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

Riders

Franz Kaserer

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Nationality
Bike: Suzuki

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Hockenheim in 1982.

In 350cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1983–1987): 8 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 9 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)

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1982–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

350cc1982–1982

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.0

1 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1983–1987

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P25.0

0 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1982–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1982. Of the 90 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 · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P10.0

Assen500cc 1avg P21.0

Salzburgring350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P22.5

Rijeka500cc 1avg P24.0

Monza500cc 1avg P25.0

Imola500cc 1avg P26.0

Spa500cc 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.

500cc 8 races · 1983–1987

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P21.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P24.0

Monza1 racesavg P25.0

Imola1 racesavg P26.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P29.0

Hockenheim1 races—

Spa1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

350cc 2 races · 1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P10.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P16.0

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, 1982–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)5 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 406 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 128 laps

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

58.3%Start rate (7/12)

2Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest 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, 1982–1987 (the rider's racing years)

1983	Monza	grid 25	25
1983	Hockenheim		DNF
1983	Salzburgring	grid 23	29
1983	Rijeka	grid 25	24
1983	Assen	grid 21	21
1983	Spa	grid 19	DNF
1983	Imola	grid 32	26
1987	Salzburgring	grid 33	DNF