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

Riders

Rudolf Schmalzle

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Nationality
Bike
Kreidler

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 (1968–1969): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 3 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)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1967 50cc (TT) / 1968 50cc (TT)

Season by season

50cc ★ Champion

11020301967196819691967 50cc: P6 / 12 pts / 0 wins1968 50cc: P7 / 6 pts / 0 wins1969 50cc: P35 / 2 pts / 0 wins50cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1967–1969 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1967–1969
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate40.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.2

20 pts · Poles 0

Includes 6 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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, 1967–1969 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 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)

50cc 5 races · 1967–1969

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P5.5
Assen1 racesavg P6.0
Spa1 racesavg P6.0

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, 1967–1969 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

75%Start rate (3/4)
1Longest run of absences (races)
2Longest run of starts (races)
4Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1968 50cc P7 · 6 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, 1967–1969 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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