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

Riders

Gustav Reiner

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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 500cc at Nürburgring in 1980.

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In 500cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981–1982): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1982): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1983–1988): 29 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Brno 1981 (350cc).

In all, 36 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: 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

1510152025198019821984198619881981 350cc: P13 / 10 pts / 0 wins1982 350cc: P10 / 19 pts / 0 wins350cc1979 500cc: P21 / 8 pts / 0 wins1980 500cc: P24 / 1 pts / 0 wins1984 500cc: P18 / 10 pts / 0 wins1985 500cc: P14 / 10 pts / 0 wins1986 500cc: P14 / 5 pts / 0 wins1987 500cc: P19 / 5 pts / 0 wins1988 500cc: P26 / 5 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Teams in years without official results: 1979 125cc

Scope: official results DB, 1979–1988 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

350cc1979–1982
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate11.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.8

29 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1979–1988
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P10.7

44 pts · Poles 0

17 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, 1979–1988 (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 1979. Of the 102 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 56 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Brno (average P4.5, 3 races)

Brno350cc 3avg P4.5
Buenos Aires350cc 1avg P6.0
Assen350cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P6.5
Le Mans500cc 3avg P8.0
Spa500cc 3avg P8.0
Misano350cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P9.0
Nürburgring500cc 3avg P9.5
Jarama500cc 5avg P10.0
Hockenheim350cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P12.5
Salzburgring500cc 7 · 350cc 1avg P12.8
Rijeka500cc 3avg P13.0
Silverstone350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P13.0
Monza500cc 2avg P13.0
Kyalami500cc 3avg P14.0
Paul Ricard500cc 2—
Anderstorp500cc 2—
Jerez500cc 1—
Mugello500cc 1—
Donington500cc 1—
Suzuka500cc 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 47 races · 1979–1988

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.9 to an average finish of 8.4

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.3 → average finish 8.0 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.9 → average finish 8.4 (12 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 19.8 → average finish 12.6 (21 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–98.3 → 8.00 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–1512.9 → 8.40 wins / 12 races
Grid 16〜19.8 → 12.60 wins / 21 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Assen (average P7.0, 3 races)

Assen3 racesavg P7.0
Le Mans3 racesavg P8.0
Spa3 racesavg P8.0
Nürburgring3 racesavg P9.5
Misano3 racesavg P9.7
Jarama5 racesavg P10.0
Hockenheim3 racesavg P12.5
Salzburgring7 racesavg P12.8
Rijeka3 racesavg P13.0
Monza2 racesavg P13.0
Kyalami3 racesavg P14.0
Paul Ricard2 races—
Anderstorp2 races—
Suzuka1 races—
Jerez1 races—
Mugello1 races—
Silverstone1 races—
Donington1 races—

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

350cc 9 races · 1979–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno3 racesavg P4.5
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P6.0
Assen1 racesavg P6.0
Misano1 racesavg P7.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P13.0
Salzburgring1 races—
Hockenheim1 races—

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, 1979–1988 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)21 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,471 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 519 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 22,535 miles
0.9× around the Earth · at least 2.3 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

65%Start rate (39/60)
5Longest run of absences (races)
14Longest run of starts (races)
17.5Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1982 350cc P10 · 19 pts
1983 500cc
1984 500cc P18 · 10 pts
1985 500cc P14 · 10 pts

1986 no Grand Prix starts

1987 500cc P19 · 5 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, 1979–1988 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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