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

Riders

Tom Herron

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Nationality: Ireland
Bike: Suzuki
Born: December 14, 1948(age 77)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Ulster in 1971.

In 500cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974–1975): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975–1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1976): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976–1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1975 (350cc). First win: Isle of Man 1976 (250cc).

In all, 52 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 13 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	WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX	500cc	10
1979	Spanish GP	500cc	10

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: 1974 350cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1973 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1971–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1974–1978

Win rate2.8%

Podium rate13.9%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.5

184 pts · Poles 1

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

350cc1974–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate20.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.1

187 pts · Poles 0

Includes 8 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1971–1979

Win rate8.3%

Podium rate25.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.1

56 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, 1971–1979 (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 1971. Of the 56 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
12 races together: ahead 5, behind 4, both out 3
Anton Mang 5 world titles
13 races together: ahead 9, behind 4, both out 0
Walter Villa 4 world titles
30 races together: ahead 8, behind 21, both out 1
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
28 races together: ahead 5, behind 22, both out 1

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 77 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Isle of Man (average P2.3, 4 races)

Silverstone250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P2.0

Isle of Man250cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P2.3

Nürburgring250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P4.0

Nogaro350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.5

Brno350cc 4 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P4.7

Imola250cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.7

San Carlos250cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.7

Karlskoga350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.0

Opatija250cc 4 · 350cc 4avg P5.1

Mugello250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P5.3

Imatra250cc 4 · 350cc 3avg P5.4

Hockenheim350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P6.5

Assen350cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P6.8

Ulster500cc 1avg P7.0

Anderstorp500cc 2 · 250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P7.4

Salzburgring500cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P7.5

Paul Ricard250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P7.7

Jarama250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P8.8

Spa250cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P9.0

Montjuïc350cc 1avg P9.0

Le Mans350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P15.0

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 12 races · 1971–1979

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 3.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 7–9	7.0 → 3.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P1.0

Imola1 racesavg P3.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P3.0

Ulster1 racesavg P7.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P8.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P9.0

Spa1 racesavg P9.0

Jarama1 racesavg P13.0

Brno1 races—

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

250cc 36 races · 1974–1978

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Opatija (average P4.8, 4 races)

Silverstone1 racesavg P2.0

Isle of Man2 racesavg P2.5

Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0

Opatija4 racesavg P4.8

Nogaro1 racesavg P5.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P5.0

Imola2 racesavg P5.5

Mugello2 racesavg P5.5

Brno2 racesavg P5.5

San Carlos1 racesavg P6.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P6.5

Imatra4 racesavg P7.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P7.0

Jarama3 racesavg P7.3

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P8.0

Assen2 racesavg P8.5

Spa4 racesavg P9.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P21.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

350cc 29 races · 1974–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Imatra (average P3.3, 3 races)

Silverstone1 racesavg P2.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0

Imatra3 racesavg P3.3

Nogaro1 racesavg P4.0

Brno4 racesavg P4.3

Mugello1 racesavg P5.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P5.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P5.0

Opatija4 racesavg P5.5

Assen3 racesavg P5.7

Hockenheim2 racesavg P6.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P6.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P6.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P9.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P9.0

Imola1 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, 1971–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)1 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 62 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 29 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 5,712 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.7 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

78.8%Start rate (52/66)

4Longest run of absences (races)

12Longest run of starts (races)

73.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1976 250cc

1976 350cc P4 · 41 pts

1977 250cc P5 · 54 pts

1977 350cc P2 · 56 pts

1978 250cc P6 · 48 pts

1978 350cc P5 · 50 pts

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, 1971–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1974	Isle of Man		4 +8
1974	Spa		8 +3
1974	Opatija		8 +3
1975	Paul Ricard		9 +2
1975	Jarama		7 +4
1975	Imola		7 +4
1975	Imatra		10 +1
1975	Opatija		6 +5
1976	Opatija		2 +12
1976	Le Mans		21
1976	Mugello		7 +4
1976	Isle of Man	grid 1	1 +15
1976	Assen		7 +4
1976	Spa		10 +1
1976	Anderstorp		6 +5
1976	Imatra		5 +6
1976	Brno		6 +5
1977	San Carlos		6 +5
1977	Hockenheim		7 +4
1977	Imola		4 +8
1977	Jarama		7 +4
1977	Paul Ricard		7 +4
1977	Opatija		3 +10
1977	Assen		10 +1
1977	Spa		9 +2
1977	Anderstorp		7 +4
1977	Imatra		5 +6
1977	Brno		5 +6
1978	Jarama		8 +3
1978	Nogaro		5 +6
1978	Mugello		4 +8
1978	Spa		DNF
1978	Karlskoga		5 +6
1978	Imatra		8 +3
1978	Silverstone		2 +12
1978	Nürburgring		3 +10

1971	Ulster		7 +4
1974	Anderstorp		9 +2
1975	Salzburgring		8 +3
1976	Salzburgring		12
1976	Isle of Man		1 +15
1976	Anderstorp		9 +2
1976	Brno		DNF
1978	Jarama		13
1978	Spa		9 +2
1979	San Carlos	grid 2	3 +10
1979	Salzburgring	grid 2	4 +8
1979	Imola	grid 7	3 +10