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John Dodds (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Lothar Spurzem · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · 1976 · Wikimedia Commons

John Dodds

Nationality
Australia Australia
Born
November 13, 1943(age 82)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Sachsenring in 1967.

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In 500cc (1967–1969): 5 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1970): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971–1972): 8 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973–1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1974–1975): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 4 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976–1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Montjuïc 1968 (500cc). First win: Nürburgring 1970 (125cc).

In all, 48 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 16 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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1974SWEDISH GRAND PRIX250cc11'49.000

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 5 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1966 500cc (TT) / 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc125cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

11020304019661968197019721974197619781966 500cc: P21 / 1 pts / 0 wins1967 500cc: P13 / 4 pts / 0 wins1968 500cc: P14 / 6 pts / 0 wins1969 500cc: P11 / 18 pts / 0 wins1970 500cc: P15 / 12 pts / 0 wins1971 500cc: P51 / 1 pts / 0 wins500cc1969 125cc: P25 / 7 pts / 0 wins1970 125cc: P8 / 24 pts / 1 wins125cc1971 250cc: P4 / 59 pts / 0 wins1972 250cc: P6 / 42 pts / 0 wins1973 250cc: P3 / 58 pts / 1 wins1974 250cc: P7 / 38 pts / 1 wins1975 250cc: P19 / 9 pts / 0 wins1976 250cc: P11 / 24 pts / 0 wins1977 250cc: P22 / 9 pts / 0 wins1978 250cc: P27 / 2 pts / 0 wins250cc1972 350cc: P23 / 8 pts / 0 wins1973 350cc: P4 / 49 pts / 0 wins1974 350cc: P4 / 31 pts / 1 wins1975 350cc: P48 / 1 pts / 0 wins1976 350cc: P5 / 34 pts / 0 wins1977 350cc: P21 / 11 pts / 0 wins350cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1966–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1969–1970
Win rate20.0%
Podium rate20.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.8

31 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1971–1978
Win rate4.8%
Podium rate26.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.6

245 pts · Poles 1

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

350cc1972–1978
Win rate3.8%
Podium rate23.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.6

134 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 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.

500cc1966–1971
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate18.8%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.1

42 pts · Poles 0

10 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, 1966–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1966. Of the 44 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 89 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Montjuïc (average P3.3, 3 races)

Nürburgring125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.0
Monza250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P3.0
Montjuïc500cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.3
Jarama250cc 2avg P3.5
Salzburgring250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.7
Sachsenring500cc 4avg P4.0
Opatija250cc 3 · 350cc 4avg P4.2
Assen500cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 4 · 350cc 4avg P4.7
Spa500cc 2 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 6avg P5.6
Hockenheim500cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P5.7
Imatra500cc 3 · 250cc 6 · 350cc 6avg P5.9
Imola500cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P6.0
Anderstorp250cc 3 · 350cc 2avg P6.8
Brno500cc 1 · 250cc 5 · 350cc 3avg P7.0
Mugello350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.0
Paul Ricard250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P9.7
Clermont-Ferrand350cc 1avg P10.0
Le Mans350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P10.5
Silverstone250cc 1—
Nogaro250cc 1—
Karlskoga350cc 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.

250cc 42 races · 1971–1978

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Spa (average P3.4, 6 races)

Montjuïc1 racesavg P1.0
Monza1 racesavg P2.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0
Spa6 racesavg P3.4
Jarama2 racesavg P3.5
Salzburgring2 racesavg P4.0
Assen4 racesavg P4.5
Opatija3 racesavg P5.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0
Imatra6 racesavg P5.5
Imola1 racesavg P6.0
Brno5 racesavg P7.2
Anderstorp3 racesavg P7.5
Le Mans1 racesavg P11.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P11.5
Mugello1 racesavg P13.0
Silverstone1 races—
Nogaro1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

350cc 26 races · 1972–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Opatija (average P3.3, 4 races)

Mugello1 racesavg P3.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P3.0
Opatija4 racesavg P3.3
Monza1 racesavg P4.0
Assen4 racesavg P4.5
Imatra6 racesavg P5.8
Anderstorp2 racesavg P6.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P6.0
Brno3 racesavg P7.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P10.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P10.0
Karlskoga1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

500cc 16 races · 1966–1971

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Sachsenring (average P4.0, 4 races)

Imola1 racesavg P3.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0
Sachsenring4 racesavg P4.0
Brno1 racesavg P6.0
Hockenheim3 racesavg P7.0
Imatra3 racesavg P7.0
Spa2 racesavg P10.5
Assen1 races—

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

125cc 5 races · 1969–1970

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Assen1 racesavg P6.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P6.0
Spa1 racesavg P7.0
Imola1 racesavg P9.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1966–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 816 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 194 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 8,342 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 1.1 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

60.8%Start rate (45/74)
4Longest run of absences (races)
7Longest run of starts (races)
125.5Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1971 250cc P4 · 59 pts
1972 250cc P6 · 42 pts
1973 250cc P3 · 58 pts
1973 350cc P4 · 49 pts
1974 250cc P7 · 38 pts
1974 350cc P4 · 31 pts

1975 no Grand Prix starts

1976 350cc P5 · 34 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, 1966–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

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