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

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Mike Grant (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
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Mike Grant

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Suzuki
Born
July 10, 1944(age 82)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Isle of Man in 1971.

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In 350cc (1971–1972): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974–1978): 5 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1972 (350cc). First win: Assen 1977 (250cc).

In all, 16 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 6 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
1979VENEZUELA GRAND PRIX500cc8

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: 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

110203019721974197619781980198219841971 350cc: P37 / 4 pts / 0 wins1972 350cc: P18 / 11 pts / 0 wins1973 350cc: P22 / 9 pts / 0 wins1978 350cc: P14 / 16 pts / 0 wins350cc1974 250cc: P10 / 18 pts / 0 wins1977 250cc: P8 / 42 pts / 2 wins1978 250cc: P14 / 17 pts / 0 wins250cc1979 500cc: P38 / 1 pts / 0 wins500cc

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

Teams in years without official results: 1975 500cc / 1972 500cc

Scope: official results DB, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1973–1981
Win rate12.5%
Podium rate25.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.6

86 pts · Poles 1

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

350cc1971–1978
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate20.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.4

46 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1979–1984
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P13.5

1 pts · Poles 0

3 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, 1971–1984 (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 1971. Of the 56 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 30 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Isle of Man (average P4.0, 3 races)

Isle of Man350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P4.0
Anderstorp350cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P4.5
Imatra250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P4.5
Jarama250cc 1avg P6.0
Assen350cc 3 · 250cc 3avg P6.2
Silverstone250cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P8.0
Monza350cc 1avg P9.0
Karlskoga350cc 1avg P9.0
Hockenheim250cc 1avg P10.0
Salzburgring500cc 1avg P10.0
Spa250cc 3avg P14.0
Nogaro250cc 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 4 races · 1979–1984

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.0 → average finish 10.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 17.0 → average finish 17.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1513.0 → 10.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜17.0 → 17.00 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring1 racesavg P10.0
Silverstone2 racesavg P17.0
Imatra1 races—

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

250cc 16 races · 1973–1981

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Assen (average P5.0, 3 races)

Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P3.5
Silverstone2 racesavg P4.0
Imatra2 racesavg P4.5
Assen3 racesavg P5.0
Jarama1 racesavg P6.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P10.0
Spa3 racesavg P14.0
Nogaro1 races—

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

350cc 10 races · 1971–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Silverstone1 racesavg P3.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P5.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P5.5
Assen3 racesavg P8.0
Monza1 racesavg P9.0
Karlskoga1 racesavg P9.0

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, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 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 144 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 57 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 323 miles
0.0× around the Earth · at least 0.0 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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