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

Riders

Helmut Kassner

Nationality: Germany
Born: December 26, 1946(age 79)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Isle of Man in 1973.

In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1976–1977): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Nürburgring 1974 (250cc). First win: Nürburgring 1974 (250cc).

In all, 9 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 2 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: 1974 350cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1974 500cc / 1973 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1973–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1974–1975

Win rate33.3%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.7

18 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1973–1977

Win rate16.7%

Podium rate16.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.0

27 pts · Poles 0

Includes 5 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1975–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.4

14 pts · Poles 0

Includes 2 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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, 1973–1978 (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 1973. Of the 106 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
13 races together: ahead 5, behind 7, 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 22 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Salzburgring (average P10.3, 4 races)

Nürburgring350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P1.0

Isle of Man350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.0

Silverstone500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P9.5

Spa500cc 1avg P10.0

Opatija350cc 1avg P10.0

Salzburgring500cc 4avg P10.3

Assen350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P14.0

Brno250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P15.0

Hockenheim500cc 1avg P16.0

Paul Ricard500cc 1avg P17.0

Anderstorp500cc 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 13 races · 1975–1978

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Brno (average P10.0, 3 races)

Assen1 racesavg P9.0

Brno3 racesavg P10.0

Spa1 racesavg P10.0

Salzburgring4 racesavg P10.3

Silverstone1 racesavg P11.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P16.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P17.0

Anderstorp1 races—

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

350cc 6 races · 1973–1977

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P8.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P8.0

Opatija1 racesavg P10.0

Assen2 racesavg P16.5

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

250cc 3 races · 1974–1975

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P8.0

Brno1 racesavg P20.0

250cc: 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, 1973–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

54.5%Start rate (6/11)

2Longest run of absences (races)

2Longest run of starts (races)

9.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1977 500cc P18 · 9 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, 1973–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

1973	Isle of Man	8 +3
1974	Nürburgring	1 +15
1974	Assen	20
1977	Opatija	10 +1
1977	Assen	13
1977	Silverstone	8 +3

1975	Salzburgring	13
1975	Brno	DNF
1976	Salzburgring	11
1976	Assen	9 +2
1976	Spa	10 +1
1976	Brno	DNF
1977	Salzburgring	4 +8
1977	Hockenheim	16
1977	Paul Ricard	17
1977	Anderstorp	DNF
1977	Brno	10 +1
1977	Silverstone	11
1978	Salzburgring	13