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

Riders

Jim Redman

Nationality: RH Rhodesia
Born: November 8, 1931(age 94)
Birthplace: London

Photos (20)

1962
Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
1962
Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
1962
Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
1963
At this race · Jack de Nijs for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
1963
At this race · Jack de Nijs for Anefo / Anefo · CC0
1963
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
1964
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1964
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1964
At this race · Original: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo / Derivative work: Danyele · CC0
1964
At this race · Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
1964
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1964
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1966
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
1966
At this race · Jan Voets for Anefo · CC0
1966
At this race · Ron Kroon for Anefo · CC0
1967
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
2006
Moto-gundy · CC BY-SA 3.0
2011
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2011
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2011
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Hockenheim in 1959.

In 350cc (1959): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1960): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1960–1961): 4 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1961–1962): 8 starts, 0 wins, 5 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 3 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962–1963): 3 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963–1964): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1964–1965): 3 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 3 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1966): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1960 (250cc). First win: Assen 1962 (350cc). World champion: 1962 250cc, 1962 350cc, 1963 250cc, 1963 350cc, 1964 350cc, 1965 350cc.

In all, 95 Grand Prix starts, 34 wins and 70 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 6 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1959 350cc (TT) / 1960 500cc (TT) / 1962 350cc (TT) / 1964 250cc (TT) / 1966 350cc (BEL) / 1966 500cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1958–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1960–1964

Win rate9.5%

Podium rate57.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5

162 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1960–1966 ★ 2 titles (1962, 1963)

Win rate34.7%

Podium rate87.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.2

279 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1958–1966 ★ 4 titles (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965)

Win rate65.6%

Podium rate81.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.3

196 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1959–1966

Win rate25.0%

Podium rate25.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.8

23 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, 1958–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1958. Of the 21 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
10 races together: ahead 7, behind 3, both out 0
Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
48 races together: ahead 24, behind 23, both out 1
Phil Read 7 world titles
22 races together: ahead 12, behind 9, both out 1
Hugh Anderson 4 world titles
16 races together: ahead 7, behind 9, both out 0

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 131 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Suzuka (average P1.4, 5 races)

Suzuka125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P1.4

Buenos Aires125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P2.0

Brno350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.0

Imatra350cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.0

Sachsenring250cc 5 · 125cc 3 · 350cc 4avg P2.2

Montjuïc125cc 4 · 250cc 5avg P2.3

Isle of Man125cc 4 · 350cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P2.4

Assen500cc 2 · 250cc 7 · 125cc 5 · 350cc 5avg P2.5

Tampere350cc 2 · 125cc 2avg P2.5

Clermont-Ferrand250cc 3 · 125cc 4 · 350cc 1avg P2.7

Ulster500cc 1 · 250cc 5 · 125cc 3 · 350cc 4avg P2.8

Monza500cc 1 · 125cc 5 · 250cc 5 · 350cc 3avg P2.8

Solitude500cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 125cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.0

Hockenheim350cc 2 · 125cc 2 · 250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P3.1

Kristianstad350cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.3

Spa350cc 1 · 125cc 3 · 500cc 2 · 250cc 5avg P4.4

Rouen250cc 1—

Nürburgring350cc 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 8 races · 1959–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P1.0

Assen2 racesavg P3.0

Spa2 racesavg P5.0

Ulster1 racesavg P5.0

Monza1 racesavg P6.0

Solitude1 races—

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

250cc 49 races · 1960–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Sachsenring (average P1.8, 5 races)

Suzuka2 racesavg P1.0

Isle of Man2 racesavg P1.0

Solitude2 racesavg P1.5

Sachsenring5 racesavg P1.8

Spa5 racesavg P1.8

Monza5 racesavg P1.8

Ulster5 racesavg P2.2

Montjuïc5 racesavg P2.3

Hockenheim3 racesavg P2.3

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P2.5

Assen7 racesavg P2.7

Clermont-Ferrand3 racesavg P3.0

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Kristianstad1 racesavg P4.0

Rouen1 races—

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

350cc 32 races · 1958–1966

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Ulster (average P1.0, 4 races)

Ulster4 racesavg P1.0

Monza3 racesavg P1.0

Isle of Man3 racesavg P1.0

Solitude1 racesavg P1.0

Brno1 racesavg P1.0

Imatra1 racesavg P1.0

Sachsenring4 racesavg P1.5

Suzuka2 racesavg P1.5

Tampere2 racesavg P2.0

Assen5 racesavg P2.2

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P3.5

Kristianstad1 racesavg P6.0

Spa1 racesavg P16.0

Nürburgring1 races—

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

125cc 42 races · 1960–1964

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Assen (average P2.3, 5 races)

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P1.5

Suzuka1 racesavg P2.0

Assen5 racesavg P2.3

Montjuïc4 racesavg P2.3

Clermont-Ferrand4 racesavg P2.3

Tampere2 racesavg P3.0

Kristianstad1 racesavg P3.0

Imatra1 racesavg P3.0

Sachsenring3 racesavg P3.7

Monza5 racesavg P4.2

Isle of Man4 racesavg P4.3

Spa3 racesavg P4.7

Ulster3 racesavg P4.7

Solitude2 racesavg P5.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P7.0

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, 1958–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 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 298 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 131 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 36,111 miles
1.5× around the Earth · at least 3.3 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

86%Start rate (111/129)

2Longest run of absences (races)

35Longest run of starts (races)

50.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1960 125cc P7 · 6 pts

1960 250cc P4 · 10 pts

1960 500cc P9 · 5 pts

1961 125cc P4 · 28 pts

1961 250cc P3 · 36 pts

1962 125cc P2 · 38 pts

1962 250cc P1 · 48 pts

1962 350cc P1 · 32 pts

1963 125cc P3 · 35 pts

1963 250cc P1 · 44 pts

1963 350cc P1 · 32 pts

1964 125cc P2 · 36 pts

1964 250cc P2 · 42 pts

1964 350cc P1 · 40 pts

1965 350cc P1 · 38 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, 1958–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

1960	Assen	4 +3
1960	Spa	9
1960	Monza	4 +3
1961	Montjuïc	3 +4
1961	Hockenheim	7
1961	Clermont-Ferrand	3 +4
1961	Isle of Man	4 +3
1961	Assen	2 +6
1961	Spa	3 +4
1961	Sachsenring	6 +1
1961	Ulster	4 +3
1961	Monza	5 +2
1961	Kristianstad	3 +4
1961	Buenos Aires	2 +6
1962	Montjuïc	2 +6
1962	Clermont-Ferrand	2 +6
1962	Isle of Man	5 +2
1962	Assen	2 +6
1962	Spa	2 +6
1962	Solitude	10
1962	Ulster	3 +4
1962	Sachsenring	2 +6
1962	Monza	4 +3
1962	Tampere	1 +8
1963	Montjuïc	2 +6
1963	Hockenheim	DNF
1963	Clermont-Ferrand	2 +6
1963	Isle of Man	6 +1
1963	Assen	DNF
1963	Ulster	7
1963	Tampere	5 +2
1963	Monza	2 +6
1963	Buenos Aires	1 +8
1963	Suzuka	2 +6
1964	Montjuïc	2 +6
1964	Clermont-Ferrand	DNF
1964	Isle of Man	2 +6
1964	Assen	1 +8
1964	Solitude	1 +8
1964	Sachsenring	3 +4
1964	Imatra	3 +4
1964	Monza	6 +1

1958	Spa	16
1959	Hockenheim	6 +1
1959	Kristianstad	6 +1
1960	Assen	7
1962	Assen	1 +8
1962	Ulster	1 +8
1962	Sachsenring	1 +8
1962	Monza	1 +8
1962	Tampere	2 +6
1963	Hockenheim	1 +8
1963	Isle of Man	1 +8
1963	Assen	1 +8
1963	Ulster	1 +8
1963	Sachsenring	3 +4
1963	Tampere	2 +6
1963	Monza	1 +8
1964	Isle of Man	1 +8
1964	Assen	1 +8
1964	Solitude	1 +8
1964	Sachsenring	1 +8
1964	Ulster	1 +8
1964	Imatra	1 +8
1964	Monza	1 +8
1964	Suzuka	1 +8
1965	Nürburgring	DNF
1965	Isle of Man	1 +8
1965	Assen	1 +8
1965	Sachsenring	1 +8
1965	Brno	1 +8
1965	Ulster	DNF
1965	Suzuka	2 +6
1966	Clermont-Ferrand	3 +4