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

Riders

Derek Woodman

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Seeley

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 1964.

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In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1964): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1966–1967): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1967–1968): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1968): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Montjuïc 1965 (125cc).

In all, 34 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 11 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: 1965 125cc (TT) / 1966 500cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc125cc250cc ★ Champion

11020301964196519661967196819691964 350cc: P15 / 3 pts / 0 wins1965 350cc: P5 / 14 pts / 0 wins1967 350cc: P5 / 14 pts / 0 wins1968 350cc: P6 / 9 pts / 0 wins350cc1964 500cc: P13 / 6 pts / 0 wins1968 500cc: P7 / 8 pts / 0 wins1969 500cc: P34 / 8 pts / 0 wins500cc1965 250cc: P5 / 15 pts / 0 wins1966 250cc: P4 / 18 pts / 0 wins1967 250cc: P5 / 18 pts / 0 wins250cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1964–1969 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1965–1965
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate71.4%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.3

27 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1965–1968
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate22.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.4

51 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1964–1968
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.8

40 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1964–1969
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate18.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.6

22 pts · Poles 0

7 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, 1964–1969 (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 1964. Of the 49 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 51 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Montjuïc (average P3.0, 3 races)

Montjuïc250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P3.0
Brno125cc 1 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P3.4
Sachsenring500cc 2 · 350cc 3 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.5
Ulster250cc 2 · 125cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P3.8
Isle of Man350cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P4.0
Rouen125cc 1avg P4.0
Hockenheim250cc 1avg P4.0
Clermont-Ferrand250cc 2avg P4.5
Assen250cc 3 · 500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P4.8
Imatra500cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.8
Nürburgring125cc 1avg P5.0
Spa500cc 3 · 250cc 3avg P5.6
Monza500cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 350cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P6.0
Solitude350cc 1avg P7.0

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 11 races · 1964–1969

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man2 racesavg P4.0
Spa3 racesavg P4.5
Sachsenring2 racesavg P5.0
Imatra2 racesavg P5.0
Assen1 races—
Monza1 races—

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

250cc 18 races · 1965–1968

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Assen (average P4.7, 3 races)

Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0
Imatra1 racesavg P3.0
Ulster2 racesavg P3.5
Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0
Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P4.5
Assen3 racesavg P4.7
Brno2 racesavg P5.0
Monza1 racesavg P5.0
Spa3 racesavg P6.3

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

350cc 15 races · 1964–1968

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

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

Brno2 racesavg P2.5
Sachsenring3 racesavg P3.3
Isle of Man3 racesavg P4.0
Assen1 racesavg P5.0
Ulster1 racesavg P5.0
Imatra1 racesavg P6.0
Solitude1 racesavg P7.0
Monza3 racesavg P7.3

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

125cc 7 races · 1965

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P2.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0
Monza1 racesavg P3.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0
Ulster1 racesavg P3.0
Rouen1 racesavg P4.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0

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, 1964–1969 (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 779 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 196 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,614 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.4 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

58.3%Start rate (28/48)
3Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
43.6Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1964 500cc P13 · 6 pts
1965 125cc

1966 no Grand Prix starts

1967 250cc P5 · 18 pts
1967 350cc P5 · 14 pts
1968 350cc P6 · 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, 1964–1969 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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