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

Riders

Franco Trabalzini

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Nationality
Italy Italy

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Opatija in 1969.

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In 500cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Opatija 1969 (500cc).

In all, 1 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

1510151965196619671968196919701969 500cc: P19 / 12 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1965–1970 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1965–1970
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P9.5

12 pts · Poles 0

2 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, 1965–1970 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1965. Of the 46 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)

500cc 3 races · 1965–1970

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Opatija1 racesavg P2.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P17.0
Monza1 races—

500cc: 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, 1965–1970 (the rider's racing years)

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, 1965–1970 (the rider's racing years)

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