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

Riders

Ray Amm

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Nationality
RH Rhodesia
Born
December 10, 1927(age 98)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Bremgarten in 1952.

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In 500cc (1952): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1952): 3 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 500cc (1953): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1953): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1954): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1954): 3 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1952 (500cc). First win: Monza 1952 (350cc).

In all, 12 Grand Prix starts, 6 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 4 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1954 350cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc350cc ★ Champion

124681019511952195319541952 500cc: P10 / 9 pts / 0 wins1953 500cc: P5 / 14 pts / 1 wins1954 500cc: P2 / 20 pts / 1 wins500cc1952 350cc: P3 / 21 pts / 1 wins1953 350cc: P3 / 18 pts / 1 wins350cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1951–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Totals

350cc1952–1954
Win rate36.4%
Podium rate81.8%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.5

61 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1951–1954
Win rate20.0%
Podium rate60.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.6

43 pts · Poles 0

Includes 4 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

6 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, 1951–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1951. Of the 61 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 21 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Isle of Man (average P1.5, 4 races)

Ulster350cc 1avg P1.0
Isle of Man500cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P1.5
Solitude350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P1.5
Assen500cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P2.0
Spa350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P2.3
Bremgarten500cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P4.3
Monza500cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P6.0
Albi500cc 1avg P12.0

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.

350cc 11 races · 1952–1954

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Solitude1 racesavg P1.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P1.0
Ulster1 racesavg P1.0
Assen2 racesavg P2.0
Spa2 racesavg P2.5
Monza2 racesavg P3.0
Bremgarten2 racesavg P4.5

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

500cc 10 races · 1951–1954

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man3 racesavg P1.7
Solitude1 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P2.0
Bremgarten2 racesavg P4.0
Albi1 racesavg P12.0
Monza1 racesavg P12.0
Assen1 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, 1951–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Every race

52.4%Start rate (11/21)
4Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
35.4Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1952 350cc P3 · 21 pts
1952 500cc P10 · 9 pts

1953 no Grand Prix starts

1954 350cc

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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, 1951–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

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