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

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Bill Lomas (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Zehringer Raymond Albert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2020 · Wikimedia Commons

Bill Lomas

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Moto Guzzi
Born
March 8, 1928(age 98)

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 1951.

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In 350cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1952): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1955): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1955): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1955): 4 starts, 2 wins, 4 podiums. In 500cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1956): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Solitude 1952 (350cc). First win: Isle of Man 1955 (350cc). World champion: 1955 350cc, 1956 350cc.

In all, 16 Grand Prix starts, 5 wins and 9 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 8 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1951 350cc (BEL, ULST) / 1952 125cc (TT, ULST) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1955 500cc (TT) / 1956 350cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc250cc125cc500cc ★ Champion

15101519501951195219531954195519561950 350cc: P7 / 9 pts / 0 wins1951 350cc: P11 / 6 pts / 0 wins1952 350cc: P7 / 9 pts / 0 wins1955 350cc: P1 / 32 pts / 4 wins ★1956 350cc: P1 / 24 pts / 3 wins ★350cc1951 250cc: P10 / 2 pts / 0 wins1955 250cc: P2 / 13 pts / 0 wins250cc1952 125cc: P8 / 6 pts / 0 wins1955 125cc: P10 / 3 pts / 0 wins125cc1952 500cc: P13 / 6 pts / 0 wins1955 500cc: P6 / 8 pts / 1 wins1956 500cc: P18 / 2 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1950–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1952–1955
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

9 pts · Poles 0

Includes 6 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.

250cc1951–1955
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.7

15 pts · Poles 0

Includes 8 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.

350cc1950–1956 ★ 2 titles (1955, 1956)
Win rate41.2%
Podium rate64.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.8

92 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.

500cc1952–1956
Win rate20.0%
Podium rate40.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5

16 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, 1950–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1950. Of the 23 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 28 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Ulster (average P2.0, 5 races)

Nürburgring350cc 1avg P1.0
Ulster500cc 2 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P2.0
Solitude350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P2.0
Assen350cc 3avg P2.0
Spa350cc 3avg P3.3
Isle of Man350cc 3 · 500cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P4.0
Monza350cc 2 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0
Albi250cc 1avg P5.0
Bremgarten350cc 1avg P8.0
Montjuïc125cc 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.

350cc 17 races · 1950–1956

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Assen (average P2.0, 3 races)

Ulster2 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Assen3 racesavg P2.0
Solitude2 racesavg P2.0
Spa3 racesavg P3.3
Isle of Man3 racesavg P3.3
Monza2 racesavg P3.5
Bremgarten1 racesavg P8.0

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

500cc 5 races · 1952–1956

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P5.0
Solitude1 races—

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

125cc 3 races · 1952–1955

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc1 races—
Monza1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 3 races · 1951–1955

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P4.0
Albi1 racesavg P5.0
Monza1 racesavg P5.0

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, 1950–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Every race

65.4%Start rate (17/26)
2Longest run of absences (races)
7Longest run of starts (races)
18.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1950 350cc P7 · 9 pts

1951 no Grand Prix starts

1952 125cc P8 · 6 pts

1953〜1954 no Grand Prix starts

1955 250cc P2 · 13 pts
1955 350cc P1 · 32 pts
1956 350cc P1 · 24 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, 1950–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

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