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

Riders

Rod Coleman

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Nationality
New Zealand New Zealand
Born
June 19, 1926(age 100)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Albi in 1951.

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In 350cc (1951): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1952): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1952): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1953): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1953): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1953): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1953): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1954): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1954): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

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

In all, 17 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 8 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: 1951 350cc (BEL, ULST) / 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1954 350cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

12468101219511952195319541951 350cc: P12 / 5 pts / 0 wins1952 350cc: P4 / 20 pts / 0 wins1953 350cc: P6 / 9 pts / 0 wins350cc1952 500cc: P4 / 15 pts / 0 wins1953 500cc: P10 / 7 pts / 0 wins1954 500cc: P12 / 5 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Teams in years without official results: 1956 250cc

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

Totals

350cc1951–1954
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate60.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.6

50 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1951–1954
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate8.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.4

27 pts · Poles 0

Includes 2 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 6 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 27 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Ulster (average P2.7, 3 races)

Ulster350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P2.7
Isle of Man350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P3.7
Assen350cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P3.8
Monza350cc 3avg P4.0
Bremgarten350cc 3 · 500cc 3avg P4.2
Solitude350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P5.0
Spa500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.5
Rouen500cc 1avg P7.0
Albi500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P8.5

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 15 races · 1951–1954

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

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

Solitude1 racesavg P2.0
Ulster2 racesavg P3.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0
Bremgarten3 racesavg P3.3
Assen3 racesavg P3.3
Monza3 racesavg P4.0
Albi1 racesavg P6.0
Spa1 racesavg P6.0

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

500cc 12 races · 1951–1954

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P4.0
Assen2 racesavg P4.5
Bremgarten3 racesavg P5.0
Spa1 racesavg P5.0
Rouen1 racesavg P7.0
Solitude1 racesavg P8.0
Albi1 racesavg P11.0

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 6 races with no official result data

Every race

57.1%Start rate (20/35)
5Longest run of absences (races)
6Longest run of starts (races)
26.6Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1951 350cc P12 · 5 pts
1952 350cc P4 · 20 pts
1952 500cc P4 · 15 pts
1953 500cc P10 · 7 pts
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 6 races with no official result data

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