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

Riders

Bob Anderson

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Yamaha

Photos (2)

2012
GTHO · CC BY-SA 3.0
2026
Auge=mit · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Albi in 1951.

In 250cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1958–1959): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1960): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Hedemora 1958 (350cc).

In all, 12 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)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1958 500cc (TT) / 1959 350cc (TT) / 1960 500cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc500cc125cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Teams in years without official results: 1966 125cc / 1964 250cc / 1964 125cc / 1963 250cc / 1962 125cc / 1954 500cc / 1954 250cc / 1953 250cc / 1952 250cc / 1950 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1951–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1960–1960

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

2 pts · Poles 0

250cc1951–1966

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.5

5 pts · Poles 0

350cc1958–1960

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate25.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.1

26 pts · Poles 0

Includes 2 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1958–1960

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.7

8 pts · Poles 0

Includes 6 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

3 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, 1951–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 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.

John Surtees 7 world titles
11 races together: ahead 0, behind 11, both out 0

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 16 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hedemora350cc 1avg P2.0

Assen350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Albi250cc 1avg P4.0

Ulster350cc 1avg P4.0

Monza350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P4.5

Nürburgring500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.0

Isle of Man125cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.5

Spa500cc 2avg P6.0

Clermont-Ferrand500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P6.0

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.

250cc 2 races · 1951–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Albi1 racesavg P4.0

Assen1 racesavg P5.0

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

125cc 1 races · 1960

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

350cc 8 races · 1958–1960

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hedemora1 racesavg P2.0

Assen1 racesavg P3.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0

Ulster1 racesavg P4.0

Monza2 racesavg P4.5

Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P6.0

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

500cc 5 races · 1958–1960

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa2 racesavg P6.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P8.0

Monza1 races—

Nürburgring1 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, 1951–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Every race

80%Start rate (4/5)

1Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1960 350cc P5 · 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, 1951–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1958	Nürburgring	5 +2
1958	Hedemora	2 +6
1958	Monza	4 +3
1959	Clermont-Ferrand	4 +3
1960	Isle of Man	6 +1
1960	Assen	3 +4
1960	Ulster	4 +3
1960	Monza	5 +2