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

Riders

Romolo Ferri

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Nationality
Italy Italy
Bike
Ducati
Born
November 23, 1928(age 97)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Monza in 1951.

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In 125cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1954): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1956–1958): 4 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1951 (125cc). First win: Solitude 1956 (125cc).

In all, 6 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 6 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1952 125cc (TT, ULST)

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

124681012195119521953195419551956195719581951 125cc: P7 / 6 pts / 0 wins1952 125cc: P13 / 3 pts / 0 wins1955 125cc: P6 / 7 pts / 0 wins1956 125cc: P2 / 14 pts / 1 wins1958 125cc: P6 / 12 pts / 0 wins125cc1954 250cc: P7 / 6 pts / 0 wins250cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1951–1958 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1951–1958
Win rate11.1%
Podium rate66.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.6

42 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1954–1954
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.0

6 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1951–1958 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 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 10 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Solitude125cc 1avg P1.0
Monza125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P2.0
Spa125cc 1avg P2.0
Isle of Man125cc 1avg P2.0
Ulster125cc 1avg P2.0
Montjuïc125cc 2avg P3.0
Reims125cc 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.

125cc 9 races · 1951–1958

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Solitude1 racesavg P1.0
Monza2 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0
Ulster1 racesavg P2.0
Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.0
Reims1 racesavg P6.0

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

250cc 1 races · 1954

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1951–1958 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

50%Start rate (2/4)
2Longest run of absences (races)
2Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1952 125cc P13 · 3 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, 1951–1958 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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