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

Riders

Leif Gustafsson

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Nationality: Sweden
Bike: Yamaha
Born: October 7, 1951(age 75)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Imatra in 1973.

In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974–1975): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 3 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Brno 1975 (125cc). First win: Brno 1975 (125cc).

In all, 25 Grand Prix starts, 1 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1973 250cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc50cc125cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1973–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1973–1973

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.0

3 pts · Poles 0

125cc1974–1976

Win rate6.7%

Podium rate13.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.9

105 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1973–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.1

48 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1976–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.5

10 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, 1973–1978 (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 1973. Of the 107 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Walter Villa 4 world titles
15 races together: ahead 2, behind 12, both out 1
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
10 races together: ahead 1, behind 7, both out 2
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
10 races together: ahead 3, behind 7, both out 0
Dieter Braun 2 world titles
15 races together: ahead 3, behind 11, both out 1

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 41 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Brno (average P2.5, 3 races)

Brno250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P2.5

Paul Ricard250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.5

Hockenheim250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.0

Salzburgring125cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P4.7

Anderstorp250cc 2 · 125cc 2avg P5.3

Jarama50cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P6.5

Assen125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P6.7

Imola250cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P7.0

Clermont-Ferrand125cc 1avg P7.0

Opatija250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P7.7

Spa250cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P7.8

Silverstone250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P9.0

Imatra250cc 3avg P10.7

Nogaro250cc 1avg P15.0

Le Mans250cc 1avg P20.0

Mugello250cc 1—

Karlskoga350cc 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 4 races · 1976–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P9.0

Karlskoga1 races—

Imola1 races—

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

250cc 21 races · 1973–1978

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Spa (average P7.5, 3 races)

Brno2 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P5.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P6.5

Spa3 racesavg P7.5

Opatija2 racesavg P8.5

Imola1 racesavg P10.0

Assen1 racesavg P10.0

Imatra3 racesavg P10.7

Nogaro1 racesavg P15.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P20.0

Jarama1 races—

Mugello1 races—

Silverstone1 races—

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

125cc 15 races · 1974–1976

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P1.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P2.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P4.0

Imola1 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

Assen2 racesavg P5.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P5.0

Jarama1 racesavg P5.0

Opatija1 racesavg P6.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P7.0

Spa2 racesavg P8.0

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

50cc 1 races · 1973

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

50cc: 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, 1973–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 121 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 45 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 3,650 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.4 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

81%Start rate (17/21)

2Longest run of absences (races)

7Longest run of starts (races)

15Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1975 125cc P4 · 57 pts

1975 250cc P8 · 33 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1973–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

1974	Clermont-Ferrand	7 +4
1974	Salzburgring	5 +6
1974	Assen	6 +5
1974	Anderstorp	4 +8
1975	Paul Ricard	2 +12
1975	Jarama	5 +6
1975	Salzburgring	5 +6
1975	Hockenheim	4 +8
1975	Imola	4 +8
1975	Assen	4 +8
1975	Spa	7 +4
1975	Brno	1 +15
1975	Opatija	6 +5
1976	Spa	9 +2
1976	Anderstorp	4 +8

1973	Anderstorp	5 +6
1973	Imatra	9 +2
1974	Imatra	10 +1
1974	Brno	DNF
1974	Opatija	10 +1
1975	Paul Ricard	5 +6
1975	Jarama	DNF
1975	Hockenheim	4 +8
1975	Imola	10 +1
1975	Assen	10 +1
1975	Spa	5 +6
1975	Brno	4 +8
1975	Opatija	7 +4
1976	Le Mans	20
1976	Anderstorp	8 +3
1977	Spa	DNF
1978	Nogaro	15
1978	Mugello	DNF
1978	Spa	10 +1
1978	Imatra	13
1978	Silverstone	DNF