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

Riders

Thomas Heuschkel

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Nationality
Germany Germany
Bike
MZ

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Sachsenring in 1967.

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In 125cc (1967–1972): 13 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Imatra 1970 (125cc).

In all, 13 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1971 125cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

1102030401967196819691970197119721967 125cc: P11 / 5 pts / 0 wins1968 125cc: P22 / 2 pts / 0 wins1969 125cc: P13 / 16 pts / 0 wins1970 125cc: P14 / 12 pts / 0 wins1971 125cc: P12 / 20 pts / 0 wins1972 125cc: P41 / 2 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1967–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1967–1972
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate6.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.3

57 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, 1967–1972 (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 1967. Of the 50 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)

125cc 15 races · 1967–1972

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Imatra (average P4.3, 3 races)

Imatra3 racesavg P4.3
Brno2 racesavg P5.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P6.0
Sachsenring4 racesavg P6.3
Salzburgring2 racesavg P8.0
Spa1 racesavg P8.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P8.0
Monza1 racesavg P9.0

125cc: 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, 1967–1972 (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)1 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 367 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 98 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 797 miles
0.0× around the Earth · at least 0.2 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

60%Start rate (6/10)
1Longest run of absences (races)
2Longest run of starts (races)
13.8Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1971 125cc P12 · 20 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, 1967–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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