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

Riders

Erich Klein

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Nationality: Austria

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Anderstorp in 1981.

In 125cc (1981–1984): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 11 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1981–1985 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1981–1984

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.1

11 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1982–1985

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P19.3

0 pts · Poles 0

4 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, 1981–1985 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1981. Of the 51 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
16 races together: ahead 3, behind 13, both out 0
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
10 races together: ahead 6, behind 3, both out 1
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
15 races together: ahead 3, behind 10, both out 2
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 0, behind 12, 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 23 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P12.0, 3 races)

Imola125cc 1avg P9.0

Anderstorp125cc 2avg P11.5

Assen125cc 3avg P12.0

Rijeka125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P12.0

Brno125cc 1avg P12.0

Monza125cc 1avg P15.0

Spa125cc 2avg P15.5

Salzburgring125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P16.0

Mugello250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P20.0

Jarama125cc 1avg P21.0

Paul Ricard125cc 1—

Silverstone125cc 1—

Misano125cc 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.

250cc 4 races · 1982–1985

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rijeka1 racesavg P17.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P20.5

Mugello1 races—

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

125cc 19 races · 1981–1984

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring2 racesavg P7.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P7.0

Imola1 racesavg P9.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P11.5

Assen3 racesavg P12.0

Brno1 racesavg P12.0

Monza1 racesavg P15.0

Spa2 racesavg P15.5

Mugello1 racesavg P20.0

Jarama1 racesavg P21.0

Paul Ricard1 races—

Silverstone1 races—

Misano1 races—

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, 1981–1985 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)7 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 437 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 154 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 4,098 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.5 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

68.4%Start rate (13/19)

2Longest run of absences (races)

9Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1983 125cc P20 · 6 pts

1984 125cc

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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, 1981–1985 (the rider's racing years)

1981	Assen	12
1981	Anderstorp	10 +1
1982	Salzburgring	7 +4
1982	Spa	17
1982	Rijeka	DNF
1982	Brno	12
1983	Monza	15
1983	Jarama	21
1983	Salzburgring	DNF
1983	Rijeka	7 +4
1983	Assen	DNF
1983	Spa	14
1983	Silverstone	DNF
1983	Anderstorp	13
1983	Imola	9 +2
1984	Misano	DNF
1984	Paul Ricard	DNF
1984	Assen	DNF
1984	Mugello	20