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

Riders

Herbert Rittberger

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: Kreidler
Born: May 16, 1949(age 77)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Hockenheim in 1973.

In 125cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1973–1977): 26 starts, 4 wins, 11 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1974 (50cc). First win: Assen 1974 (50cc).

In all, 27 Grand Prix starts, 4 wins and 11 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc50cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1973–1977 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1973–1977

Win rate12.9%

Podium rate45.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

271 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1973–1977

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.0

2 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, 1973–1977 (the rider's racing years)

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.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
20 races together: ahead 4, behind 14, both out 2
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
21 races together: ahead 16, behind 4, both out 1
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
18 races together: ahead 7, behind 10, 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 36 races · 50cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Opatija (average P3.0, 4 races)

Le Mans50cc 1avg P1.0

Montjuïc50cc 2avg P2.0

Nürburgring50cc 1avg P2.0

Opatija50cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P3.0

Assen50cc 5avg P3.8

Imatra50cc 1avg P4.0

Clermont-Ferrand50cc 1avg P4.0

Hockenheim50cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P4.5

Spa50cc 4avg P4.5

Imola50cc 2avg P4.5

Brno50cc 1avg P5.0

Anderstorp50cc 3avg P5.3

Jarama50cc 3avg P5.7

Monza50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P8.0

Salzburgring125cc 2—

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.

50cc 31 races · 1973–1977

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Hockenheim (average P3.0, 3 races)

Le Mans1 racesavg P1.0

Montjuïc2 racesavg P2.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P2.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P3.0

Opatija3 racesavg P3.0

Assen5 racesavg P3.8

Imatra1 racesavg P4.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0

Spa4 racesavg P4.5

Imola2 racesavg P4.5

Brno1 racesavg P5.0

Anderstorp3 racesavg P5.3

Jarama3 racesavg P5.7

Monza1 racesavg P8.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 5 races · 1973–1977

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P9.0

Salzburgring2 races—

Opatija1 races—

Monza1 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, 1973–1977 (the rider's racing years)

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 71 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 17 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 1,890 miles
0.1× 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

75.6%Start rate (31/41)

4Longest run of absences (races)

9Longest run of starts (races)

94.5Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1973 50cc P6 · 22 pts

1974 50cc P2 · 65 pts

1975 50cc P5 · 31 pts

1976 50cc P2 · 76 pts

1977 50cc P4 · 53 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, 1973–1977 (the rider's racing years)

1973	Hockenheim	4 +8
1973	Monza	8 +3
1973	Opatija	5 +6
1973	Assen	10 +1
1973	Spa	7 +4
1973	Anderstorp	10 +1
1973	Jarama	7 +4
1974	Clermont-Ferrand	4 +8
1974	Assen	1 +15
1974	Spa	8 +3
1974	Anderstorp	2 +12
1974	Brno	5 +6
1974	Opatija	2 +12
1974	Montjuïc	2 +12
1975	Jarama	6 +5
1975	Hockenheim	4 +8
1975	Imola	5 +6
1975	Assen	2 +12
1976	Opatija	2 +12
1976	Le Mans	1 +15
1976	Assen	3 +10
1976	Spa	1 +15
1976	Anderstorp	4 +8
1976	Imatra	4 +8
1976	Nürburgring	2 +12
1976	Montjuïc	2 +12
1977	Hockenheim	1 +15
1977	Imola	4 +8
1977	Jarama	4 +8
1977	Assen	3 +10
1977	Spa	2 +12

1973	Hockenheim	9 +2
1973	Monza	DNF
1974	Salzburgring	DNF
1977	Salzburgring	DNF
1977	Opatija	DNF