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

Riders

Cecyl Sandford

Nationality: United Kingdom
Born: February 21, 1928(age 98)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Ulster in 1950.

In 350cc (1950): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1952–1953): 4 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums. In 500cc (1953): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1954): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1955): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1955): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1955): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1956): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1957): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1957): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1957): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1957): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1957): 3 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1952 (125cc). First win: Assen 1952 (125cc). World champion: 1952 125cc, 1957 250cc.

In all, 26 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 12 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 5 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1951 350cc (BEL, ULST) / 1952 125cc (TT, ULST) / 1956 350cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc250cc125cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1950–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1952–1957 ★ 1 titles (1952)

Win rate5.9%

Podium rate52.9%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5

69 pts · Poles 0

Includes 12 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

250cc1951–1957 ★ 1 titles (1957)

Win rate20.0%

Podium rate60.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.2

47 pts · Poles 0

Includes 4 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1950–1956

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate27.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

38 pts · Poles 0

Includes 4 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1953–1953

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

2 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1950–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1950. Of the 23 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Carlo Ubbiali 9 world titles
13 races together: ahead 3, behind 10, both out 0
Bill Lomas 2 world titles
10 races together: ahead 1, behind 8, 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 39 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Isle of Man (average P3.0, 5 races)

Montjuïc125cc 2avg P2.5

Isle of Man125cc 3 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.0

Hockenheim250cc 1avg P3.0

Spa350cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.3

Assen125cc 4 · 250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.3

Bremgarten350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.5

Nürburgring250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P3.5

Ulster350cc 2 · 125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P3.7

Solitude125cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P4.5

Monza350cc 2 · 125cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.0

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 17 races · 1952–1957

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Assen (average P3.0, 4 races)

Montjuïc2 racesavg P2.5

Assen4 racesavg P3.0

Spa1 racesavg P3.0

Ulster2 racesavg P3.5

Isle of Man3 racesavg P3.7

Solitude3 racesavg P4.7

Monza2 races—

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

250cc 10 races · 1951–1957

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P1.0

Ulster2 racesavg P3.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0

Spa1 racesavg P3.0

Assen2 racesavg P3.5

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

Bremgarten1 racesavg P5.0

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

350cc 11 races · 1950–1956

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten1 racesavg P2.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0

Spa2 racesavg P3.5

Solitude1 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Assen1 racesavg P4.0

Ulster2 racesavg P4.5

Monza2 racesavg P5.5

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

500cc 1 races · 1953

500cc: 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, 1950–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Every race

72.7%Start rate (32/44)

2Longest run of absences (races)

7Longest run of starts (races)

32.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1952 125cc P1 · 28 pts

1953 125cc P2 · 20 pts

1954 125cc P8 · 8 pts

1955 250cc P3 · 12 pts

1955 350cc P5 · 13 pts

1956 350cc P5 · 13 pts

1957 125cc P6 · 9 pts

1957 250cc P1 · 26 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, 1950–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

1952	Assen	1 +8
1952	Solitude	3 +4
1952	Monza	DNF
1952	Montjuïc	3 +4
1953	Isle of Man	3 +4
1953	Assen	3 +4
1953	Ulster	2 +6
1953	Montjuïc	2 +6
1954	Isle of Man	3 +4
1954	Ulster	5 +2
1954	Solitude	5 +2
1956	Assen	4 +3
1956	Solitude	6 +1
1957	Isle of Man	5 +2
1957	Assen	4 +3
1957	Spa	3 +4
1957	Monza	DNF

1951	Bremgarten	5 +2
1955	Nürburgring	3 +4
1955	Assen	5 +2
1955	Ulster	5 +2
1957	Hockenheim	3 +4
1957	Isle of Man	1 +8
1957	Assen	2 +6
1957	Spa	3 +4
1957	Ulster	1 +8
1957	Monza	4 +3

1950	Ulster	5 +2
1950	Monza	6 +1
1951	Bremgarten	2 +6
1955	Isle of Man	3 +4
1955	Nürburgring	4 +3
1955	Spa	4 +3
1955	Ulster	4 +3
1956	Assen	4 +3
1956	Spa	3 +4
1956	Solitude	4 +3
1956	Monza	5 +2