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

Riders

Luigi Taveri

Nationality: Switzerland
Bike: Honda
Born: September 19, 1929(age 97)
Birthplace: Horgen

Photos (10)

1956
At this race · Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
1957
Original: Hans Gerber Derivative work: Danyele · CC BY-SA 4.0
1957
Hans Gerber · CC BY-SA 4.0
1963
At this race · Jack de Nijs for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
1963
At this race · Jack de Nijs for Anefo / Anefo · CC0
1963
At this race · Jack de Nijs for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
1966
At this race · Jan Voets for Anefo · CC0
1966
At this race · Jan Voets for Anefo · CC0
2006
The original uploader was Moto-gundy at German Wikipedia. (Original text: Moto-gundy) · CC BY-SA 3.0
2006
The original uploader was Moto-gundy at German Wikipedia. (Original text: Moto-gundy) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Rouen in 1954.

In 500cc (1954): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1954): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1955): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1955): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1957): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1957): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1957–1959): 7 starts, 0 wins, 5 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1961–1962): 8 starts, 2 wins, 5 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 3 starts, 3 wins, 3 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962–1963): 4 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 4 starts, 3 wins, 4 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1965): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1965–1966): 3 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1966): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 5 starts, 3 wins, 4 podiums. In 50cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1955 (125cc). First win: Assen 1955 (250cc). World champion: 1962 125cc, 1964 125cc, 1966 125cc.

In all, 99 Grand Prix starts, 23 wins and 61 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: 1954 350cc (TT) / 1964 250cc (TT) / 1964 50cc (USA) / 1965 125cc (TT) / 1965 50cc (USA)

Season by season

250cc350cc500cc125cc50cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1954–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1962–1966

Win rate26.1%

Podium rate69.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

111 pts · Poles 0

Includes 3 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

125cc1955–1966 ★ 3 titles (1962, 1964, 1966)

Win rate29.7%

Podium rate74.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.5

382 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1954–1964

Win rate5.9%

Podium rate38.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.6

102 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1954–1963

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate37.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.9

17 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1954–1954

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.5

3 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1954–1966 (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 1954. Of the 38 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Carlo Ubbiali 9 world titles
30 races together: ahead 3, behind 27, both out 0
Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
24 races together: ahead 10, behind 13, both out 1
Phil Read 7 world titles
13 races together: ahead 6, behind 7, both out 0
Jim Redman 6 world titles
58 races together: ahead 29, behind 29, 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 141 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Imatra (average P2.0, 3 races)

Brno125cc 1avg P1.0

Kristianstad250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P1.5

Imatra125cc 2 · 50cc 1avg P2.0

Hedemora125cc 1avg P2.0

Reims125cc 1avg P2.0

Suzuka50cc 2 · 125cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P2.5

Tampere50cc 1 · 125cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P2.5

Isle of Man125cc 9 · 250cc 2 · 50cc 2avg P2.6

Nürburgring125cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P2.7

Montjuïc125cc 6 · 50cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P2.7

Sachsenring125cc 4 · 50cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.7

Ulster250cc 5 · 125cc 8 · 350cc 1avg P2.8

Clermont-Ferrand125cc 4 · 50cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.0

Rouen500cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P3.0

Assen250cc 4 · 125cc 7 · 350cc 2 · 50cc 3avg P3.1

Spa125cc 7 · 250cc 4 · 350cc 1 · 50cc 2avg P3.2

Solitude250cc 3 · 125cc 2 · 50cc 1avg P3.3

Monza350cc 2 · 250cc 5 · 125cc 9 · 50cc 2avg P3.6

Hockenheim125cc 4 · 250cc 3 · 50cc 1avg P4.0

Bremgarten250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P6.5

Buenos Aires125cc 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.

125cc 74 races · 1955–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Montjuïc (average P1.6, 6 races)

Brno1 racesavg P1.0

Kristianstad1 racesavg P1.0

Imatra2 racesavg P1.5

Solitude2 racesavg P1.5

Montjuïc6 racesavg P1.6

Sachsenring4 racesavg P2.0

Suzuka3 racesavg P2.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P2.0

Tampere2 racesavg P2.0

Hedemora1 racesavg P2.0

Reims1 racesavg P2.0

Monza9 racesavg P2.6

Assen7 racesavg P2.6

Ulster8 racesavg P2.6

Spa7 racesavg P2.9

Isle of Man9 racesavg P2.9

Clermont-Ferrand4 racesavg P3.3

Hockenheim4 racesavg P3.8

Buenos Aires1 races—

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

50cc 23 races · 1962–1966

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Montjuïc (average P3.5, 4 races)

Suzuka2 racesavg P1.0

Tampere1 racesavg P1.0

Isle of Man2 racesavg P1.5

Rouen1 racesavg P2.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P2.0

Spa2 racesavg P3.0

Imatra1 racesavg P3.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc4 racesavg P3.5

Solitude1 racesavg P4.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

Assen3 racesavg P4.3

Monza2 racesavg P4.5

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

250cc 34 races · 1954–1964

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Assen (average P2.0, 4 races)

Assen4 racesavg P2.0

Isle of Man2 racesavg P2.0

Kristianstad1 racesavg P2.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P2.0

Spa4 racesavg P3.0

Ulster5 racesavg P3.3

Bremgarten1 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Solitude3 racesavg P4.3

Monza5 racesavg P4.5

Suzuka2 racesavg P4.5

Hockenheim3 racesavg P5.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P5.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P5.0

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

350cc 8 races · 1954–1963

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring1 racesavg P2.0

Ulster1 racesavg P3.0

Assen2 racesavg P4.5

Tampere1 racesavg P5.0

Spa1 racesavg P7.0

Monza2 racesavg P8.0

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

500cc 2 races · 1954

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rouen1 racesavg P4.0

Bremgarten1 racesavg P9.0

500cc: 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, 1954–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Every race

79.9%Start rate (115/144)

3Longest run of absences (races)

20Longest run of starts (races)

97.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1955 125cc P2 · 26 pts

1955 250cc P4 · 11 pts

1956 125cc P3 · 12 pts

1956 250cc P2 · 26 pts

1957 125cc P2 · 28 pts

1958 125cc P3 · 20 pts

1959 no Grand Prix starts

1960 250cc P3 · 11 pts

1961 125cc P3 · 30 pts

1962 125cc P1 · 48 pts

1962 50cc P4 · 29 pts

1963 125cc P2 · 38 pts

1963 250cc P5 · 13 pts

1963 350cc P3 · 16 pts

1964 125cc P1 · 46 pts

1964 250cc P6 · 11 pts

1965 50cc P2 · 32 pts

1966 125cc P1 · 46 pts

1966 50cc P2 · 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, 1954–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

1962	Montjuïc	3 +4
1962	Clermont-Ferrand	3 +4
1962	Isle of Man	2 +6
1962	Assen	9
1962	Spa	3 +4
1962	Solitude	4 +3
1962	Sachsenring	4 +3
1962	Monza	6 +1
1962	Tampere	1 +8
1963	Suzuka	1 +8
1964	Montjuïc	6 +1
1964	Imatra	3 +4
1965	Nürburgring	2 +6
1965	Montjuïc	4 +3
1965	Rouen	2 +6
1965	Isle of Man	1 +8
1965	Assen	3 +4
1965	Spa	3 +4
1965	Suzuka	1 +8
1966	Montjuïc	1 +8
1966	Hockenheim	4 +3
1966	Assen	1 +8
1966	Monza	3 +4

1955	Montjuïc	1 +8
1955	Reims	2 +6
1955	Isle of Man	2 +6
1955	Nürburgring	2 +6
1956	Assen	2 +6
1956	Spa	4 +3
1956	Monza	4 +3
1957	Hockenheim	5 +2
1957	Isle of Man	3 +4
1957	Assen	3 +4
1957	Spa	2 +6
1957	Ulster	1 +8
1957	Monza	3 +4
1958	Assen	2 +6
1958	Spa	6 +1
1958	Hedemora	2 +6
1958	Ulster	2 +6
1958	Monza	5 +2
1959	Isle of Man	2 +6
1959	Spa	3 +4
1959	Monza	3 +4
1960	Isle of Man	3 +4
1960	Ulster	5 +2
1961	Hockenheim	5 +2
1961	Clermont-Ferrand	5 +2
1961	Isle of Man	2 +6
1961	Spa	1 +8
1961	Ulster	6 +1
1961	Monza	3 +4
1961	Kristianstad	1 +8
1962	Montjuïc	3 +4
1962	Clermont-Ferrand	4 +3
1962	Isle of Man	1 +8
1962	Assen	1 +8
1962	Spa	1 +8
1962	Solitude	1 +8
1962	Ulster	1 +8
1962	Sachsenring	1 +8
1962	Monza	2 +6
1962	Tampere	2 +6
1963	Montjuïc	1 +8
1963	Hockenheim	4 +3
1963	Clermont-Ferrand	3 +4
1963	Isle of Man	4 +3
1963	Assen	3 +4
1963	Spa	3 +4
1963	Ulster	3 +4
1963	Sachsenring	4 +3
1963	Tampere	2 +6
1963	Monza	1 +8
1963	Buenos Aires	DNF
1963	Suzuka	DNF
1964	Montjuïc	1 +8
1964	Clermont-Ferrand	1 +8
1964	Isle of Man	1 +8
1964	Solitude	2 +6
1964	Sachsenring	2 +6
1964	Ulster	2 +6
1964	Imatra	1 +8
1964	Monza	1 +8
1964	Suzuka	2 +6
1965	Nürburgring	DNF
1965	Montjuïc	DNF
1965	Assen	5 +2
1965	Suzuka	2 +6
1966	Montjuïc	2 +6
1966	Hockenheim	1 +8
1966	Assen	2 +6
1966	Sachsenring	1 +8
1966	Brno	1 +8
1966	Imatra	2 +6
1966	Ulster	1 +8
1966	Isle of Man	8
1966	Monza	1 +8

1954	Bremgarten	4 +3
1955	Nürburgring	4 +3
1955	Assen	1 +8
1956	Assen	2 +6
1956	Spa	2 +6
1956	Solitude	2 +6
1956	Ulster	1 +8
1956	Monza	4 +3
1957	Hockenheim	5 +2
1957	Isle of Man	2 +6
1959	Hockenheim	DNF
1959	Monza	5 +2
1960	Assen	3 +4
1960	Spa	3 +4
1960	Solitude	5 +2
1960	Ulster	6 +1
1961	Kristianstad	2 +6
1962	Spa	3 +4
1962	Ulster	3 +4
1962	Monza	DNF
1963	Montjuïc	5 +2
1963	Hockenheim	DNF
1963	Isle of Man	DNF
1963	Assen	DNF
1963	Spa	4 +3
1963	Ulster	DNF
1963	Sachsenring	5 +2
1963	Monza	3 +4
1963	Suzuka	5 +2
1964	Clermont-Ferrand	2 +6
1964	Solitude	6 +1
1964	Ulster	DNF
1964	Monza	6 +1
1964	Suzuka	4 +3