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

Riders

Alan North

Nationality: South Africa
Born: August 15, 1953(age 73)
Birthplace: Durban

Photos (2)

1977
Henry ten Dam · CC BY-SA 3.0
2003
Karin North · 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 Spa in 1975.

In 500cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977–1979): 6 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1979–1982): 6 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Montjuïc 1976 (250cc).

In all, 23 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 4 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1977	Dutch GP	250cc	1	3'08.400
1977	FINLAND GRAND PRIX	250cc	1	2'18.900

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1975 500cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT) / 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

500cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1975–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1976–1983

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate13.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.9

54 pts · Poles 3

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

350cc1976–1982

Win rate4.8%

Podium rate9.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.1

81 pts · Poles 0

Includes 2 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1975–1979

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.4

9 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, 1975–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1975. Of the 60 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
22 races together: ahead 3, behind 18, both out 1
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
18 races together: ahead 2, behind 15, both out 1
Walter Villa 4 world titles
18 races together: ahead 5, behind 11, both out 2
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
15 races together: ahead 2, behind 10, both out 3

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 48 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Hockenheim (average P7.0, 5 races)

Paul Ricard250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P2.0

Imola350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.0

Nogaro350cc 1avg P4.0

Montjuïc350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.0

Anderstorp250cc 1avg P5.0

Brno250cc 2avg P6.0

Nürburgring500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P6.0

Monza350cc 1avg P6.0

Hockenheim350cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P7.0

San Carlos500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P8.0

Imatra350cc 3avg P9.0

Assen350cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P9.5

Le Mans250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P10.0

Salzburgring500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P11.0

Silverstone350cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P12.0

Jarama250cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P12.8

Karlskoga250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P14.0

Spa500cc 1 · 250cc 4avg P17.7

Kyalami250cc 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 22 races · 1976–1983

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Jarama (average P12.0, 3 races)

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P2.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0

Imola1 racesavg P5.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P5.0

Brno2 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P9.5

Assen2 racesavg P11.0

Jarama3 racesavg P12.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P15.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P16.0

Spa4 racesavg P23.0

Le Mans1 races—

Kyalami1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

350cc 21 races · 1976–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Hockenheim (average P4.5, 3 races)

Imola1 racesavg P1.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P4.5

Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P6.0

Monza1 racesavg P6.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P6.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P7.0

Assen3 racesavg P9.0

Imatra3 racesavg P9.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P9.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P10.0

Jarama1 racesavg P15.0

Paul Ricard1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

500cc 5 races · 1975–1979

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P7.0

Spa1 racesavg P7.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P10.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P12.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P16.0

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, 1975–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)3 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 208 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 74 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 5,325 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.7 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

61.9%Start rate (13/21)

2Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

40.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1977 250cc P7 · 43 pts

1978〜1981 no Grand Prix starts

1982 350cc P6 · 31 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, 1975–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1976	Le Mans		DNF
1976	Montjuïc	grid 1	3 +10
1977	Hockenheim		9 +2
1977	Imola		5 +6
1977	Jarama		2 +12
1977	Paul Ricard		2 +12
1977	Spa		DNF
1977	Anderstorp		5 +6
1977	Brno		6 +5
1979	Hockenheim		10 +1
1979	Karlskoga		16
1979	Brno		DNF
1980	Spa		26
1980	Silverstone		DNF
1981	Jarama		11
1981	Spa		DNF
1982	Assen		DNF
1983	Kyalami		DNF
1983	Jarama		23
1983	Assen		11
1983	Spa		20
1983	Silverstone		15

1976	Nürburgring		5 +6
1976	Montjuïc		7 +4
1977	San Carlos		6 +5
1977	Hockenheim		4 +8
1977	Imola		1 +15
1977	Assen		9 +2
1977	Imatra		DNF
1979	Hockenheim		DNF
1979	Jarama		15
1979	Imatra		DNF
1979	Silverstone		9 +2
1979	Le Mans		10 +1
1980	Paul Ricard		DNF
1980	Assen		15
1981	Monza		6 +5
1982	Salzburgring		6 +5
1982	Nogaro		4 +8
1982	Assen	grid 2	3 +10
1982	Silverstone		DNF
1982	Imatra		9 +2
1982	Hockenheim		5 +6

1975	Spa	7 +4
1976	Nürburgring	7 +4
1977	San Carlos	10 +1
1979	Salzburgring	16
1979	Karlskoga	12