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

Riders

Frank Whiteway

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Crooks Suzuki

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Ulster in 1969.

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In 50cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Ulster 1969 (50cc).

In all, 1 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

50cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1969 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1969–1969 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1969–1969
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

10 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1969–1969 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1969. Of the 79 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

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)

50cc 1 races · 1969

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

50cc: 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, 1969–1969 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1969–1969 (the rider's racing years)

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