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

Riders

Silvio Grassetti

Nationality: Italy
Born: February 24, 1936(age 90)

Photos (2)

1966
Jan Voets for Anefo · CC0
· Public domain

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Clermont-Ferrand in 1961.

In 250cc (1961): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1961–1962): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963–1965): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1965–1969): 4 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1969): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1969–1970): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1970–1971): 3 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1972–1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1962 (350cc). First win: Opatija 1969 (350cc).

In all, 31 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 15 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 7 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1961 350cc (TT) / 1962 350cc (TT) / 1966 350cc (BEL) / 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 250cc (TT) / 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1959–1974 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1959–1974

Win rate6.7%

Podium rate30.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.3

153 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1961–1974

Win rate4.8%

Podium rate52.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

123 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1962–1968

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

4 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, 1959–1974 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1959. Of the 26 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
11 races together: ahead 0, behind 11, both out 0
Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
11 races together: ahead 2, behind 9, both out 0
Phil Read 7 world titles
13 races together: ahead 3, behind 9, both out 1
Dieter Braun 2 world titles
18 races together: ahead 6, behind 12, 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 54 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Monza (average P3.5, 12 races)

Imatra250cc 1avg P2.0

Daytona250cc 1avg P3.0

Monza350cc 8 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P3.5

Imola350cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P3.5

Opatija250cc 2 · 350cc 3avg P4.0

Montjuïc250cc 3avg P4.3

Sachsenring250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P4.7

Salzburgring250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.0

Clermont-Ferrand250cc 1avg P5.0

Brno250cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P5.3

Assen250cc 5 · 350cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P5.4

Hockenheim250cc 4 · 350cc 1avg P5.8

Spa250cc 2avg P8.0

Anderstorp250cc 1avg P9.0

Paul Ricard250cc 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.

350cc 21 races · 1961–1974

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Assen (average P3.0, 4 races)

Imola1 racesavg P2.0

Assen4 racesavg P3.0

Monza8 racesavg P3.3

Sachsenring1 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

Opatija3 racesavg P4.3

Brno2 racesavg P5.5

Salzburgring1 racesavg P9.0

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

250cc 30 races · 1959–1974

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Montjuïc (average P4.3, 3 races)

Salzburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Imatra1 racesavg P2.0

Daytona1 racesavg P3.0

Opatija2 racesavg P3.5

Montjuïc3 racesavg P4.3

Monza2 racesavg P4.5

Imola2 racesavg P5.0

Brno2 racesavg P5.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P5.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P5.0

Hockenheim4 racesavg P6.3

Assen5 racesavg P6.4

Spa2 racesavg P8.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P9.0

Paul Ricard1 races—

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

500cc 3 races · 1962–1968

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza2 racesavg P3.0

Assen1 races—

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, 1959–1974 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

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 59 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 25 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,614 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.4 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

50%Start rate (5/10)

3Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

9Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1961 250cc P7 · 10 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, 1959–1974 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

1959	Hockenheim	8
1961	Montjuïc	3 +4
1961	Hockenheim	7
1961	Clermont-Ferrand	5 +2
1961	Assen	4 +3
1961	Monza	6 +1
1962	Montjuïc	7
1963	Hockenheim	4 +3
1965	Daytona	3 +4
1969	Assen	5 +6
1969	Brno	5 +6
1969	Opatija	5 +6
1970	Assen	9 +2
1970	Sachsenring	2 +12
1970	Montjuïc	3 +10
1971	Salzburgring	1 +15
1971	Spa	1 +15
1971	Sachsenring	8 +3
1971	Monza	3 +10
1972	Imola	5 +6
1972	Assen	7 +4
1972	Spa	15
1972	Brno	5 +6
1972	Anderstorp	9 +2
1972	Imatra	2 +12
1973	Paul Ricard	DNF
1973	Hockenheim	6 +5
1973	Opatija	2 +12
1973	Assen	7 +4
1974	Imola	DNF