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

Riders

Geoffrey Tanner

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Ulster in 1956.

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In 500cc (1956–1957): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1958 (350cc).

In all, 3 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

500cc350cc ★ Champion

1510151956195719581959196019611956 500cc: P15 / 3 pts / 0 wins1957 500cc: P13 / 3 pts / 0 wins500cc1958 350cc: P10 / 4 pts / 0 wins350cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1956–1961 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

350cc1958–1958
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

4 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1956–1961
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.7

6 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, 1956–1961 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1956. Of the 49 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)

All classes 6 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man350cc 1avg P3.0
Ulster500cc 2avg P4.0
Assen500cc 1avg P9.0
Spa350cc 1avg P11.0
Hockenheim500cc 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.

500cc 4 races · 1956–1961

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P4.0
Assen1 racesavg P9.0
Hockenheim1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

350cc 2 races · 1958

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0
Spa1 racesavg P11.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1956–1961 (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, 1956–1961 (the rider's racing years)

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