Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)—
0 pts · Poles 0
1 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1978 | Nogaro | DNF |
As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)
Riders
Michael Schmid
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- Nationality
Austria
Birth date and place from the official rider profile
Career
Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Salzburgring in 1977.
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In 500cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.
In all, 1 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1972 500cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT)
Season by season
500cc125cc ★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1972–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data
Totals
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P17.3
5 pts · Poles 0
12 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1972 | Nürburgring | 28 | ||
| 1972 | Sachsenring | 11 | ||
| 1973 | Salzburgring | 13 | ||
| 1975 | Salzburgring | DNF | ||
| 1975 | Brno | DNF | ||
| 1976 | Salzburgring | 19 | ||
| 1976 | Brno | 15 | ||
| 1976 | Nürburgring | 17 | ||
| 1977 | Salzburgring | 6 +5 | ||
| 1977 | Brno | 19 | ||
| 1978 | Salzburgring | 19 | ||
| 1979 | Salzburgring | 23 | ||
| 1981 | Salzburgring | 20 |
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1972–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data
Against the greats, and the class of their debut
Grand Prix debut in 1972. Of the 78 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 14 races · 125cc / 500cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In All classes, best at Salzburgring (average P16.7, 7 races)
Sachsenring500cc 1avg P11.0
Salzburgring500cc 7avg P16.7
Brno500cc 3avg P17.0
Nürburgring500cc 2avg P22.5
Nogaro125cc 1—
Sachsenring500cc 10%(0 wins)
Salzburgring500cc 70%(0 wins)
Brno500cc 30%(0 wins)
Nürburgring500cc 20%(0 wins)
Nogaro125cc 10%(0 wins)
Sachsenring500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Salzburgring500cc 70%(0 podiums)
Brno500cc 30%(0 podiums)
Nürburgring500cc 20%(0 podiums)
Nogaro125cc 10%(0 podiums)
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 13 races · 1972–1981
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In 500cc, best at Salzburgring (average P16.7, 7 races)
Sachsenring1 racesavg P11.0
Salzburgring7 racesavg P16.7
Brno3 racesavg P17.0
Nürburgring2 racesavg P22.5
Sachsenring1 races0%(0 wins)
Salzburgring7 races0%(0 wins)
Brno3 races0%(0 wins)
Nürburgring2 races0%(0 wins)
Sachsenring1 races0%(0 podiums)
Salzburgring7 races0%(0 podiums)
Brno3 races0%(0 podiums)
Nürburgring2 races0%(0 podiums)
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
125cc 1 races · 1978
125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; 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, 1972–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 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 85 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 32 laps
Travelled between circuits
at least 199 miles
0.0× around the Earth · at least 0.0 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
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, 1972–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data