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

Riders

Gerhard Thurow

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: Kreidler
Born: November 2, 1934(age 91)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

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

In 50cc (1969–1975): 16 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1973 (50cc). First win: Spa 1974 (50cc).

In all, 16 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 4 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1965 50cc (USA)

Season by season

250cc50cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1965–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1965–1975

Win rate4.5%

Podium rate18.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.8

137 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1965–1965

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

0 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1965–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1965. Of the 46 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 23 races · 50cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Spa (average P4.3, 3 races)

Brno50cc 1avg P3.0

Jarama50cc 1avg P4.0

Imatra50cc 1avg P4.0

Montjuïc50cc 1avg P4.0

Spa50cc 3avg P4.3

Anderstorp50cc 3avg P4.3

Monza50cc 2avg P5.0

Opatija50cc 2avg P5.0

Assen50cc 4avg P6.0

Nürburgring250cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P6.0

Hockenheim50cc 2avg P8.5

Le Mans50cc 1avg P20.0

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.

50cc 22 races · 1965–1975

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Spa (average P4.3, 3 races)

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Jarama1 racesavg P4.0

Imatra1 racesavg P4.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P4.0

Spa3 racesavg P4.3

Anderstorp3 racesavg P4.3

Monza2 racesavg P5.0

Opatija2 racesavg P5.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0

Assen4 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P8.5

Le Mans1 racesavg P20.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 1 races · 1965

250cc: 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, 1965–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Every race

64%Start rate (16/25)

4Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

18Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1973 50cc P4 · 36 pts

1974 50cc P4 · 57 pts

1975 50cc P8 · 21 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, 1965–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1965	Assen	7
1969	Hockenheim	10 +1
1970	Le Mans	20
1970	Monza	7 +4
1972	Nürburgring	5 +6
1972	Assen	5 +6
1973	Monza	3 +10
1973	Assen	3 +10
1973	Spa	5 +6
1973	Anderstorp	4 +8
1973	Jarama	4 +8
1974	Spa	1 +15
1974	Anderstorp	4 +8
1974	Imatra	4 +8
1974	Brno	3 +10
1974	Opatija	4 +8
1974	Montjuïc	4 +8
1975	Hockenheim	7 +4
1975	Assen	9 +2
1975	Spa	7 +4
1975	Anderstorp	5 +6
1975	Opatija	6 +5