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

Riders

Reinhold Roth

Nationality: Germany
Born: March 4, 1953(age 73)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Imola in 1979.

In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1980): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1982): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1984): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1985–1990): 42 starts, 1 wins, 9 podiums.

First podium: Silverstone 1985 (250cc). First win: Assen 1989 (250cc).

In all, 62 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 9 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: 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1979–1990 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1980–1990

Win rate3.7%

Podium rate18.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

569 pts · Poles 2

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

350cc1979–1980

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.0

3 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1982–1984

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.4

14 pts · Poles 0

3 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, 1979–1990 (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 1979. Of the 102 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
49 races together: ahead 17, behind 32, both out 0
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
12 races together: ahead 0, behind 12, both out 0
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
49 races together: ahead 29, behind 20, both out 0
Freddie Spencer 3 world titles
17 races together: ahead 4, behind 13, 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 98 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Suzuka (average P3.0, 3 races)

Suzuka250cc 3avg P3.0

Donington250cc 3avg P4.0

Goiânia250cc 3avg P4.7

Phillip Island250cc 1avg P5.0

Hockenheim250cc 4avg P5.3

Brno350cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P5.7

Silverstone250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P6.0

Nürburgring500cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P6.0

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P6.0

Assen500cc 1 · 250cc 5avg P6.2

Jerez250cc 3avg P6.7

Laguna Seca250cc 3avg P7.0

Imola350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.0

Rijeka500cc 2 · 250cc 7avg P7.1

Salzburgring500cc 2 · 250cc 6avg P7.3

Mugello250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P7.5

Spa500cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P8.0

Le Mans250cc 4avg P8.3

Misano250cc 6 · 500cc 1avg P8.9

Anderstorp250cc 5 · 500cc 1avg P9.2

Paul Ricard500cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P9.3

Monza250cc 3avg P9.3

Jarama350cc 1 · 250cc 6 · 500cc 1avg P9.8

Kyalami500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P16.5

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.

250cc 81 races · 1980–1990

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 7–9, they move up from an average grid of 7.5 to an average finish of 5.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 2.0	3 wins / 8 races
Grid 4–6	5.2 → 5.1	0 wins / 18 races
Grid 7–9	7.5 → 5.8	0 wins / 12 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 6.8	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Suzuka (average P3.0, 3 races)

Suzuka3 racesavg P3.0

Silverstone3 racesavg P4.0

Donington3 racesavg P4.0

Goiânia3 racesavg P4.7

Phillip Island1 racesavg P5.0

Hockenheim4 racesavg P5.3

Rijeka7 racesavg P5.3

Assen5 racesavg P5.6

Brno3 racesavg P5.7

Salzburgring6 racesavg P6.0

Nürburgring3 racesavg P6.0

Imola1 racesavg P6.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P6.0

Jerez3 racesavg P6.7

Laguna Seca3 racesavg P7.0

Mugello2 racesavg P7.5

Spa3 racesavg P8.0

Le Mans4 racesavg P8.3

Misano6 racesavg P8.8

Anderstorp5 racesavg P9.2

Jarama6 racesavg P9.3

Monza3 racesavg P9.3

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P10.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P22.0

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

500cc 14 races · 1982–1984

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 8.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.0 → 11.0	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	19.7 → 10.0	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P8.0

Jarama1 racesavg P8.0

Assen1 racesavg P9.0

Misano1 racesavg P9.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P11.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P11.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P12.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P12.5

Mugello1 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

Spa1 races—

Anderstorp1 races—

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

350cc 3 races · 1979–1980

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imola1 racesavg P8.0

Jarama1 racesavg P14.0

Brno1 races—

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, 1979–1990 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)57 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,859 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,436 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 112,883 miles
4.5× around the Earth · at least 10.3 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

92.3%Start rate (84/91)

2Longest run of absences (races)

29Longest run of starts (races)

11.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1983 250cc P17 · 14 pts

1984 500cc P15 · 14 pts

1985 250cc P9 · 29 pts

1986 250cc P16 · 10 pts

1987 250cc P2 · 108 pts

1988 250cc P5 · 158 pts

1989 250cc P2 · 190 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, 1979–1990 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1980	Misano		8 +3
1980	Jarama		10 +1
1982	Mugello		7 +4
1983	Le Mans		18
1983	Monza		11
1983	Hockenheim		5 +6
1983	Jarama		15
1983	Salzburgring		8 +3
1983	Rijeka		DNF
1983	Silverstone		6 +5
1983	Anderstorp		16
1985	Kyalami		22
1985	Jarama		5 +6
1985	Hockenheim		11
1985	Mugello		8 +3
1985	Salzburgring		Did not start
1985	Rijeka		7 +4
1985	Assen		8 +3
1985	Le Mans		DNF
1985	Silverstone		2 +12
1985	Anderstorp		13
1985	Misano		10 +1
1986	Jarama		13
1986	Monza		15
1986	Nürburgring		Finished
1986	Salzburgring		11
1986	Rijeka		10 +1
1986	Paul Ricard		15
1986	Assen		10 +1
1986	Spa		16
1986	Silverstone		4 +8
1986	Misano		14
1987	Suzuka	grid 7	3 +10
1987	Jerez		8 +3
1987	Hockenheim	grid 1	3 +10
1987	Monza		2 +12
1987	Salzburgring	grid 7	3 +10
1987	Rijeka	grid 6	3 +10
1987	Assen	grid 5	2 +12
1987	Le Mans	grid 3	1 +15
1987	Donington		5 +6
1987	Anderstorp	grid 7	11
1987	Brno	grid 6	10 +1
1987	Misano	grid 5	9 +2
1987	Jarama	grid 7	7 +4
1987	Goiânia	grid 7	4 +8
1987	Buenos Aires	grid 6	6 +5
1988	Laguna Seca	grid 12	9 +7
1988	Jarama	grid 7	6 +10
1988	Jerez	grid 12	6 +10
1988	Imola	grid 6	6 +10
1988	Nürburgring	grid 15	5 +11
1988	Salzburgring	grid 2	2 +17
1988	Assen	grid 5	7 +9
1988	Spa	grid 4	4 +13
1988	Rijeka	grid 5	4 +13
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 5	5 +11
1988	Donington	grid 7	5 +11
1988	Anderstorp	grid 5	4 +13
1988	Brno	grid 5	6 +10
1988	Goiânia	grid 9	4 +13
1989	Suzuka	grid 19	DNF
1989	Phillip Island	grid 7	5 +11
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 9	8 +8
1989	Jerez	grid 9	6 +10
1989	Misano	grid 6	5 +11
1989	Hockenheim	grid 5	2 +17
1989	Salzburgring	grid 10	7 +9
1989	Rijeka	grid 2	2 +17
1989	Assen	grid 2	1 +20
1989	Spa		4 +13
1989	Le Mans	grid 4	6 +10
1989	Donington	grid 6	2 +17
1989	Anderstorp	grid 3	2 +17
1989	Brno	grid 1	1 +20
1989	Goiânia		6 +10
1990	Suzuka	grid 10	DNF
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 2	4 +13
1990	Misano	grid 14	7 +9
1990	Nürburgring	grid 7	7 +9
1990	Salzburgring	grid 5	5 +11
1990	Rijeka	grid 5	6 +10