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

Riders

Simon Buckmaster

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Harris Yamaha

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Silverstone in 1983.

In 500cc (1983–1992): 42 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 42 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)

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1982–1992 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

350cc1982–1982

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.

500cc1983–1992

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate1.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.4

49.5 pts · Poles 0

21 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, 1982–1992 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1982. Of the 90 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
25 races together: ahead 2, behind 22, both out 1
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
61 races together: ahead 6, behind 52, both out 3
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
31 races together: ahead 4, behind 27, both out 0
Freddie Spencer 3 world titles
22 races together: ahead 6, behind 15, both out 1

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 63 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Misano (average P11.3, 4 races)

Misano500cc 4avg P11.3

Phillip Island500cc 1avg P12.0

Laguna Seca500cc 1avg P13.0

Suzuka500cc 1avg P13.0

Jerez500cc 3avg P14.0

Goiânia500cc 1avg P14.0

Le Mans500cc 4avg P14.8

Assen500cc 5avg P15.0

Rijeka500cc 2avg P15.0

Spa500cc 2avg P15.0

Jarama500cc 4avg P16.0

Hockenheim500cc 5avg P16.3

Paul Ricard500cc 1avg P17.0

Anderstorp500cc 5avg P17.4

Brno500cc 4avg P17.7

Nürburgring500cc 1avg P18.0

Salzburgring500cc 4avg P19.0

Donington500cc 3avg P19.0

Mugello500cc 1avg P20.0

Eastern Creek500cc 1avg P21.0

Silverstone350cc 1 · 500cc 4avg P24.0

Catalunya500cc 1—

Shah Alam500cc 1—

Interlagos500cc 1—

Kyalami500cc 1—

Monza500cc 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 62 races · 1983–1992

By grid position

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	14.5 → 13.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜	23.1 → 16.6	0 wins / 47 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Misano (average P11.3, 4 races)

Misano4 racesavg P11.3

Phillip Island1 racesavg P12.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P13.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P13.0

Jerez3 racesavg P14.0

Goiânia1 racesavg P14.0

Le Mans4 racesavg P14.8

Assen5 racesavg P15.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P15.0

Spa2 racesavg P15.0

Jarama4 racesavg P16.0

Hockenheim5 racesavg P16.3

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P17.0

Anderstorp5 racesavg P17.4

Brno4 racesavg P17.7

Nürburgring1 racesavg P18.0

Salzburgring4 racesavg P19.0

Donington3 racesavg P19.0

Mugello1 racesavg P20.0

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P21.0

Silverstone4 racesavg P24.0

Catalunya1 races—

Shah Alam1 races—

Interlagos1 races—

Kyalami1 races—

Monza1 races—

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

350cc 1 races · 1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

350cc: 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, 1982–1992 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)44 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,673 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,301 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 63,825 miles
2.6× around the Earth · at least 6.0 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

77.3%Start rate (51/66)

3Longest run of absences (races)

14Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1985 500cc

1986 500cc

1987 500cc

1988 no Grand Prix starts

1989 500cc P12 · 43.5 pts

1990〜1991 no Grand Prix starts

1992 500cc

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, 1982–1992 (the rider's racing years)

1983	Silverstone	grid 23	DNF
1984	Silverstone	grid 31	22
1985	Jarama		17
1985	Hockenheim		DNF
1985	Salzburgring	grid 28	27
1985	Le Mans	grid 27	17
1985	Silverstone	grid 28	26
1985	Anderstorp		17
1986	Jarama	grid 23	17
1986	Monza	grid 27	DNF
1986	Nürburgring	grid 22	18
1986	Salzburgring		19
1986	Paul Ricard	grid 28	17
1986	Assen	grid 21	15
1986	Spa		DNF
1986	Silverstone	grid 17	DNF
1986	Anderstorp	grid 17	18
1986	Misano	grid 29	DNF
1987	Suzuka	grid 24	13
1987	Jerez	grid 25	15
1987	Hockenheim	grid 27	20
1987	Monza		Did not start
1987	Salzburgring	grid 27	17
1987	Rijeka	grid 22	16
1987	Assen	grid 26	12
1987	Le Mans	grid 25	13
1987	Donington	grid 24	DNF
1987	Anderstorp	grid 24	17
1987	Brno	grid 25	17
1987	Misano	grid 29	18
1987	Jarama	grid 24	14
1988	Donington		23
1988	Anderstorp	grid 26	23
1988	Brno	grid 25	DNF
1989	Phillip Island	grid 20	12 +4
1989	Laguna Seca		13 +3
1989	Jerez	grid 15	13 +3
1989	Misano	grid 17	2 +17
1989	Hockenheim	grid 18	14 +2
1989	Salzburgring	grid 14	13 +3
1989	Rijeka	grid 17	14 +2
1989	Assen	grid 16	19
1989	Spa	grid 16	15 +0.5
1989	Le Mans	grid 20	14 +2
1989	Donington	grid 17	15 +1
1989	Anderstorp	grid 19	12 +4
1989	Brno	grid 19	21
1989	Goiânia	grid 17	14 +2
1991	Misano		14 +2
1991	Hockenheim		14 +2
1991	Jarama		DNF
1991	Assen		DNF
1991	Brno		15 +1
1991	Le Mans		15 +1
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 24	21
1992	Shah Alam	grid 20	DNF
1992	Jerez	grid 23	DNF
1992	Mugello	grid 25	20
1992	Catalunya	grid 24	DNF
1992	Hockenheim	grid 23	17
1992	Assen	grid 19	14
1992	Interlagos	grid 28	DNF
1992	Kyalami	grid 30	DNF