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

Riders

August Auinger

Nationality: Austria
Born: May 3, 1955(age 71)

Photos (2)

2016
Hans Koberger · CC BY-SA 4.0
2016
Hans Koberger · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Spa in 1978.

In 125cc (1978–1984): 26 starts, 0 wins, 5 podiums. In 250cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1985): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1985): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1985): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1986–1987): 10 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1988–1989): 20 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Salzburgring 1982 (125cc). First win: Hockenheim 1985 (125cc).

In all, 66 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 9 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1985	NATIONS GRAND PRIX	125cc	1	2'09.860

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1977–1987

Win rate6.8%

Podium rate24.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.5

380 pts · Poles 2

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

250cc1981–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P17.2

35 pts · Poles 0

20 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, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
44 races together: ahead 10, behind 31, both out 3
Anton Mang 5 world titles
26 races together: ahead 3, behind 22, both out 1
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
22 races together: ahead 6, behind 14, both out 2
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
61 races together: ahead 24, behind 29, both out 8

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 117 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Monza (average P3.0, 4 races)

Monza125cc 4avg P3.0

Mugello125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Buenos Aires125cc 1avg P4.0

Karlskoga125cc 2avg P4.5

Imatra125cc 2avg P6.0

Silverstone125cc 8 · 250cc 3avg P6.4

Anderstorp125cc 5 · 250cc 3avg P6.8

Misano125cc 4 · 250cc 2avg P7.0

Jerez125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P7.0

Le Mans125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P8.0

Spa125cc 5 · 250cc 4avg P8.2

Hockenheim125cc 4 · 250cc 2avg P8.4

Jarama125cc 5 · 250cc 2avg P8.7

Imola125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P9.0

Paul Ricard125cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P9.2

Rijeka125cc 5 · 250cc 3avg P10.2

Salzburgring125cc 6 · 250cc 3avg P10.3

Goiânia250cc 1avg P12.0

Assen125cc 7 · 250cc 3avg P12.1

Laguna Seca250cc 2avg P14.0

Nürburgring125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P15.0

Phillip Island250cc 1avg P15.0

Brno250cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P17.3

Donington250cc 2avg P19.0

Suzuka250cc 2avg P26.5

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 44 races · 1981–1989

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.6 → 12.5	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜	23.9 → 18.1	0 wins / 22 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Spa (average P13.5, 4 races)

Jarama2 racesavg P9.5

Goiânia1 racesavg P12.0

Spa4 racesavg P13.5

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P14.0

Silverstone3 racesavg P15.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P15.0

Imola1 racesavg P15.0

Rijeka3 racesavg P15.5

Anderstorp3 racesavg P16.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P16.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P17.7

Hockenheim2 racesavg P18.0

Assen3 racesavg P19.0

Donington2 racesavg P19.0

Misano2 racesavg P20.0

Brno3 racesavg P23.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P26.5

Jerez2 races—

Le Mans1 races—

Mugello1 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

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

125cc 73 races · 1977–1987

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Hockenheim (average P2.0, 4 races)

Hockenheim4 racesavg P2.0

Anderstorp5 racesavg P2.3

Misano4 racesavg P2.7

Monza4 racesavg P3.0

Mugello1 racesavg P4.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P4.0

Karlskoga2 racesavg P4.5

Spa5 racesavg P4.7

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P4.7

Silverstone8 racesavg P5.0

Salzburgring6 racesavg P5.8

Brno2 racesavg P6.0

Imatra2 racesavg P6.0

Rijeka5 racesavg P6.7

Jarama5 racesavg P7.0

Imola3 racesavg P7.0

Jerez1 racesavg P7.0

Assen7 racesavg P8.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P8.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P15.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)42 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 2,646 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 887 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 74,565 miles
3.0× around the Earth · at least 7.1 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

81.5%Start rate (106/130)

4Longest run of absences (races)

32Longest run of starts (races)

92.4Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1979 125cc P14 · 25 pts

1980 no Grand Prix starts

1981 125cc P14 · 14 pts

1982 125cc P6 · 55 pts

1983 125cc P10 · 30 pts

1984 125cc P5 · 41 pts

1985 125cc P3 · 78 pts

1985 250cc P27 · 3 pts

1986 125cc P4 · 60 pts

1987 125cc P5 · 54 pts

1988 250cc P16 · 31 pts

1989 250cc P42 · 1 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, 1977–1989 (the rider's racing years)

1977	Salzburgring		16
1978	Spa		4 +8
1978	Karlskoga		5 +6
1979	Imola		8 +3
1979	Rijeka		4 +8
1979	Assen		DNF
1979	Karlskoga		4 +8
1979	Imatra		10 +1
1979	Silverstone		8 +3
1979	Le Mans		9 +2
1980	Jarama		7 +4
1980	Rijeka		6 +5
1980	Silverstone		DNF
1981	Monza		DNF
1981	Paul Ricard		8 +3
1981	Rijeka		10 +1
1981	Assen		7 +4
1981	Imola		9 +2
1981	Silverstone		7 +4
1982	Buenos Aires		4 +8
1982	Salzburgring		2 +12
1982	Spa		6 +5
1982	Rijeka		DNF
1982	Silverstone		8 +3
1982	Anderstorp		3 +10
1982	Imatra		2 +12
1982	Brno		6 +5
1983	Le Mans		DNF
1983	Monza		DNF
1983	Hockenheim		DNF
1983	Salzburgring		5 +6
1983	Rijeka		DNF
1983	Assen		15
1983	Spa		DNF
1983	Silverstone		5 +6
1983	Anderstorp		3 +10
1983	Imola		4 +8
1984	Misano		DNF
1984	Jarama		DNF
1984	Nürburgring		5 +6
1984	Paul Ricard		3 +10
1984	Assen		6 +5
1984	Silverstone		DNF
1984	Anderstorp		2 +12
1984	Mugello		4 +8
1985	Jarama		DNF
1985	Hockenheim	grid 3	1 +15
1985	Salzburgring		2 +12
1985	Assen		8 +3
1985	Spa		4 +8
1985	Le Mans		7 +4
1985	Silverstone	grid 2	1 +15
1985	Anderstorp	grid 2	1 +15
1985	Misano		5 +6
1986	Jarama		DNF
1986	Monza		3 +10
1986	Nürburgring		25
1986	Salzburgring		DNF
1986	Paul Ricard		3 +10
1986	Assen		DNF
1986	Spa		DNF
1986	Silverstone	grid 3	1 +15
1986	Anderstorp	grid 1	DNF
1986	Misano	grid 2	1 +15
1986	Hockenheim		3 +10
1987	Jerez		7 +4
1987	Hockenheim		2 +12
1987	Monza		3 +10
1987	Salzburgring		4 +8
1987	Assen		4 +8
1987	Brno		DNF
1987	Misano		2 +12
1987	Jarama		DNF