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Bruno Kneubühler (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Hans Koberger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2016 · Wikimedia Commons

Bruno Kneubühler

Nationality
Switzerland Switzerland
Bike
Honda
Born
December 3, 1946(age 79)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Clermont-Ferrand in 1972.

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In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972–1973): 3 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1973): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1974): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1974–1975): 4 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975–1976): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1979–1980): 11 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1982–1986): 23 starts, 2 wins, 6 podiums. In 500cc (1987–1989): 25 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1972 (500cc). First win: Montjuïc 1972 (350cc).

In all, 119 Grand Prix starts, 5 wins and 25 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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1974YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX250cc12'24.300
1979SWEDISH GRAND PRIX125cc11'29.950
1986British GP125cc11'37.690

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 4 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1972 500cc (TT) / 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc250cc50cc125cc ★ Champion

11020301975198019851972 350cc: P6 / 45 pts / 1 wins1973 350cc: P33 / 5 pts / 0 wins1974 350cc: P12 / 17 pts / 0 wins1975 350cc: P21 / 8 pts / 0 wins1976 350cc: P7 / 28 pts / 0 wins1977 350cc: P11 / 24 pts / 0 wins350cc1972 500cc: P3 / 54 pts / 0 wins1973 500cc: P6 / 34 pts / 0 wins1978 500cc: P29 / 2 pts / 0 wins1988 500cc: P22 / 9 pts / 0 wins1989 500cc: P34 / 6 pts / 0 wins500cc1973 250cc: P9 / 28 pts / 0 wins1974 250cc: P5 / 43 pts / 0 wins1975 250cc: P9 / 22 pts / 0 wins1976 250cc: P8 / 29 pts / 0 wins1977 250cc: P26 / 6 pts / 0 wins1981 250cc: P27 / 5 pts / 0 wins250cc1973 50cc: P2 / 51 pts / 1 wins50cc1974 125cc: P2 / 63 pts / 1 wins1975 125cc: P6 / 43 pts / 0 wins1979 125cc: P8 / 36 pts / 0 wins1980 125cc: P4 / 68 pts / 0 wins1982 125cc: P15 / 18 pts / 0 wins1983 125cc: P2 / 76 pts / 2 wins1984 125cc: P9 / 27 pts / 0 wins1985 125cc: P5 / 58 pts / 0 wins1986 125cc: P6 / 54 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1972–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1973–1980
Win rate16.7%
Podium rate83.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P1.8

63 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1974–1986
Win rate3.9%
Podium rate22.4%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.9

456 pts · Poles 4

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

250cc1973–1981
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate11.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.3

133 pts · Poles 1

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

350cc1972–1978
Win rate4.3%
Podium rate13.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.8

131 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1972–1989
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate9.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P12.9

108 pts · Poles 0

19 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, 1972–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 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 186 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Montjuïc (average P3.4, 5 races)

Montjuïc500cc 1 · 350cc 2 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.4
Clermont-Ferrand350cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P5.0
Mugello250cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P5.0
Paul Ricard350cc 2 · 125cc 3 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P5.2
Opatija350cc 2 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.3
Imatra350cc 4 · 500cc 2 · 250cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P5.5
Sachsenring500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P6.0
Silverstone500cc 1 · 125cc 6 · 250cc 1avg P6.5
Misano125cc 5 · 500cc 2avg P6.5
Jarama250cc 3 · 500cc 4 · 50cc 1 · 125cc 7 · 350cc 1avg P6.8
Imola500cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P6.8
Assen500cc 4 · 350cc 4 · 50cc 1 · 250cc 3 · 125cc 8avg P7.0
Monza50cc 1 · 125cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P7.0
Brno350cc 1 · 500cc 5 · 250cc 5 · 125cc 5avg P7.1
Anderstorp350cc 1 · 500cc 4 · 50cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 125cc 7avg P7.5
Le Mans125cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P7.8
Hockenheim500cc 3 · 125cc 4 · 250cc 2avg P7.9
Spa50cc 1 · 125cc 5 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P8.6
Salzburgring500cc 6 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 5avg P8.8
Rijeka125cc 3 · 500cc 3avg P9.3
Nürburgring500cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 3 · 50cc 1avg P9.9
Laguna Seca500cc 1avg P14.0
Jerez500cc 3avg P16.0
Donington500cc 3avg P17.5
Goiânia500cc 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 55 races · 1972–1989

By grid position

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 10.0 → average finish 10.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 20.9 → average finish 16.4 (34 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1510.0 → 10.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜20.9 → 16.40 wins / 34 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Brno (average P9.8, 5 races)

Sachsenring1 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P4.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0
Imatra2 racesavg P6.5
Brno5 racesavg P9.8
Salzburgring6 racesavg P10.8
Jarama4 racesavg P11.0
Imola2 racesavg P12.0
Hockenheim3 racesavg P13.0
Anderstorp4 racesavg P13.8
Laguna Seca1 racesavg P14.0
Monza1 racesavg P14.0
Assen4 racesavg P14.3
Misano2 racesavg P15.0
Rijeka3 racesavg P15.3
Jerez3 racesavg P16.0
Le Mans2 racesavg P17.0
Donington3 racesavg P17.5
Nürburgring2 racesavg P18.0
Spa2 racesavg P21.0
Goiânia1 races—
Silverstone1 races—
Paul Ricard1 races—

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

125cc 76 races · 1974–1986

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Rijeka (average P3.3, 3 races)

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P2.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0
Rijeka3 racesavg P3.3
Mugello2 racesavg P4.0
Imatra2 racesavg P4.0
Anderstorp7 racesavg P4.2
Paul Ricard3 racesavg P4.5
Assen8 racesavg P4.6
Le Mans3 racesavg P4.7
Misano5 racesavg P4.8
Imola3 racesavg P5.0
Monza2 racesavg P5.0
Silverstone6 racesavg P5.2
Brno5 racesavg P5.2
Spa5 racesavg P5.3
Jarama7 racesavg P5.5
Hockenheim4 racesavg P5.5
Salzburgring5 racesavg P6.0
Opatija1 racesavg P6.0
Nürburgring3 racesavg P6.3

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

250cc 26 races · 1973–1981

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Assen (average P4.7, 3 races)

Imola1 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P4.0
Assen3 racesavg P4.7
Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P5.5
Jarama3 racesavg P6.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P6.0
Mugello1 racesavg P6.0
Opatija1 racesavg P6.0
Brno5 racesavg P7.4
Hockenheim2 racesavg P7.5
Imatra3 racesavg P7.7
Silverstone1 racesavg P13.0

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

50cc 6 races · 1973–1980

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P1.0
Jarama1 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P2.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P2.0
Monza1 racesavg P2.0
Nürburgring1 races—

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

350cc 23 races · 1972–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Imatra (average P3.8, 4 races)

Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.0
Imatra4 racesavg P3.8
Jarama1 racesavg P4.0
Brno1 racesavg P4.0
Opatija2 racesavg P4.5
Imola1 racesavg P5.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P5.5
Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P7.0
Assen4 racesavg P7.7
Sachsenring1 racesavg P8.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P9.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P9.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P10.0

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, 1972–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)60 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 4,460 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,514 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 51,171 miles
2.1× around the Earth · at least 5.5 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

77.2%Start rate (146/189)
4Longest run of absences (races)
42Longest run of starts (races)
225.8Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1972 350cc P6 · 45 pts
1972 500cc P3 · 54 pts
1973 50cc P2 · 51 pts
1974 125cc P2 · 63 pts
1974 250cc P5 · 43 pts
1975 125cc P6 · 43 pts
1976 250cc P8 · 29 pts
1976 350cc P7 · 28 pts

1977〜1978 no Grand Prix starts

1979 125cc P8 · 36 pts
1980 125cc P4 · 68 pts

1981〜1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 125cc P2 · 76 pts
1984 125cc P9 · 27 pts
1985 125cc P5 · 58 pts
1986 125cc P6 · 54 pts
1987 500cc
1988 500cc P22 · 9 pts
1989 500cc P34 · 6 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, 1972–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

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