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Freddie Spencer (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Original: Craig Howell from San Carlos, CA, USA Derivative work: Danyele · CC BY 2.0 · 2009 · Wikimedia Commons

Freddie Spencer

Nationality
United States United States
Number
19
Born
December 20, 1961(age 64)
Birthplace
Shreveport

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Spa in 1980.

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In 500cc (1980–1985): 26 starts, 10 wins, 18 podiums. In 250cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1985): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1985): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1985): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1985): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1985): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1986–1993): 12 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Buenos Aires 1982 (500cc). First win: Spa 1982 (500cc). World champion: 1983 500cc, 1985 250cc, 1985 500cc.

In all, 47 Grand Prix starts, 16 wins and 24 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
1981British GP500cc10

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: 1993 500cc (JPN)

Season by season

500cc250cc ★ Champion

110203019801982198419861988199019921982 500cc: P3 / 72 pts / 2 wins1983 500cc: P1 / 144 pts / 6 wins ★1984 500cc: P4 / 87 pts / 5 wins1985 500cc: P1 / 141 pts / 7 wins ★1987 500cc: P20 / 4 pts / 0 wins1989 500cc: P16 / 33.5 pts / 0 wins1993 500cc: P37 / 2 pts / 0 wins500cc1985 250cc: P1 / 127 pts / 7 wins ★250cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1980–1993 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1985–1985 ★ 1 titles (1985)
Win rate70.0%
Podium rate80.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.2

127 pts · Poles 6

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

500cc1980–1993 ★ 2 titles (1983, 1985)
Win rate32.8%
Podium rate50.8%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.7

483.5 pts · Poles 23

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, 1980–1993 (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 1980. Of the 53 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 71 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Le Mans (average P1.0, 4 races)

Le Mans500cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P1.0
Mugello500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P1.0
Paul Ricard500cc 1avg P1.0
Nürburgring500cc 1avg P1.0
Monza500cc 1avg P1.0
Kyalami500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P1.3
Rijeka500cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P1.8
Imola500cc 1avg P2.0
Silverstone500cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P2.3
Spa500cc 6 · 250cc 1avg P2.5
Anderstorp500cc 4avg P3.0
Buenos Aires500cc 1avg P3.0
Jarama500cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P3.7
Hockenheim500cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P4.3
Jerez500cc 1avg P5.0
Assen500cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P5.7
Misano500cc 5avg P5.7
Salzburgring500cc 6 · 250cc 1avg P5.8
Brno500cc 2avg P11.0
Suzuka500cc 1avg P14.0
Phillip Island500cc 1—
Donington500cc 1—
Eastern Creek500cc 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 61 races · 1980–1993

By grid position

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 1.8

average grid average finish (classified)

1510Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 1.4 → average finish 1.8 (35 races, 18 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.4 → average finish 8.0 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.4 → average finish 10.8 (10 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.2 → average finish 14.0 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15
Grid 1–31.4 → 1.818 wins / 35 races
Grid 4–65.4 → 8.00 wins / 5 races
Grid 7–98.4 → 10.80 wins / 10 races
Grid 10–1512.2 → 14.00 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Jarama (average P1.0, 4 races)

Jarama4 racesavg P1.0
Le Mans3 racesavg P1.0
Mugello2 racesavg P1.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Monza1 racesavg P1.0
Kyalami2 racesavg P1.5
Silverstone3 racesavg P1.7
Rijeka5 racesavg P2.0
Imola1 racesavg P2.0
Spa6 racesavg P2.8
Anderstorp4 racesavg P3.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim4 racesavg P5.0
Jerez1 racesavg P5.0
Misano5 racesavg P5.7
Salzburgring6 racesavg P7.0
Assen5 racesavg P8.0
Brno2 racesavg P11.0
Suzuka1 racesavg P14.0
Phillip Island1 races—
Donington1 races—
Eastern Creek1 races—

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

250cc 10 races · 1985

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans1 racesavg P1.0
Mugello1 racesavg P1.0
Assen1 racesavg P1.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Kyalami1 racesavg P1.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P1.0
Spa1 racesavg P1.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P4.0
Jarama1 racesavg P9.0

250cc: 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, 1980–1993 (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)42 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,864 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,339 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 33,301 miles
1.3× around the Earth · at least 3.3 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

81.3%Start rate (61/75)
4Longest run of absences (races)
21Longest run of starts (races)
100Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1982 500cc P3 · 72 pts
1983 500cc P1 · 144 pts
1984 500cc P4 · 87 pts
1985 250cc P1 · 127 pts
1985 500cc P1 · 141 pts

1986〜1988 no Grand Prix starts

1989 500cc P16 · 33.5 pts

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? 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, 1980–1993 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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