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

Riders

Steve Parrish

Nationality: United Kingdom
Born: February 24, 1953(age 73)

Photos (3)

2009
PSParrot from England · CC BY 2.0
2009
Wufflesthespider · CC BY-SA 3.0
2009
Wufflesthespider · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at San Carlos in 1977.

In 500cc (1977–1985): 35 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Nogaro 1982 (500cc).

In all, 35 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 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
1979	BELGIUM GRAND PRIX	500cc	5
1982	BELGIUM GRAND PRIX	500cc	14

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1985 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1977–1985

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate1.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.1

92 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, 1977–1985 (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.

Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
19 races together: ahead 0, behind 17, both out 2
Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
33 races together: ahead 4, behind 29, both out 0
Freddie Spencer 3 world titles
20 races together: ahead 5, behind 13, both out 2
Barry Sheene 2 world titles
47 races together: ahead 13, behind 31, both out 3

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)

500cc 55 races · 1977–1985

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 13.5 to an average finish of 10.5

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	7.5 → 3.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	13.5 → 10.5	0 wins / 13 races
Grid 16〜	21.6 → 16.2	0 wins / 17 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at San Carlos (average P6.5, 3 races)

Nogaro2 racesavg P5.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P5.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P6.0

San Carlos3 racesavg P6.5

Le Mans2 racesavg P7.0

Brno1 racesavg P7.0

Imatra4 racesavg P7.8

Rijeka1 racesavg P9.0

Hockenheim4 racesavg P10.3

Anderstorp5 racesavg P10.5

Spa2 racesavg P10.5

Assen6 racesavg P11.5

Nürburgring2 racesavg P12.0

Jarama4 racesavg P12.3

Imola3 racesavg P13.5

Silverstone7 racesavg P14.3

Salzburgring3 racesavg P14.5

Monza1 racesavg P15.0

Misano1 racesavg P17.0

Mugello1 racesavg P20.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P20.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1985 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)20 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,563 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 580 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 7,817 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 1.0 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

75.9%Start rate (44/58)

2Longest run of absences (races)

10Longest run of starts (races)

18Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1977 500cc P5 · 39 pts

1978 500cc P12 · 20 pts

1979 500cc P12 · 19 pts

1980〜1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 500cc

1984 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, 1977–1985 (the rider's racing years)

1977	San Carlos		9 +2
1977	Hockenheim		4 +8
1977	Paul Ricard		6 +5
1977	Spa		5 +6
1977	Anderstorp		4 +8
1977	Imatra		5 +6
1977	Brno		7 +4
1977	Silverstone		DNF
1978	San Carlos		4 +8
1978	Jarama		10 +1
1978	Salzburgring		DNF
1978	Nogaro		7 +4
1978	Assen		10 +1
1978	Imatra	grid 12	5 +6
1978	Silverstone		15
1978	Nürburgring		13
1979	San Carlos	grid 7	DNF
1979	Salzburgring	grid 12	7 +4
1979	Hockenheim		9 +2
1979	Imola		11
1979	Jarama	grid 15	11
1979	Rijeka		9 +2
1979	Assen	grid 14	10 +1
1979	Karlskoga		5 +6
1979	Imatra	grid 14	11
1979	Silverstone	grid 14	DNF
1979	Le Mans	grid 10	7 +4
1981	Imola		DNF
1981	Silverstone	grid 14	9 +2
1981	Imatra		10 +1
1981	Anderstorp		15
1982	Nogaro	grid 8	3 +10
1982	Jarama	grid 15	13
1982	Assen	grid 15	14
1982	Anderstorp	grid 20	10 +1
1982	Hockenheim		DNF
1983	Kyalami	grid 22	20
1983	Le Mans	grid 14	DNF
1983	Monza	grid 30	15
1983	Hockenheim	grid 17	18
1983	Jarama	grid 14	15
1983	Salzburgring	grid 21	22
1983	Assen	grid 20	DNF
1983	Silverstone	grid 17	DNF
1983	Anderstorp	grid 12	13
1983	Imola	grid 19	16
1984	Misano	grid 29	17
1984	Nürburgring	grid 16	11
1984	Assen	grid 19	12
1984	Spa	grid 26	16
1984	Silverstone	grid 18	16
1984	Anderstorp	grid 26	DNF
1984	Mugello	grid 22	20
1985	Assen	grid 24	DNF
1985	Silverstone	grid 21	17