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

Riders

Barry Smith

Nationality: Australia
Born: May 8, 1940(age 86)

Photos (5)

1969
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1969
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1969
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1969
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1969
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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Rouen in 1965.

In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1967–1969): 10 starts, 2 wins, 5 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1979–1980): 3 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Rouen 1965 (250cc). First win: Assen 1969 (50cc).

In all, 20 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 8 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1965 50cc (USA) / 1967 50cc (TT) / 1968 50cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc50cc125cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1971 350cc / 1967 250cc / 1965 350cc

Scope: official results DB, 1965–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1965–1969

Win rate11.8%

Podium rate41.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.8

105 pts · Poles 0

Includes 8 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

125cc1966–1981

Win rate7.1%

Podium rate7.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.4

52 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1965–1966

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate50.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

5 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1969–1969

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.0

4 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

1 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, 1965–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1965. Of the 46 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
15 races together: ahead 5, behind 9, both out 1
Hans-Georg Anscheidt 3 world titles
11 races together: ahead 1, behind 10, both out 0

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 34 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Spa (average P2.0, 3 races)

Spa50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P2.0

Brno50cc 1avg P2.0

Imola50cc 1avg P2.0

Rouen250cc 1avg P3.0

Hockenheim50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P3.5

Assen50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P4.0

Jarama125cc 1avg P4.0

Clermont-Ferrand50cc 1avg P4.0

Fuji50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P5.0

Monza50cc 1avg P5.0

Montjuïc50cc 4 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P5.8

Imatra125cc 2avg P6.0

Le Mans50cc 1avg P6.0

Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P6.0

Sachsenring50cc 1avg P7.0

Rijeka125cc 1avg P7.0

Karlskoga125cc 1avg P7.0

Ulster350cc 1avg P8.0

Buenos Aires125cc 1avg P9.0

Isle of Man125cc 1avg P33.0

Silverstone125cc 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.

125cc 14 races · 1966–1981

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa1 racesavg P1.0

Jarama1 racesavg P4.0

Imatra2 racesavg P6.0

Fuji1 racesavg P6.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P6.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P7.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P7.0

Assen1 racesavg P8.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P8.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P9.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P33.0

Silverstone1 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

50cc 17 races · 1965–1969

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen2 racesavg P2.0

Imola1 racesavg P2.0

Brno1 racesavg P2.0

Spa2 racesavg P2.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P3.5

Fuji1 racesavg P4.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0

Montjuïc4 racesavg P5.0

Monza1 racesavg P5.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P6.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P7.0

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

350cc 1 races · 1969

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

250cc 2 races · 1965–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rouen1 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1965–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 464 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 116 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,177 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 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

70%Start rate (14/20)

1Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

27Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1967 50cc P5 · 12 pts

1968 50cc P3 · 15 pts

1969 50cc P3 · 69 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, 1965–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1965	Montjuïc	6 +1
1966	Montjuïc	6 +1
1966	Monza	5 +2
1967	Montjuïc	DNF
1967	Hockenheim	4 +3
1967	Clermont-Ferrand	4 +3
1967	Assen	3 +4
1967	Fuji	4 +3
1968	Montjuïc	3 +4
1968	Spa	4 +3
1969	Hockenheim	3 +10
1969	Le Mans	6 +5
1969	Assen	1 +15
1969	Spa	1 +15
1969	Sachsenring	7 +4
1969	Brno	2 +12
1969	Imola	2 +12

1966	Isle of Man	33
1967	Hockenheim	DNF
1967	Fuji	6 +1
1968	Montjuïc	8
1969	Assen	8 +3
1969	Imatra	7 +4
1979	Spa	1 +15
1979	Karlskoga	7 +4
1979	Imatra	5 +6
1980	Jarama	4 +8
1980	Paul Ricard	6 +5
1980	Rijeka	7 +4
1980	Silverstone	DNF
1981	Buenos Aires	9 +2