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

Riders

Pat Hennen

Nationality: United States
Bike: Suzuki
Born: April 27, 1953(age 73)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Mugello in 1976.

In 500cc (1976–1978): 8 starts, 0 wins, 6 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1976 (500cc).

In all, 8 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 6 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

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Scope: official results DB, 1976–1978 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1976–1978

Win rate15.8%

Podium rate63.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.7

164 pts · Poles 0

11 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, 1976–1978 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1976. Of the 52 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
12 races together: ahead 7, behind 4, both out 1
Barry Sheene 2 world titles
15 races together: ahead 4, behind 11, 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)

500cc 19 races · 1976–1978

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P1.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P1.0

Imatra1 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P2.0

Assen2 racesavg P2.5

San Carlos2 racesavg P2.5

Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0

Mugello2 racesavg P3.5

Brno2 racesavg P4.0

Spa2 racesavg P5.5

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P10.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P10.0

Salzburgring1 races—

500cc: 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, 1976–1978 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

66.7%Start rate (14/21)

2Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

41Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1976 500cc P3 · 46 pts

1977 500cc P3 · 67 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, 1976–1978 (the rider's racing years)

1976	Mugello		5 +6
1976	Assen		2 +12
1976	Spa		8 +3
1976	Imatra		1 +15
1976	Brno		DNF
1976	Nürburgring		3 +10
1977	San Carlos		3 +10
1977	Hockenheim		2 +12
1977	Paul Ricard		10 +1
1977	Assen		3 +10
1977	Spa		3 +10
1977	Anderstorp		10 +1
1977	Brno		4 +8
1977	Silverstone	grid 2	1 +15
1978	San Carlos		2 +12
1978	Jarama	grid 2	1 +15
1978	Salzburgring		DNF
1978	Nogaro		2 +12
1978	Mugello		2 +12