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Ireland
1962 At this race · Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
2010 Ronald Saunders from Warrington, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Birth date and place from the official rider profile
Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Ulster in 1957.
In 250cc (1957–1959): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962–1963): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1966–1967): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1968–1970): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1970): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1970–1971): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1973): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.
First podium: Ulster 1957 (250cc). First win: Tampere 1962 (350cc).
In all, 63 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 20 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 7 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1962 350cc (TT) / 1964 250cc (TT) / 1964 50cc (USA) / 1965 125cc (TT) / 1966 350cc (BEL) / 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1971 125cc (TT)
250cc125cc500cc350cc50cc ★ Champion
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Teams in years without official results: 1967 50cc
Scope: official results DB, 1957–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data
19 pts · Poles 0
3 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1962 | Montjuïc | 5 +2 | ||
| 1962 | Clermont-Ferrand | 4 +3 | ||
| 1962 | Isle of Man | 3 +4 | ||
| 1962 | Assen | 11 | ||
| 1962 | Sachsenring | 5 +2 | ||
| 1962 | Monza | DNF | ||
| 1962 | Tampere | 2 +6 | ||
| 1964 | Montjuïc | DNF | ||
| 1966 | Fuji | 5 +2 |
82 pts · Poles 0
8 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1959 | Monza | DNF | ||
| 1962 | Montjuïc | DNF | ||
| 1962 | Clermont-Ferrand | 3 +4 | ||
| 1962 | Isle of Man | 2 +6 | ||
| 1962 | Assen | 3 +4 | ||
| 1962 | Solitude | 2 +6 | ||
| 1962 | Ulster | 2 +6 | ||
| 1962 | Sachsenring | 4 +3 | ||
| 1962 | Monza | 3 +4 | ||
| 1962 | Tampere | DNF | ||
| 1963 | Montjuïc | DNF | ||
| 1963 | Hockenheim | 7 | ||
| 1963 | Clermont-Ferrand | 5 +2 | ||
| 1963 | Isle of Man | 7 | ||
| 1963 | Assen | 6 +1 | ||
| 1963 | Spa | 5 +2 | ||
| 1963 | Ulster | 4 +3 | ||
| 1963 | Monza | 7 | ||
| 1963 | Suzuka | 4 +3 | ||
| 1965 | Ulster | 6 +1 | ||
| 1966 | Ulster | 4 +3 | ||
| 1968 | Montjuïc | 5 +2 | ||
| 1968 | Isle of Man | 4 +3 | ||
| 1969 | Le Mans | 8 +3 | ||
| 1969 | Assen | 5 +6 | ||
| 1970 | Isle of Man | 7 +4 | ||
| 1971 | Spa | 10 +1 | ||
| 1973 | Isle of Man | 1 +15 |
61 pts · Poles 0
5 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1957 | Ulster | 3 +4 | ||
| 1958 | Ulster | 2 +6 | ||
| 1959 | Isle of Man | 4 +3 | ||
| 1959 | Ulster | 4 +3 | ||
| 1959 | Monza | 6 +1 | ||
| 1962 | Assen | DNF | ||
| 1962 | Ulster | 1 +8 | ||
| 1962 | Sachsenring | DNF | ||
| 1963 | Montjuïc | 3 +4 | ||
| 1963 | Hockenheim | 2 +6 | ||
| 1963 | Isle of Man | 5 +2 | ||
| 1963 | Assen | 5 +2 | ||
| 1963 | Spa | 5 +2 | ||
| 1963 | Ulster | 3 +4 | ||
| 1963 | Monza | 6 +1 | ||
| 1963 | Suzuka | 8 | ||
| 1964 | Assen | 3 +4 | ||
| 1964 | Spa | 4 +3 | ||
| 1966 | Montjuïc | DNF | ||
| 1966 | Assen | 6 +1 | ||
| 1966 | Fuji | 5 +2 | ||
| 1967 | Montjuïc | 5 +2 | ||
| 1967 | Fuji | 4 +3 |
61 pts · Poles 0
4 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1962 | Ulster | 3 +4 | ||
| 1962 | Sachsenring | 3 +4 | ||
| 1962 | Monza | 2 +6 | ||
| 1962 | Tampere | 1 +8 | ||
| 1963 | Isle of Man | DNF | ||
| 1963 | Ulster | DNF | ||
| 1963 | Monza | 3 +4 | ||
| 1966 | Ulster | 3 +4 | ||
| 1969 | Ulster | 6 +5 | ||
| 1970 | Isle of Man | 9 +2 | ||
| 1970 | Imatra | 8 +3 | ||
| 1970 | Ulster | 3 +10 | ||
| 1970 | Montjuïc | 8 +3 | ||
| 1971 | Anderstorp | 9 +2 | ||
| 1971 | Imatra | 5 +6 |
67 pts · Poles 0
4 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1961 | Kristianstad | 8 | ||
| 1970 | Nürburgring | 3 +10 | ||
| 1970 | Assen | 10 +1 | ||
| 1970 | Spa | 3 +10 | ||
| 1970 | Sachsenring | 10 +1 | ||
| 1970 | Imatra | 5 +6 | ||
| 1970 | Montjuïc | 4 +8 | ||
| 1971 | Hockenheim | 6 +5 | ||
| 1971 | Assen | 7 +4 | ||
| 1971 | Anderstorp | 3 +10 | ||
| 1971 | Imatra | 9 +2 | ||
| 1971 | Ulster | 3 +10 |
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1957–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data
Grand Prix debut in 1957. Of the 24 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.
In All classes, best at Tampere (average P1.5, 3 races)
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.
In 125cc, best at Ulster (average P4.0, 4 races)
125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
In 250cc, best at Ulster (average P2.6, 5 races)
250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1957–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data
Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length
Every session
at least 376 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 100 laps
at least 13,437 miles
0.5× around the Earth · at least 1.3 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.
1960〜1961 no Grand Prix starts
1964〜1969 no Grand Prix starts
Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points
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, 1957–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data
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