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

Riders

William-A Smith

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Yamaha

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Isle of Man in 1963.

In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1966–1968): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1968–1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1963 (250cc).

In all, 13 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 4 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250cc125cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1970 250cc / 1963 500cc

Scope: official results DB, 1963–1976 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1964–1966

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.5

0 pts · Poles 0

250cc1963–1968

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate25.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

8 pts · Poles 0

350cc1965–1971

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate50.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.8

19 pts · Poles 0

500cc1968–1976

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.7

14 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1963–1976 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1963. Of the 51 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 13 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Suzuka350cc 1avg P6.0

Isle of Man250cc 4 · 125cc 2 · 350cc 2 · 500cc 3avg P6.2

Opatija350cc 1avg P7.0

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 3 races · 1968–1976

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

350cc 4 races · 1965–1971

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man2 racesavg P3.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P6.0

Opatija1 racesavg P7.0

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 4 races · 1963–1968

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

125cc 2 races · 1964–1966

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1963–1976 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1963–1976 (the rider's racing years)

1963	Isle of Man	3 +4
1966	Isle of Man	6 +1
1967	Isle of Man	5 +2
1968	Isle of Man	6 +1

1965	Suzuka	6 +1
1968	Isle of Man	3 +4
1969	Opatija	7 +4
1971	Isle of Man	3 +10