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

Riders

Frank Perris

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Yamaha
Born: May 28, 1931(age 95)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Hockenheim in 1961.

In 350cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1961): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962–1965): 8 starts, 1 wins, 5 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965–1966): 7 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Buenos Aires 1961 (500cc). First win: Suzuka 1963 (125cc).

In all, 29 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 12 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: 1961 350cc (TT) / 1965 125cc (TT) / 1969 250cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1960–1971 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1962–1966

Win rate12.0%

Podium rate48.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.9

94 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1962–1971

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate11.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.6

42 pts · Poles 0

Includes 12 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1960–1961

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.5

3 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1961–1971

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate66.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.8

30 pts · Poles 0

2 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, 1960–1971 (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 1960. Of the 37 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Phil Read 7 world titles
10 races together: ahead 0, behind 10, both out 0
Jim Redman 6 world titles
15 races together: ahead 6, behind 9, both out 0
Hugh Anderson 4 world titles
20 races together: ahead 1, behind 18, both out 1
Luigi Taveri 3 world titles
19 races together: ahead 6, behind 12, both out 1

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 44 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Isle of Man (average P3.3, 4 races)

Montjuïc250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.0

Nürburgring125cc 1avg P2.0

Imatra125cc 1avg P2.0

Brno125cc 2avg P3.0

Sachsenring125cc 2avg P3.0

Buenos Aires500cc 1avg P3.0

Rouen125cc 1avg P3.0

Kristianstad500cc 1avg P3.0

Isle of Man125cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.3

Monza250cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P3.5

Daytona250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.5

Hockenheim500cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Suzuka125cc 2avg P4.0

Clermont-Ferrand350cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P4.3

Anderstorp250cc 1avg P5.0

Tampere125cc 1avg P5.0

Ulster125cc 3avg P5.3

Spa250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P6.0

Le Mans250cc 1avg P6.0

Assen350cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 3avg P6.3

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.

250cc 9 races · 1962–1971

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0

Daytona1 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

Assen1 racesavg P5.0

Spa1 racesavg P5.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P5.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P6.0

Monza1 races—

Montjuïc1 races—

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

500cc 6 races · 1961–1971

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P3.0

Kristianstad1 racesavg P3.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0

Assen1 racesavg P5.0

Spa1 racesavg P7.0

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

125cc 25 races · 1962–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Ulster (average P5.3, 3 races)

Nürburgring1 racesavg P2.0

Imatra1 racesavg P2.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P2.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P3.0

Brno2 racesavg P3.0

Daytona1 racesavg P3.0

Rouen1 racesavg P3.0

Monza2 racesavg P3.5

Isle of Man2 racesavg P3.5

Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P3.5

Suzuka2 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

Tampere1 racesavg P5.0

Ulster3 racesavg P5.3

Assen3 racesavg P6.7

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

350cc 4 races · 1960–1961

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P6.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P6.0

Assen2 racesavg P7.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1960–1971 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Every race

71.4%Start rate (15/21)

2Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

16.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1965 125cc

1966 125cc P7 · 10 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, 1960–1971 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1962	Tampere	5 +2
1963	Clermont-Ferrand	4 +3
1963	Isle of Man	2 +6
1963	Assen	2 +6
1963	Ulster	6 +1
1963	Suzuka	1 +8
1964	Clermont-Ferrand	3 +4
1964	Assen	6 +1
1964	Ulster	4 +3
1964	Monza	5 +2
1965	Daytona	3 +4
1965	Nürburgring	2 +6
1965	Montjuïc	2 +6
1965	Rouen	3 +4
1965	Sachsenring	1 +8
1965	Brno	1 +8
1965	Imatra	2 +6
1965	Monza	2 +6
1965	Suzuka	7
1966	Hockenheim	4 +3
1966	Assen	12
1966	Sachsenring	5 +2
1966	Brno	5 +2
1966	Ulster	6 +1
1966	Isle of Man	5 +2

1960	Clermont-Ferrand	6 +1
1960	Assen	8
1961	Hockenheim	6 +1
1961	Assen	6 +1