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

Riders

Dave Simmonds (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Anefo · CC0 · 1969 · Wikimedia Commons

Dave Simmonds

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Kawasaki
Born
October 25, 1939(age 86)

Photos (5)

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Isle of Man in 1965.

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In 250cc (1965–1966): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1967): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 3 starts, 3 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1970): 4 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 500cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1971): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1971–1972): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Imatra 1967 (125cc). First win: Isle of Man 1969 (125cc). World champion: 1969 125cc.

In all, 44 Grand Prix starts, 8 wins and 17 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 5 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1966 350cc (BEL) / 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1971 125cc (TT) / 1972 500cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

110203040196419661968197019721967 125cc: P7 / 9 pts / 0 wins1968 125cc: P15 / 3 pts / 0 wins1969 125cc: P1 / 90 pts / 8 wins ★1970 125cc: P4 / 57 pts / 1 wins1971 125cc: P6 / 48 pts / 1 wins1972 125cc: P6 / 44 pts / 0 wins125cc1967 250cc: P11 / 5 pts / 0 wins1969 250cc: P31 / 5 pts / 0 wins1971 250cc: P42 / 2 pts / 0 wins250cc1966 350cc: P24 / 2 pts / 0 wins1968 350cc: P18 / 1 pts / 0 wins1969 350cc: P40 / 3 pts / 0 wins350cc1970 500cc: P20 / 10 pts / 0 wins1971 500cc: P4 / 52 pts / 1 wins1972 500cc: P7 / 42 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1963–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1963–1972 ★ 1 titles (1969)
Win rate31.3%
Podium rate53.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.1

305 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1965–1971
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.2

12 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1966–1969
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.5

6 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1970–1972
Win rate7.7%
Podium rate38.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.4

104 pts · Poles 0

3 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, 1963–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

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

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Isle of Man (average P3.0, 5 races)

Le Mans125cc 1avg P2.0
Jarama500cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.5
Isle of Man250cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P3.0
Imatra125cc 5 · 500cc 2avg P3.1
Assen250cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 3 · 500cc 2avg P3.4
Hockenheim350cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P4.0
Nürburgring500cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.0
Opatija125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.0
Brno125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P4.3
Monza125cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P4.3
Imola250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.5
Montjuïc250cc 1 · 500cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P5.0
Anderstorp125cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P5.0
Ulster350cc 1avg P5.0
Spa250cc 2 · 125cc 3avg P5.4
Sachsenring125cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P5.5
Clermont-Ferrand125cc 3avg P5.7

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 13 races · 1970–1972

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P1.0
Monza1 racesavg P3.0
Assen2 racesavg P3.5
Imatra2 racesavg P3.5
Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P5.0
Montjuïc2 racesavg P5.5
Opatija1 racesavg P6.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P8.0

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

125cc 32 races · 1963–1972

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Assen (average P2.0, 3 races)

Hockenheim2 racesavg P1.0
Imola1 racesavg P1.0
Assen3 racesavg P2.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P2.0
Opatija1 racesavg P2.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P2.5
Isle of Man2 racesavg P2.5
Brno3 racesavg P2.7
Imatra5 racesavg P3.0
Spa3 racesavg P3.3
Jarama1 racesavg P4.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P4.0
Monza2 racesavg P5.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P5.0
Clermont-Ferrand3 racesavg P5.7

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

250cc 9 races · 1965–1971

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man3 racesavg P4.0
Assen1 racesavg P5.0
Imola1 racesavg P8.0
Spa2 racesavg P8.5
Brno1 racesavg P9.0
Montjuïc1 races—

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

350cc 4 races · 1966–1969

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P5.0
Assen1 racesavg P6.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P9.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P10.0

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, 1963–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 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 597 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 196 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 3,899 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.5 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

67.7%Start rate (21/31)
4Longest run of absences (races)
10Longest run of starts (races)
56Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1969 125cc P1 · 90 pts
1970 125cc P4 · 57 pts
1971 125cc P6 · 48 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, 1963–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

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