Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Isle of Man in 1971.
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In 350cc (1971–1972): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974–1978): 5 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.
First podium: Isle of Man 1972 (350cc). First win: Assen 1977 (250cc).
In all, 16 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 6 podiums (within the official results database).
Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)
Starts with no race result
The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).
Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT)
Season by season
350cc250cc500cc★ Champion
The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine
Teams in years without official results: 1975 500cc / 1972 500cc
Scope: official results DB, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data
Totals
250cc1973–1981
Win rate12.5%
Podium rate25.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.6
86 pts · Poles 1
7 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1973
Hockenheim
10 +1
1973
Assen
4 +8
1974
Isle of Man
2 +12
1974
Assen
10 +1
1974
Anderstorp
6 +5
1977
Assen
1 +15
1977
Spa
14
1977
Anderstorp
grid 1
1 +15
1977
Imatra
2 +12
1978
Jarama
6 +5
1978
Nogaro
DNF
1978
Spa
DNF
1978
Imatra
7 +4
1978
Silverstone
4 +8
1981
Spa
DNF
1981
Silverstone
DNF
350cc1971–1978
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate20.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.4
46 pts · Poles 0
Includes 1 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).
4 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1971
Isle of Man
7 +4
1972
Isle of Man
3 +10
1973
Monza
9 +2
1973
Assen
9 +2
1973
Anderstorp
6 +5
1974
Assen
DNF
1974
Anderstorp
5 +6
1978
Assen
7 +4
1978
Karlskoga
9 +2
1978
Silverstone
3 +10
500cc1979–1984
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P13.5
1 pts · Poles 0
3 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1979
Salzburgring
grid 13
10 +1
1979
Silverstone
DNF
1980
Imatra
DNF
1984
Silverstone
grid 17
17
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data
Against the greats, and the class of their debut
Grand Prix debut in 1971. Of the 56 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.
Walter Villa4 world titles 12 races together: ahead 3, behind 8, both out 1
Kork Ballington4 world titles 11 races together: ahead 2, behind 9, 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)
All classes30 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In All classes, best at Isle of Man (average P4.0, 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.
500cc4 races · 1979–1984
By grid positionSmall sample
average grid average finish (classified)
Grid 10–15
13.0 → 10.0
0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜
17.0 → 17.0
0 wins / 1 races
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Salzburgring1 racesavg P10.0
Silverstone2 racesavg P17.0
Imatra1 races—
Salzburgring1 races0%(0 wins)
Silverstone2 races0%(0 wins)
Imatra1 races0%(0 wins)
Salzburgring1 races0%(0 podiums)
Silverstone2 races0%(0 podiums)
Imatra1 races0%(0 podiums)
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.
250cc16 races · 1973–1981
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In 250cc, best at Assen (average P5.0, 3 races)
Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P3.5
Silverstone2 racesavg P4.0
Imatra2 racesavg P4.5
Assen3 racesavg P5.0
Jarama1 racesavg P6.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P10.0
Spa3 racesavg P14.0
Nogaro1 races—
Isle of Man1 races0%(0 wins)
Anderstorp2 races50%(1 wins)
Silverstone2 races0%(0 wins)
Imatra2 races0%(0 wins)
Assen3 races33%(1 wins)
Jarama1 races0%(0 wins)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa3 races0%(0 wins)
Nogaro1 races0%(0 wins)
Isle of Man1 races100%(1 podiums)
Anderstorp2 races50%(1 podiums)
Silverstone2 races0%(0 podiums)
Imatra2 races50%(1 podiums)
Assen3 races33%(1 podiums)
Jarama1 races0%(0 podiums)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 podiums)
Spa3 races0%(0 podiums)
Nogaro1 races0%(0 podiums)
250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.
350cc10 races · 1971–1978
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Silverstone1 racesavg P3.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P5.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P5.5
Assen3 racesavg P8.0
Monza1 racesavg P9.0
Karlskoga1 racesavg P9.0
Silverstone1 races0%(0 wins)
Isle of Man2 races0%(0 wins)
Anderstorp2 races0%(0 wins)
Assen3 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Karlskoga1 races0%(0 wins)
Silverstone1 races100%(1 podiums)
Isle of Man2 races50%(1 podiums)
Anderstorp2 races0%(0 podiums)
Assen3 races0%(0 podiums)
Monza1 races0%(0 podiums)
Karlskoga1 races0%(0 podiums)
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, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 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 144 miles 0.0× around the Earth · 57 laps
Travelled between circuits
at least 323 miles 0.0× around the Earth · at least 0.0 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
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, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data
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