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

Riders

Rodney Gould

Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Yamaha
Born: March 10, 1943(age 83)

Photos (8)

1969
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1969
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1969
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1970
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1970
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1971
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2007
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2007
twm 1340 · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Sachsenring in 1967.

In 500cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1968–1969): 8 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 8 starts, 6 wins, 8 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971–1972): 3 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Imatra 1968 (250cc). First win: Le Mans 1970 (250cc). World champion: 1970 250cc.

In all, 40 Grand Prix starts, 9 wins and 23 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 4 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 250cc (TT) / 1971 125cc (TT) / 1972 500cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc250cc350cc125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1967–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1971–1971

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

4 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1968–1972 ★ 1 titles (1970)

Win rate27.8%

Podium rate66.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.8

350 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1969–1972

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate55.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.3

86 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1967–1972

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate36.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.1

55 pts · Poles 0

5 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, 1967–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1967. Of the 50 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
19 races together: ahead 0, behind 19, both out 0
Phil Read 7 world titles
17 races together: ahead 7, behind 10, both out 0
Kent Andersson 2 world titles
19 races together: ahead 16, behind 3, both out 0
Dieter Braun 2 world titles
14 races together: ahead 9, behind 5, 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 classes 57 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Anderstorp (average P2.0, 4 races)

Le Mans250cc 2avg P1.5

Anderstorp350cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P2.0

Montjuïc350cc 1avg P2.0

Imatra500cc 3 · 250cc 3 · 350cc 2avg P2.2

Monza250cc 2avg P2.5

Sachsenring500cc 3 · 250cc 4 · 350cc 1avg P2.7

Brno250cc 3 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.2

Opatija250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.3

Spa250cc 5 · 125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.4

Isle of Man250cc 3avg P3.7

Ulster250cc 3avg P3.7

Assen500cc 1 · 250cc 4 · 350cc 1avg P3.8

Imola250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P4.0

Nürburgring250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P5.3

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.

500cc 11 races · 1967–1972

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Imatra (average P3.0, 3 races)

Anderstorp1 racesavg P2.0

Imatra3 racesavg P3.0

Spa1 racesavg P3.0

Sachsenring3 racesavg P3.5

Brno1 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0

Assen1 racesavg P8.0

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

250cc 36 races · 1968–1972

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Imatra (average P1.7, 3 races)

Anderstorp2 racesavg P1.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P1.5

Imatra3 racesavg P1.7

Imola1 racesavg P2.0

Sachsenring4 racesavg P2.5

Monza2 racesavg P2.5

Opatija2 racesavg P2.5

Assen4 racesavg P2.8

Spa5 racesavg P2.8

Brno3 racesavg P3.3

Isle of Man3 racesavg P3.7

Ulster3 racesavg P3.7

Nürburgring2 racesavg P5.0

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

350cc 9 races · 1969–1972

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P2.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P2.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P2.0

Imatra2 racesavg P2.5

Assen1 racesavg P4.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P4.0

Opatija1 racesavg P5.0

Imola1 racesavg P6.0

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

125cc 1 races · 1971

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, 1967–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Every race

69.6%Start rate (32/46)

3Longest run of absences (races)

8Longest run of starts (races)

93.4Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1968 250cc P4 · 21 pts

1969 no Grand Prix starts

1970 250cc P1 · 102 pts

1971 250cc P2 · 68 pts

1972 250cc P3 · 88 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1967–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

1968	Nürburgring	4 +3
1968	Isle of Man	5 +2
1968	Assen	5 +2
1968	Spa	3 +4
1968	Sachsenring	4 +3
1968	Brno	4 +3
1968	Imatra	3 +4
1968	Ulster	3 +4
1969	Le Mans	2 +12
1969	Assen	4 +8
1969	Spa	2 +12
1969	Brno	2 +12
1970	Le Mans	1 +15
1970	Opatija	3 +10
1970	Assen	1 +15
1970	Spa	1 +15
1970	Sachsenring	1 +15
1970	Imatra	1 +15
1970	Ulster	2 +12
1970	Monza	1 +15
1971	Isle of Man	4 +8
1971	Spa	6 +5
1971	Sachsenring	2 +12
1971	Anderstorp	1 +15
1971	Imatra	1 +15
1971	Ulster	6 +5
1971	Monza	4 +8
1972	Nürburgring	6 +5
1972	Imola	2 +12
1972	Isle of Man	2 +12
1972	Opatija	2 +12
1972	Assen	1 +15
1972	Spa	2 +12
1972	Sachsenring	3 +10
1972	Brno	4 +8
1972	Anderstorp	1 +15

1967	Sachsenring	5 +2
1967	Imatra	DNF
1968	Nürburgring	6 +1
1968	Assen	8
1968	Sachsenring	DNF
1968	Imatra	DNF
1972	Spa	3 +10
1972	Sachsenring	2 +12
1972	Brno	4 +8
1972	Anderstorp	2 +12
1972	Imatra	3 +10