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

Riders

John Newbold

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Suzuki
Born: December 14, 1952(age 73)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Imola in 1975.

In 500cc (1975–1977): 6 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1978–1980): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Spa 1975 (500cc).

In all, 9 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1974 350cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1974–1980 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

350cc1974–1977

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.5

5 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1975–1980

Win rate5.0%

Podium rate10.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.1

70 pts · Poles 0

12 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, 1974–1980 (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 1974. Of the 71 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
14 races together: ahead 4, behind 8, both out 2
Barry Sheene 2 world titles
15 races together: ahead 2, 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 23 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P6.0, 4 races)

Brno500cc 1avg P1.0

Nürburgring500cc 1avg P4.0

Imatra500cc 1avg P4.0

Spa500cc 2avg P5.5

Assen350cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P6.0

Imola500cc 2avg P7.0

Silverstone500cc 4avg P10.0

Paul Ricard500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P10.0

Anderstorp500cc 2avg P10.0

Hockenheim500cc 1avg P15.0

Salzburgring500cc 2—

Jarama500cc 1—

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 20 races · 1975–1980

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 1.0	1 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	9.0 → 8.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	15.0 → 12.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P1.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Imatra1 racesavg P4.0

Assen2 racesavg P5.5

Spa2 racesavg P5.5

Imola2 racesavg P7.0

Silverstone4 racesavg P10.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P10.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P15.0

Salzburgring2 races—

Paul Ricard1 races—

Jarama1 races—

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

350cc 3 races · 1974–1977

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen2 racesavg P7.0

Paul Ricard1 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, 1974–1980 (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 170 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 56 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 1,973 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 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

50%Start rate (5/10)

5Longest run of absences (races)

5Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1976 500cc P5 · 31 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, 1974–1980 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

1975	Salzburgring		DNF
1975	Imola		7 +4
1975	Assen		4 +8
1975	Spa		2 +12
1976	Spa		9 +2
1976	Anderstorp		10 +1
1976	Imatra		4 +8
1976	Brno	grid 2	1 +15
1976	Nürburgring		4 +8
1977	Hockenheim		15
1977	Imola		7 +4
1977	Paul Ricard		DNF
1977	Anderstorp		DNF
1977	Silverstone		DNF
1978	Jarama		DNF
1978	Salzburgring		DNF
1978	Assen		7 +4
1978	Silverstone	grid 9	8 +3
1979	Silverstone		10 +1
1980	Silverstone	grid 15	12