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

Riders

Ian Richards

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Ulster in 1969.

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In 250cc (1969–1976): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1976 (500cc).

In all, 6 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1969 250cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

1102030197019721974197619781969 250cc: P24 / 7 pts / 0 wins1971 250cc: P31 / 6 pts / 0 wins1974 250cc: P32 / 4 pts / 0 wins1976 250cc: P28 / 3 pts / 0 wins250cc1976 500cc: P19 / 12 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Teams in years without official results: 1970 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1969–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1969–1978
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.4

20 pts · Poles 0

Includes 2 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1976–1976
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.0

12 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1969–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1969. Of the 79 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 7 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P6.3
Ulster250cc 2avg P7.0
Silverstone250cc 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.

250cc 6 races · 1969–1978

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P7.0
Isle of Man3 racesavg P7.7
Silverstone1 races—

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

500cc 1 races · 1976

500cc: 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, 1969–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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, 1969–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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