Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Assen in 1955.
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In 125cc (1955): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1956–1957): 3 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 500cc (1958–1959): 4 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1960–1962): 4 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.
First podium: Assen 1955 (125cc). First win: Assen 1960 (500cc).
In all, 16 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 15 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: 1958 500cc (TT) / 1959 350cc (TT) / 1960 500cc (TT) / 1963 500cc (TT)
Season by season
125cc250cc500cc350cc★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1955–1965 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
Totals
125cc1955–1957
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate80.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0
22 pts · Poles 0
4 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1955
Nürburgring
3 +4
1955
Assen
2 +6
1955
Monza
2 +6
1957
Ulster
3 +4
1957
Monza
5 +2
250cc1956–1965
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.8
18 pts · Poles 0
1956
Solitude
3 +4
1956
Monza
3 +4
1957
Monza
2 +6
1965
Monza
3 +4
350cc1959–1964
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.3
16 pts · Poles 0
1 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1959
Monza
2 +6
1963
Hockenheim
2 +6
1964
Assen
3 +4
500cc1958–1964
Win rate6.7%
Podium rate73.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.9
68 pts · Poles 0
6 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1958
Monza
2 +6
1959
Clermont-Ferrand
2 +6
1959
Hockenheim
2 +6
1959
Assen
3 +4
1959
Spa
5 +2
1959
Monza
2 +6
1960
Clermont-Ferrand
2 +6
1960
Assen
1 +8
1960
Spa
2 +6
1960
Solitude
2 +6
1960
Monza
DNF
1962
Monza
2 +6
1963
Monza
DNF
1964
Assen
2 +6
1964
Monza
10
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1955–1965 (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 1955. Of the 54 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.
John Surtees7 world titles 11 races together: ahead 0, behind 11, 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.
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.
250cc4 races · 1956–1965
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Monza3 racesavg P2.7
Solitude1 racesavg P3.0
Monza3 races0%(0 wins)
Solitude1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza3 races100%(3 podiums)
Solitude1 races100%(1 podiums)
250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
350cc3 races · 1959–1964
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0
Monza1 racesavg P2.0
Assen1 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen1 races0%(0 wins)
Hockenheim1 races100%(1 podiums)
Monza1 races100%(1 podiums)
Assen1 races100%(1 podiums)
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
500cc15 races · 1958–1964
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In 500cc, best at Assen (average P2.0, 3 races)
Assen3 racesavg P2.0
Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P2.0
Solitude1 racesavg P2.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0
Spa2 racesavg P3.5
Monza6 racesavg P4.0
Assen3 races33%(1 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand2 races0%(0 wins)
Solitude1 races0%(0 wins)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa2 races0%(0 wins)
Monza6 races0%(0 wins)
Assen3 races100%(3 podiums)
Clermont-Ferrand2 races100%(2 podiums)
Solitude1 races100%(1 podiums)
Hockenheim1 races100%(1 podiums)
Spa2 races50%(1 podiums)
Monza6 races50%(3 podiums)
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
125cc5 races · 1955–1957
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Assen1 racesavg P2.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0
Ulster1 racesavg P3.0
Monza2 racesavg P3.5
Assen1 races0%(0 wins)
Nürburgring1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza2 races0%(0 wins)
Assen1 races100%(1 podiums)
Nürburgring1 races100%(1 podiums)
Ulster1 races100%(1 podiums)
Monza2 races50%(1 podiums)
125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1955–1965 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
Every race
68.4%Start rate (13/19)
3Longest run of absences (races)
5Longest run of starts (races)
16.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1955 125ccP3 · 16 pts
1956〜1958 no Grand Prix starts
1959 500ccP2 · 22 pts
1960 500ccP2 · 26 pts
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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, 1955–1965 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
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