Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P10.0
0 pts · Poles 0
| 1960 | Spa | 10 |
As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)
Riders
Bob Brown
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- Nationality
Australia- Bike
- Norton
Birth date and place from the official rider profile
Career
Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Solitude in 1956.
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In 250cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1957–1958): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.
First podium: Ulster 1956 (500cc).
In all, 18 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 10 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 6 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1955 500cc (TT) / 1956 350cc (TT) / 1957 350cc (TT) / 1958 500cc (TT) / 1959 350cc (TT) / 1960 500cc (TT)
Season by season
350cc500cc250cc125cc ★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1955–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data
Totals
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0
2 pts · Poles 0
| 1956 | Solitude | 5 +2 |
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate27.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.9
24 pts · Poles 0
6 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1955 | Spa | 11 | ||
| 1956 | Ulster | 6 +1 | ||
| 1957 | Spa | 5 +2 | ||
| 1957 | Monza | 8 | ||
| 1958 | Spa | 13 | ||
| 1958 | Monza | 6 +1 | ||
| 1959 | Kristianstad | 3 +4 | ||
| 1959 | Ulster | 2 +6 | ||
| 1959 | Monza | 3 +4 | ||
| 1960 | Clermont-Ferrand | 4 +3 | ||
| 1960 | Assen | 4 +3 |
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate53.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0
51 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.
| 1955 | Assen | 5 +2 | ||
| 1956 | Ulster | 2 +6 | ||
| 1957 | Isle of Man | 3 +4 | ||
| 1958 | Nürburgring | 6 +1 | ||
| 1958 | Hedemora | 6 +1 | ||
| 1959 | Clermont-Ferrand | 9 | ||
| 1959 | Isle of Man | 3 +4 | ||
| 1959 | Hockenheim | 3 +4 | ||
| 1959 | Assen | 2 +6 | ||
| 1959 | Spa | 4 +3 | ||
| 1959 | Ulster | 5 +2 | ||
| 1959 | Monza | 4 +3 | ||
| 1960 | Clermont-Ferrand | 3 +4 | ||
| 1960 | Assen | 2 +6 | ||
| 1960 | Spa | 3 +4 |
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1955–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 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 Surtees 7 world titles
19 races together: ahead 1, behind 18, both out 0 - Geoff Duke 6 world titles
10 races together: ahead 3, behind 7, 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 28 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In All classes, best at Assen (average P3.3, 4 races)
Isle of Man500cc 2avg P3.0
Kristianstad350cc 1avg P3.0
Hockenheim500cc 1avg P3.0
Assen500cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P3.3
Ulster350cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P3.8
Solitude250cc 1avg P5.0
Monza350cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P5.3
Clermont-Ferrand500cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P5.3
Hedemora500cc 1avg P6.0
Nürburgring500cc 1avg P6.0
Spa350cc 3 · 500cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P7.7
Isle of Man500cc 20%(0 wins)
Kristianstad350cc 10%(0 wins)
Hockenheim500cc 10%(0 wins)
Assen500cc 3 · 350cc 10%(0 wins)
Ulster350cc 2 · 500cc 20%(0 wins)
Solitude250cc 10%(0 wins)
Monza350cc 3 · 500cc 10%(0 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand500cc 2 · 350cc 10%(0 wins)
Hedemora500cc 10%(0 wins)
Nürburgring500cc 10%(0 wins)
Spa350cc 3 · 500cc 2 · 125cc 10%(0 wins)
Isle of Man500cc 2100%(2 podiums)
Kristianstad350cc 1100%(1 podiums)
Hockenheim500cc 1100%(1 podiums)
Assen500cc 3 · 350cc 150%(2 podiums)
Ulster350cc 2 · 500cc 250%(2 podiums)
Solitude250cc 10%(0 podiums)
Monza350cc 3 · 500cc 125%(1 podiums)
Clermont-Ferrand500cc 2 · 350cc 133%(1 podiums)
Hedemora500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Nürburgring500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Spa350cc 3 · 500cc 2 · 125cc 117%(1 podiums)
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 15 races · 1955–1960
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Assen3 racesavg P3.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0
Spa2 racesavg P3.5
Ulster2 racesavg P3.5
Monza1 racesavg P4.0
Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P6.0
Hedemora1 racesavg P6.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0
Assen3 races0%(0 wins)
Isle of Man2 races0%(0 wins)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa2 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster2 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand2 races0%(0 wins)
Hedemora1 races0%(0 wins)
Nürburgring1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen3 races67%(2 podiums)
Isle of Man2 races100%(2 podiums)
Hockenheim1 races100%(1 podiums)
Spa2 races50%(1 podiums)
Ulster2 races50%(1 podiums)
Monza1 races0%(0 podiums)
Clermont-Ferrand2 races50%(1 podiums)
Hedemora1 races0%(0 podiums)
Nürburgring1 races0%(0 podiums)
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
125cc 1 races · 1960
125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.
350cc 11 races · 1955–1960
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In 350cc, best at Monza (average P5.7, 3 races)
Kristianstad1 racesavg P3.0
Ulster2 racesavg P4.0
Assen1 racesavg P4.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0
Monza3 racesavg P5.7
Spa3 racesavg P9.7
Kristianstad1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster2 races0%(0 wins)
Assen1 races0%(0 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza3 races0%(0 wins)
Spa3 races0%(0 wins)
Kristianstad1 races100%(1 podiums)
Ulster2 races50%(1 podiums)
Assen1 races0%(0 podiums)
Clermont-Ferrand1 races0%(0 podiums)
Monza3 races33%(1 podiums)
Spa3 races0%(0 podiums)
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
250cc 1 races · 1956
250cc: 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, 1955–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data
Every race
72.2%Start rate (13/18)
3Longest run of absences (races)
13Longest run of starts (races)
14Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1959 350cc P3 · 14 pts
1959 500cc P3 · 17 pts
1960 500cc P4 · 15 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, 1955–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data