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

Riders

Alan Shepherd

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: MZ
Born: September 28, 1935(age 91)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Ulster in 1960.

In 500cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 3 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Ulster 1960 (500cc). First win: Tampere 1962 (500cc).

In all, 25 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 14 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 5 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1960 500cc (TT) / 1961 350cc (TT) / 1962 350cc (TT) / 1963 500cc (TT) / 1964 250cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc125cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1957 500cc

Scope: official results DB, 1960–1964 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1961–1963

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate71.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.4

27 pts · Poles 0

250cc1961–1964

Win rate8.3%

Podium rate25.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.7

40 pts · Poles 0

Includes 6 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.

350cc1961–1964

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.7

21 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1960–1963

Win rate9.1%

Podium rate81.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.6

54 pts · Poles 0

6 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, 1960–1964 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1960. Of the 37 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
17 races together: ahead 4, behind 13, both out 0
Jim Redman 6 world titles
22 races together: ahead 5, behind 17, both out 0
Luigi Taveri 3 world titles
13 races together: ahead 8, 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 36 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Tampere (average P2.4, 5 races)

Daytona250cc 1avg P1.0

Tampere500cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P2.4

Sachsenring250cc 2 · 500cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P2.8

Spa125cc 1 · 500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P3.3

Assen125cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P3.3

Ulster500cc 3 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P3.9

Imatra350cc 1avg P4.0

Hockenheim125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P4.5

Monza350cc 2 · 250cc 4avg 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.

250cc 12 races · 1961–1964

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Daytona1 racesavg P1.0

Spa1 racesavg P3.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P3.5

Ulster2 racesavg P4.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P5.0

Monza4 racesavg P6.5

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

350cc 6 races · 1961–1964

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza2 racesavg P3.0

Tampere1 racesavg P3.0

Imatra1 racesavg P4.0

Ulster2 racesavg P4.5

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

125cc 7 races · 1961–1963

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring1 racesavg P2.0

Tampere2 racesavg P3.0

Assen1 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P4.0

Spa1 racesavg P5.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

500cc 11 races · 1960–1963

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Tampere2 racesavg P1.5

Sachsenring2 racesavg P2.5

Spa2 racesavg P2.5

Ulster3 racesavg P3.0

Assen2 racesavg P3.5

500cc: 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, 1960–1964 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Every race

66.7%Start rate (10/15)

2Longest run of absences (races)

5Longest run of starts (races)

21.4Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1962 500cc P2 · 29 pts

1963 500cc P2 · 21 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, 1960–1964 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

1961	Hockenheim	2 +6
1961	Assen	3 +4
1961	Spa	5 +2
1962	Tampere	3 +4
1963	Hockenheim	6 +1
1963	Sachsenring	2 +6
1963	Tampere	3 +4

1961	Ulster	5 +2
1961	Monza	4 +3
1962	Ulster	4 +3
1962	Tampere	3 +4
1963	Monza	2 +6
1964	Imatra	4 +3

1960	Ulster	3 +4
1962	Assen	4 +3
1962	Spa	2 +6
1962	Ulster	2 +6
1962	Sachsenring	2 +6
1962	Tampere	1 +8
1963	Assen	3 +4
1963	Spa	3 +4
1963	Ulster	4 +3
1963	Sachsenring	3 +4
1963	Tampere	2 +6