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

Riders

Tom Phillis

Nationality: Australia
Bike: Honda
Born: April 9, 1931(age 95)

Photos (6)

1960
AnonymousUnknown author / Lehtikuva · Public domain
1961
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1961
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1961
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
1961
At this race · Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0
2011
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Ulster in 1959.

In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 3 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 4 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Montjuïc 1961 (125cc). First win: Montjuïc 1961 (125cc). World champion: 1961 125cc.

In all, 19 Grand Prix starts, 5 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1959 350cc (TT) / 1960 500cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc125cc250cc50cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1959–1962 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1962–1962

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.0

0 pts · Poles 0

125cc1960–1962 ★ 1 titles (1961)

Win rate30.8%

Podium rate69.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.1

60 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1960–1962

Win rate16.7%

Podium rate66.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.8

57 pts · Poles 0

Includes 4 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1959–1959

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

2 pts · Poles 0

500cc1959–1961

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.3

8 pts · Poles 0

Includes 3 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.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1959–1962 (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 1959. Of the 26 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
16 races together: ahead 9, behind 7, both out 0
Jim Redman 6 world titles
25 races together: ahead 14, behind 11, both out 0
Luigi Taveri 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 3, behind 9, 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 30 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Clermont-Ferrand (average P3.0, 4 races)

Buenos Aires250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P1.0

Assen250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P1.0

Spa250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.0

Clermont-Ferrand500cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P3.0

Sachsenring125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.0

Montjuïc125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 50cc 1avg P3.5

Monza125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.5

Ulster350cc 1 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P4.0

Isle of Man125cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P4.8

Kristianstad250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P6.0

Hockenheim125cc 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.

125cc 13 races · 1960–1962

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P1.0

Assen1 racesavg P1.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P1.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P1.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P2.0

Spa1 racesavg P2.0

Ulster1 racesavg P3.0

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

Isle of Man3 racesavg P5.3

Kristianstad1 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim1 races—

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

50cc 1 races · 1962

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

250cc 12 races · 1960–1962

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P1.0

Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P2.0

Spa1 racesavg P2.0

Montjuïc2 racesavg P2.5

Ulster2 racesavg P3.0

Monza1 racesavg P3.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P4.0

Kristianstad1 racesavg P6.0

Assen1 races—

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

500cc 3 races · 1959–1961

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0

Ulster1 racesavg P6.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P7.0

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

350cc 1 races · 1959

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

350cc: 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, 1959–1962 (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 476 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 131 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 303 miles
0.0× around the Earth · at least 0.0 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

95.2%Start rate (20/21)

1Longest run of absences (races)

12Longest run of starts (races)

6Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1961 125cc P1 · 44 pts

1961 250cc P2 · 38 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1959–1962 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

1960	Isle of Man	10
1961	Montjuïc	1 +8
1961	Hockenheim	DNF
1961	Clermont-Ferrand	1 +8
1961	Isle of Man	3 +4
1961	Assen	1 +8
1961	Spa	2 +6
1961	Sachsenring	2 +6
1961	Ulster	3 +4
1961	Monza	4 +3
1961	Kristianstad	6 +1
1961	Buenos Aires	1 +8
1962	Isle of Man	3 +4