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

Riders

Derek Minter

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Born: April 27, 1932(age 94)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Spa in 1957.

In 500cc (1957–1958): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1958 (500cc).

In all, 14 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 4 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: 1957 350cc (TT) / 1958 500cc (TT) / 1962 350cc (TT) / 1963 500cc (TT) / 1966 500cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc125cc250cc50cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1962 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1957–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1962–1962

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.0

0 pts · Poles 0

125cc1959–1962

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

11 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1959–1966

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5

7 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1957–1964

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.1

16 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1957–1967

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate50.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.8

40 pts · Poles 0

Includes 3 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

7 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, 1957–1967 (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 1957. Of the 24 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
14 races together: ahead 3, 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.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 28 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Monza (average P4.0, 3 races)

Sachsenring500cc 1avg P2.0

Monza250cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.0

Ulster350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P4.3

Isle of Man350cc 2 · 50cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.6

Assen500cc 3 · 350cc 3 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.6

Spa500cc 3 · 350cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P6.2

Hockenheim500cc 1—

Montjuïc250cc 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.

500cc 12 races · 1957–1967

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Spa (average P4.3, 3 races)

Sachsenring1 racesavg P2.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0

Ulster2 racesavg P3.5

Spa3 racesavg P4.3

Assen3 racesavg P4.7

Hockenheim1 races—

Monza1 races—

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

250cc 3 races · 1959–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P3.0

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

Montjuïc1 races—

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

350cc 8 races · 1957–1964

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man2 racesavg P4.0

Assen3 racesavg P5.0

Ulster1 racesavg P6.0

Spa2 racesavg P10.0

350cc: 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.

125cc 4 races · 1959–1962

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P4.0

Spa1 racesavg P4.0

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

Assen1 racesavg P5.0

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, 1957–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 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, 1957–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

1957	Spa	16
1958	Assen	4 +3
1958	Spa	4 +3
1958	Ulster	6 +1
1960	Isle of Man	4 +3
1962	Assen	5 +2
1964	Isle of Man	4 +3
1964	Assen	6 +1

1959	Assen	3 +4
1959	Monza	4 +3
1966	Montjuïc	DNF