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

Riders

Billie Nelson

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Yamaha

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Nürburgring in 1965.

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In 500cc (1965–1967): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1969): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1970–1971): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1974): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Le Mans 1969 (500cc).

In all, 48 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 3 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: 1966 500cc (TT) / 1969 250cc (TT) / 1972 500cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc350cc250cc ★ Champion

110203040196619681970197219741965 500cc: P28 / 1 pts / 0 wins1967 500cc: P9 / 6 pts / 0 wins1968 500cc: P15 / 5 pts / 0 wins1969 500cc: P4 / 42 pts / 0 wins1970 500cc: P25 / 7 pts / 0 wins1971 500cc: P16 / 11 pts / 0 wins1972 500cc: P9 / 310 pts / 0 wins1973 500cc: P11 / 19 pts / 0 wins1974 500cc: P9 / 21 pts / 0 wins500cc1969 350cc: P34 / 3 pts / 0 wins1970 350cc: P14 / 16 pts / 0 wins1971 350cc: P11 / 21 pts / 0 wins1972 350cc: P20 / 9 pts / 0 wins1973 350cc: P5 / 38 pts / 0 wins1974 350cc: P10 / 22 pts / 0 wins350cc1969 250cc: P47 / 2 pts / 0 wins1971 250cc: P26 / 7 pts / 0 wins250cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1965–1974 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1969–1974
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P10.5

9 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1968–1974
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate7.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.9

112 pts · Poles 0

Includes 6 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1965–1974
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate9.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.9

423 pts · Poles 0

Includes 277 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

15 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, 1965–1974 (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 1965. Of the 46 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

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 72 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Sachsenring (average P5.7, 7 races)

Le Mans500cc 1avg P2.0
Jarama350cc 1avg P2.0
Sachsenring500cc 4 · 350cc 3avg P5.7
Montjuïc350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P6.0
Ulster350cc 1avg P6.0
Brno350cc 2 · 500cc 3avg P6.4
Imatra500cc 6 · 350cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P6.5
Hockenheim500cc 3 · 250cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P6.5
Salzburgring500cc 3 · 350cc 3avg P6.7
Isle of Man500cc 1avg P7.0
Anderstorp250cc 1 · 500cc 3 · 350cc 2avg P7.3
Clermont-Ferrand500cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P7.3
Assen500cc 5 · 350cc 5avg P8.0
Nürburgring500cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P8.0
Opatija350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P8.0
Imola500cc 1avg P8.0
Paul Ricard500cc 1avg P9.0
Spa500cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P11.4

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.

350cc 26 races · 1968–1974

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Sachsenring (average P6.0, 3 races)

Jarama1 racesavg P2.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P5.5
Sachsenring3 racesavg P6.0
Imatra3 racesavg P6.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P6.0
Ulster1 racesavg P6.0
Salzburgring3 racesavg P6.3
Assen5 racesavg P8.0
Brno2 racesavg P8.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P8.0
Opatija1 racesavg P8.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P9.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P9.0

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

250cc 4 races · 1969–1974

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Anderstorp1 racesavg P6.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P9.0
Imatra1 racesavg P9.0
Spa1 racesavg P18.0

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

500cc 42 races · 1965–1974

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Brno (average P5.3, 3 races)

Le Mans1 racesavg P2.0
Brno3 racesavg P5.3
Sachsenring4 racesavg P5.5
Montjuïc1 racesavg P6.0
Imatra6 racesavg P6.3
Hockenheim3 racesavg P6.3
Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P6.5
Salzburgring3 racesavg P7.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P7.0
Anderstorp3 racesavg P7.3
Nürburgring3 racesavg P7.7
Assen5 racesavg P8.0
Imola1 racesavg P8.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P9.0
Spa4 racesavg P9.8
Opatija1 races—

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, 1965–1974 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)4 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,074 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 262 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 4,608 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.6 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

61.4%Start rate (27/44)
3Longest run of absences (races)
6Longest run of starts (races)
71.1Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1972 500cc P9 · 310 pts
1973 350cc P5 · 38 pts
1973 500cc P11 · 19 pts
1974 500cc P9 · 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, 1965–1974 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

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