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

Riders

Leslie Graham (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Unknown · Public domain · 1950 · Wikimedia Commons

Leslie Graham

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
MV Agusta
Born
September 14, 1911(age 115)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Bremgarten in 1949.

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In 350cc (1949): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1949): 4 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1950): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1950): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1953): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Bremgarten 1949 (350cc). First win: Bremgarten 1949 (500cc). World champion: 1949 500cc.

In all, 17 Grand Prix starts, 6 wins and 13 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 7 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1950 500cc (TT) / 1951 350cc (BEL, ULST) / 1952 125cc (TT, ULST) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER)

Season by season

350cc500cc125cc250cc ★ Champion

151015194919501951195219531949 350cc: P7 / 8 pts / 0 wins1950 350cc: P3 / 17 pts / 1 wins1951 350cc: P6 / 14 pts / 1 wins1952 350cc: P15 / 1 pts / 0 wins350cc1949 500cc: P1 / 30 pts / 2 wins ★1950 500cc: P3 / 17 pts / 1 wins1952 500cc: P2 / 25 pts / 2 wins500cc1951 125cc: P8 / 4 pts / 0 wins1952 125cc: P4 / 10 pts / 0 wins1953 125cc: P5 / 8 pts / 1 wins125cc1952 250cc: P3 / 11 pts / 0 wins250cc

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Teams in years without official results: 1967 125cc / 1962 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1949–1953 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1951–1953
Win rate25.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.3

22 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1952–1952
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate66.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.3

11 pts · Poles 0

350cc1949–1952
Win rate28.6%
Podium rate71.4%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.6

40 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1949–1952 ★ 1 titles (1949)
Win rate50.0%
Podium rate80.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.4

72 pts · Poles 0

Includes 8 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, 1949–1953 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1949. Of the 67 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 24 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Bremgarten (average P1.5, 6 races)

Bremgarten350cc 3 · 500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P1.5
Montjuïc350cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P1.7
Ulster500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P2.0
Isle of Man350cc 1 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.8
Monza500cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.0
Assen500cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P4.0
Spa350cc 1avg P6.0

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 4 races · 1951–1953

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P1.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P2.0
Assen1 racesavg P3.0
Monza1 racesavg P3.0

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

250cc 3 races · 1952

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten1 racesavg P3.0
Ulster1 racesavg P3.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P4.0

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

350cc 7 races · 1949–1952

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten3 racesavg P1.3
Monza1 racesavg P2.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P4.0
Spa1 racesavg P6.0

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

500cc 10 races · 1949–1952

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten2 racesavg P1.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P1.0
Ulster2 racesavg P1.5
Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0
Monza2 racesavg P3.5
Assen2 racesavg P4.5

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, 1949–1953 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Every race

57.1%Start rate (16/28)
2Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
34.2Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1949 500cc P1 · 30 pts
1950 350cc P3 · 17 pts

1951 no Grand Prix starts

1952 125cc P4 · 10 pts
1952 250cc P3 · 11 pts
1952 500cc P2 · 25 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, 1949–1953 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

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