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

Riders

Artie Bell (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Daan Noske / Anefo · CC0 · 1948 · Wikimedia Commons

Artie Bell

Nationality
Ireland Ireland
Born
September 6, 1914(age 112)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Isle of Man in 1949.

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In 500cc (1949): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1949): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1949): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1950): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1949 (350cc). First win: Isle of Man 1950 (350cc).

In all, 6 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 3 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

1246810194919501949 350cc: P10 / 7 pts / 0 wins1950 350cc: P4 / 14 pts / 1 wins350cc1949 500cc: P5 / 20 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Teams in years without official results: 1950 500cc

Scope: official results DB, 1949–1950 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

350cc1949–1950
Win rate25.0%
Podium rate75.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

21 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1949–1949
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate25.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5

26 pts · Poles 0

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, 1949–1950 (the rider's racing years)

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 8 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster500cc 1avg P2.0
Isle of Man500cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P2.7
Spa500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P3.0
Assen500cc 1avg P4.0
Bremgarten350cc 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.

350cc 4 races · 1949–1950

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man2 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P2.0
Bremgarten1 racesavg P6.0

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

500cc 4 races · 1949

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P4.0
Assen1 racesavg P4.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P4.0

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, 1949–1950 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

66.7%Start rate (4/6)
1Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
12.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1949 500cc P5 · 20 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, 1949–1950 (the rider's racing years)

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