Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Bremgarten in 1951.
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In 500cc (1951): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1951–1952): 6 starts, 3 wins, 6 podiums. In 350cc (1953): 3 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1955): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1955): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1956–1957): 4 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums.
First podium: Bremgarten 1951 (500cc). First win: Monza 1951 (250cc). World champion: 1952 250cc.
In all, 17 Grand Prix starts, 4 wins and 14 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: 1951 500cc (TT) / 1953 250cc (TT, ULST) / 1954 350cc (TT)
Season by season
500cc250cc350cc★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1949–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
Totals
250cc1951–1957★ 1 titles (1952)
Win rate33.3%
Podium rate73.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.3
84 pts · Poles 0
4 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1951
Monza
1 +8
1952
Bremgarten
2 +6
1952
Isle of Man
2 +6
1952
Assen
1 +8
1952
Ulster
2 +6
1952
Monza
1 +8
1953
Assen
4 +3
1953
Bremgarten
4 +3
1953
Monza
1 +8
1953
Montjuïc
1 +8
1955
Assen
4 +3
1956
Assen
3 +4
1956
Monza
2 +6
1957
Hockenheim
4 +3
1957
Monza
3 +4
350cc1953–1955
Win rate25.0%
Podium rate75.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.4
44 pts · Poles 0
4 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1953
Assen
1 +8
1953
Spa
2 +6
1953
Rouen
3 +4
1953
Monza
1 +8
1954
Spa
4 +3
1954
Assen
2 +6
1954
Monza
2 +6
1955
Monza
4 +3
500cc1949–1953
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate60.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.5
15 pts · Poles 0
3 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1949
Spa
3 +7
1951
Bremgarten
3 +4
1951
Assen
3 +4
1951
Albi
9
1953
Spa
DNF
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1949–1957 (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 1949. Of the 67 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.
Fergus Anderson2 world titles 16 races together: ahead 4, behind 12, 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 classes28 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In All classes, best at Monza (average P1.9, 8 races)
Montjuïc250cc 1avg P1.0
Monza250cc 5 · 350cc 3avg P1.9
Isle of Man250cc 1avg P2.0
Ulster250cc 1avg P2.0
Assen500cc 1 · 250cc 4 · 350cc 2avg P2.6
Spa500cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P3.0
Bremgarten500cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P3.0
Rouen350cc 1avg P3.0
Hockenheim250cc 1avg P4.0
Albi500cc 1avg P9.0
Montjuïc250cc 1100%(1 wins)
Monza250cc 5 · 350cc 350%(4 wins)
Isle of Man250cc 10%(0 wins)
Ulster250cc 10%(0 wins)
Assen500cc 1 · 250cc 4 · 350cc 229%(2 wins)
Spa500cc 2 · 350cc 20%(0 wins)
Bremgarten500cc 1 · 250cc 20%(0 wins)
Rouen350cc 10%(0 wins)
Hockenheim250cc 10%(0 wins)
Albi500cc 10%(0 wins)
Montjuïc250cc 1100%(1 podiums)
Monza250cc 5 · 350cc 388%(7 podiums)
Isle of Man250cc 1100%(1 podiums)
Ulster250cc 1100%(1 podiums)
Assen500cc 1 · 250cc 4 · 350cc 271%(5 podiums)
Spa500cc 2 · 350cc 250%(2 podiums)
Bremgarten500cc 1 · 250cc 267%(2 podiums)
Rouen350cc 1100%(1 podiums)
Hockenheim250cc 10%(0 podiums)
Albi500cc 10%(0 podiums)
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.
250cc15 races · 1951–1957
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In 250cc, best at Monza (average P1.6, 5 races)
Montjuïc1 racesavg P1.0
Monza5 racesavg P1.6
Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0
Ulster1 racesavg P2.0
Assen4 racesavg P3.0
Bremgarten2 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc1 races100%(1 wins)
Monza5 races60%(3 wins)
Isle of Man1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen4 races25%(1 wins)
Bremgarten2 races0%(0 wins)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 wins)
Montjuïc1 races100%(1 podiums)
Monza5 races100%(5 podiums)
Isle of Man1 races100%(1 podiums)
Ulster1 races100%(1 podiums)
Assen4 races50%(2 podiums)
Bremgarten2 races50%(1 podiums)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 podiums)
250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
350cc8 races · 1953–1955
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Assen2 racesavg P1.5
Monza3 racesavg P2.3
Spa2 racesavg P3.0
Rouen1 racesavg P3.0
Assen2 races50%(1 wins)
Monza3 races33%(1 wins)
Spa2 races0%(0 wins)
Rouen1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen2 races100%(2 podiums)
Monza3 races67%(2 podiums)
Spa2 races50%(1 podiums)
Rouen1 races100%(1 podiums)
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
500cc5 races · 1949–1953
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Spa2 racesavg P3.0
Bremgarten1 racesavg P3.0
Assen1 racesavg P3.0
Albi1 racesavg P9.0
Spa2 races0%(0 wins)
Bremgarten1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen1 races0%(0 wins)
Albi1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa2 races50%(1 podiums)
Bremgarten1 races100%(1 podiums)
Assen1 races100%(1 podiums)
Albi1 races0%(0 podiums)
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, 1949–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
Every race
66.7%Start rate (16/24)
2Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
27Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1951 500ccP8 · 8 pts
1952 250ccP1 · 28 pts
1953 250ccP4 · 22 pts
1953 350ccP2 · 26 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, 1949–1957 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
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