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

Riders

Umberto Masetti

Nationality: Italy
Born: May 4, 1926(age 100)
Birthplace: Borgo delle Rose

Photos (11)

1950
At this race · Winterbergen / Anefo · CC0
1950
At this race · Winterbergen / Anefo · CC0
1952
At this race · Daan Noske / Anefo · CC0
1952
At this race · Daan Noske / Anefo · CC0
1952
At this race · Daan Noske / Anefo · CC0
1952
At this race · Daan Noske / Anefo · CC0
1952
At this race · Daan Noske / Anefo · CC0
1952
At this race · J.D. Noske / Anefo · CC0
2010
Daan Noske / Anefo · CC0
2018
Gordito1869 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2025
Pabernosmatao · CC0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Monza in 1949.

In 250cc (1949): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1950–1955): 12 starts, 3 wins, 10 podiums. In 250cc (1955): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1955): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1956–1958): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1949 (250cc). First win: Spa 1950 (500cc). World champion: 1950 500cc, 1952 500cc.

In all, 20 Grand Prix starts, 4 wins and 15 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 11 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1949 250cc (TT) / 1950 500cc (TT) / 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1953 250cc (TT, ULST) / 1955 500cc (TT) / 1956 350cc (TT) / 1957 350cc (TT) / 1958 500cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc250cc500cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1964 500cc Gilera

Scope: official results DB, 1949–1963 (the rider's racing years); excludes 11 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1949–1949

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate50.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5

13 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1949–1963

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate71.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.6

29 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1956–1957

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.7

5 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1950–1958 ★ 2 titles (1950, 1952)

Win rate23.8%

Podium rate76.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.6

118 pts · Poles 0

Includes 8 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

5 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, 1949–1963 (the rider's racing years); excludes 11 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.

Geoff Duke 6 world titles
14 races together: ahead 7, behind 7, 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 33 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P1.8, 4 races)

Assen500cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P1.8

Montjuïc500cc 3avg P2.0

Solitude500cc 1avg P2.0

Buenos Aires250cc 2avg P2.5

Spa500cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.3

Monza250cc 3 · 125cc 1 · 500cc 7 · 350cc 1avg P3.5

Bremgarten125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.5

Ulster500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Nürburgring500cc 1avg P4.0

Albi500cc 1avg P4.0

Hockenheim350cc 1avg P4.0

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.

250cc 7 races · 1949–1963

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P2.0

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P2.5

Ulster1 racesavg P3.0

Monza3 racesavg P5.0

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

500cc 21 races · 1950–1958

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Assen (average P1.7, 3 races)

Assen3 racesavg P1.7

Montjuïc3 racesavg P2.0

Solitude1 racesavg P2.0

Bremgarten1 racesavg P2.0

Monza7 racesavg P2.4

Spa2 racesavg P2.5

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Albi1 racesavg P4.0

Ulster2 racesavg P4.5

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

350cc 3 races · 1956–1957

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

Spa1 racesavg P5.0

Monza1 racesavg P8.0

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

125cc 2 races · 1949

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P2.0

Bremgarten1 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, 1949–1963 (the rider's racing years); excludes 11 races with no official result data

Every race

67.7%Start rate (21/31)

2Longest run of absences (races)

7Longest run of starts (races)

40.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1949 125cc P3 · 13 pts

1950 500cc P1 · 28 pts

1951 500cc P3 · 21 pts

1952 500cc P1 · 28 pts

1953〜1954 no Grand Prix starts

1955 250cc P5 · 11 pts

1955 500cc P3 · 19 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, 1949–1963 (the rider's racing years); excludes 11 races with no official result data

1949	Monza	3 +7
1953	Monza	6 +1
1955	Assen	2 +6
1955	Ulster	3 +4
1955	Monza	6 +1
1962	Buenos Aires	2 +6
1963	Buenos Aires	3 +4

1950	Spa	1 +8
1950	Assen	1 +8
1950	Bremgarten	2 +6
1950	Ulster	6 +1
1950	Monza	2 +6
1951	Montjuïc	1 +8
1951	Albi	4 +3
1951	Ulster	3 +4
1951	Monza	2 +6
1952	Assen	1 +8
1952	Monza	2 +6
1952	Montjuïc	2 +6
1954	Monza	2 +6
1955	Montjuïc	3 +4
1955	Nürburgring	4 +3
1955	Assen	3 +4
1955	Monza	1 +8
1956	Spa	4 +3
1956	Solitude	2 +6
1957	Monza	5 +2
1958	Monza	3 +4