Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Isle of Man in 1949.
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In 500cc (1949): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1949–1950): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1950): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.
First podium: Isle of Man 1949 (500cc).
In all, 10 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 4 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: 1950 500cc (TT) / 1951 350cc (BEL, ULST) / 1951 500cc (TT)
Season by season
350cc500cc★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1949–1951 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
Totals
350cc1949–1951
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.7
37 pts · Poles 0
Includes 10 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).
2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1949
Assen
3 +7
1949
Spa
3 +7
1950
Isle of Man
6 +1
1950
Assen
4 +3
1951
Isle of Man
2 +6
1951
Albi
4 +3
500cc1949–1951
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate25.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.8
28 pts · Poles 0
Includes 5 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).
2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1949
Isle of Man
2 +8
1949
Assen
5 +5
1950
Bremgarten
6 +1
1950
Ulster
3 +4
1951
Assen
4 +3
1951
Albi
10
1951
Ulster
5 +2
1951
Monza
11
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1949–1951 (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.
Geoff Duke6 world titles 10 races together: ahead 0, behind 10, 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 classes14 races · 350cc / 500cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In All classes, best at Isle of Man (average P3.3, 3 races)
Spa350cc 1avg P3.0
Isle of Man500cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P3.3
Assen500cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P4.0
Ulster500cc 2avg P4.0
Bremgarten500cc 1avg P6.0
Albi500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P7.0
Monza500cc 1avg P11.0
Spa350cc 10%(0 wins)
Isle of Man500cc 1 · 350cc 20%(0 wins)
Assen500cc 2 · 350cc 20%(0 wins)
Ulster500cc 20%(0 wins)
Bremgarten500cc 10%(0 wins)
Albi500cc 1 · 350cc 10%(0 wins)
Monza500cc 10%(0 wins)
Spa350cc 1100%(1 podiums)
Isle of Man500cc 1 · 350cc 267%(2 podiums)
Assen500cc 2 · 350cc 225%(1 podiums)
Ulster500cc 250%(1 podiums)
Bremgarten500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Albi500cc 1 · 350cc 10%(0 podiums)
Monza500cc 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.
500cc8 races · 1949–1951
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0
Ulster2 racesavg P4.0
Assen2 racesavg P4.5
Bremgarten1 racesavg P6.0
Albi1 racesavg P10.0
Monza1 racesavg P11.0
Isle of Man1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster2 races0%(0 wins)
Assen2 races0%(0 wins)
Bremgarten1 races0%(0 wins)
Albi1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Isle of Man1 races100%(1 podiums)
Ulster2 races50%(1 podiums)
Assen2 races0%(0 podiums)
Bremgarten1 races0%(0 podiums)
Albi1 races0%(0 podiums)
Monza1 races0%(0 podiums)
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
350cc6 races · 1949–1951
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Spa1 racesavg P3.0
Assen2 racesavg P3.5
Isle of Man2 racesavg P4.0
Albi1 racesavg P4.0
Spa1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen2 races0%(0 wins)
Isle of Man2 races0%(0 wins)
Albi1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa1 races100%(1 podiums)
Assen2 races50%(1 podiums)
Isle of Man2 races50%(1 podiums)
Albi1 races0%(0 podiums)
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1949–1951 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
Every race
66.7%Start rate (4/6)
2Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1951 500ccP11 · 6 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, 1949–1951 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
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