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

Riders

Fergus Anderson (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0 · 1954 · Wikimedia Commons

Fergus Anderson

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Born
February 9, 1909(age 117)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

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

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In 250cc (1949–1950): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1951): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1952): 4 starts, 2 wins, 4 podiums. In 350cc (1953): 5 starts, 3 wins, 5 podiums. In 500cc (1953): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1954): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1954): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1954): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Bremgarten 1949 (250cc). First win: Bremgarten 1951 (500cc). World champion: 1953 350cc.

In all, 16 Grand Prix starts, 8 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 5 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1949 250cc (TT) / 1951 500cc (TT) / 1953 250cc (TT, ULST) / 1954 350cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc500cc350cc ★ Champion

12468101949195019511952195319541949 250cc: P8 / 8 pts / 0 wins250cc1951 500cc: P7 / 8 pts / 1 wins1953 500cc: P9 / 8 pts / 1 wins500cc1953 350cc: P1 / 34 pts / 3 wins ★1954 350cc: P1 / 38 pts / 4 wins ★350cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1949–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1949–1954
Win rate20.0%
Podium rate90.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.6

54 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1953–1954 ★ 2 titles (1953, 1954)
Win rate70.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P1.4

72 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1951–1954
Win rate28.6%
Podium rate42.9%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.8

24 pts · Poles 0

4 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, 1949–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 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 27 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Bremgarten (average P1.7, 7 races)

Rouen350cc 1avg P1.0
Bremgarten250cc 3 · 500cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P1.7
Montjuïc500cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P1.7
Assen250cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P2.0
Monza250cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P2.0
Isle of Man250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.0
Spa500cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P3.3
Solitude500cc 1avg P5.0
Albi500cc 1avg P7.0

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 10 races · 1953–1954

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten2 racesavg P1.0
Rouen1 racesavg P1.0
Assen1 racesavg P1.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P1.0
Spa2 racesavg P1.5
Monza2 racesavg P1.5
Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0

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

250cc 10 races · 1949–1954

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten3 racesavg P2.3
Assen2 racesavg P2.5
Monza2 racesavg P2.5
Isle of Man2 racesavg P3.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0

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

500cc 7 races · 1951–1954

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten2 racesavg P1.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P1.0
Assen1 racesavg P2.0
Solitude1 racesavg P5.0
Albi1 racesavg P7.0
Spa1 racesavg P7.0

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, 1949–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Every race

65.4%Start rate (17/26)
2Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
42Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1952 250cc
1953 250cc
1953 350cc P1 · 34 pts
1954 350cc P1 · 38 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, 1949–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

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