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

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Reg Armstrong (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Harry Pot for Anefo · CC0 · 1955 · Wikimedia Commons

Reg Armstrong

Nationality
Ireland Ireland
Bike
Gilera
Born
September 1, 1928(age 98)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Isle of Man in 1949.

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In 350cc (1949–1950): 4 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1951): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1952): 5 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums. In 500cc (1952–1953): 5 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1953): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1953–1954): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1954): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1954–1956): 4 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Ulster 1949 (350cc). First win: Isle of Man 1952 (500cc).

In all, 27 Grand Prix starts, 3 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 8 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1951 350cc (BEL, ULST) / 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1953 250cc (TT, ULST) / 1955 500cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc125cc250cc ★ Champion

1246810194919501951195219531954195519561949 350cc: P2 / 18 pts / 0 wins1952 350cc: P2 / 24 pts / 1 wins350cc1952 500cc: P3 / 22 pts / 1 wins1953 500cc: P2 / 24 pts / 0 wins1955 500cc: P2 / 30 pts / 1 wins1956 500cc: P5 / 11 pts / 1 wins500cc1953 125cc: P9 / 4 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1949–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1953–1953
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

4 pts · Poles 0

250cc1953–1954
Win rate25.0%
Podium rate75.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.8

19 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1949–1952
Win rate6.3%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.8

68 pts · Poles 0

Includes 6 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.

500cc1951–1956
Win rate13.0%
Podium rate60.9%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.4

112 pts · Poles 0

Includes 14 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

9 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, 1949–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 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 44 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Solitude (average P1.7, 3 races)

Solitude350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P1.7
Rouen500cc 1avg P2.0
Bremgarten350cc 3 · 500cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P2.7
Ulster350cc 3 · 500cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.8
Isle of Man350cc 2 · 500cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P3.0
Montjuïc500cc 2avg P3.0
Reims500cc 1avg P3.0
Assen350cc 2 · 500cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P3.3
Spa350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P4.0
Albi350cc 1avg P5.0
Monza350cc 2 · 500cc 6 · 250cc 1avg P5.2

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.

500cc 23 races · 1951–1956

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Bremgarten (average P2.7, 3 races)

Solitude2 racesavg P2.0
Rouen1 racesavg P2.0
Bremgarten3 racesavg P2.7
Assen3 racesavg P2.7
Isle of Man3 racesavg P2.7
Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.0
Reims1 racesavg P3.0
Spa1 racesavg P3.0
Ulster1 racesavg P4.0
Monza6 racesavg P5.2

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

250cc 4 races · 1953–1954

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten1 racesavg P1.0
Assen1 racesavg P3.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0
Monza1 racesavg P4.0

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

125cc 1 races · 1953

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

350cc 16 races · 1949–1952

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Ulster (average P2.3, 3 races)

Solitude1 racesavg P1.0
Ulster3 racesavg P2.3
Bremgarten3 racesavg P3.3
Isle of Man2 racesavg P3.5
Assen2 racesavg P4.5
Spa2 racesavg P4.5
Albi1 racesavg P5.0
Monza2 racesavg P6.0

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, 1949–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

Every race

65.5%Start rate (38/58)
2Longest run of absences (races)
8Longest run of starts (races)
69.1Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1949 350cc P2 · 18 pts
1950 350cc
1951 350cc
1952 350cc P2 · 24 pts
1952 500cc P3 · 22 pts
1953 250cc
1953 500cc P2 · 24 pts
1954 500cc
1955 500cc P2 · 30 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, 1949–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data

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