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

Riders

Cromie Mccandless

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Nationality: Ireland
Bike: Gilera
Born: January 17, 1921(age 105)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Ulster in 1949.

In 500cc (1949): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1951): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1951 (125cc). First win: Isle of Man 1951 (125cc).

In all, 5 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 2 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER)

Season by season

500cc125cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1951 500cc

Scope: official results DB, 1949–1952 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1951–1951

Win rate50.0%

Podium rate50.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.5

11 pts · Poles 0

500cc1949–1952

Win rate33.3%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

9 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1949–1952 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 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 5 races · 125cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.5

Ulster500cc 2avg P3.5

Monza125cc 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.

500cc 3 races · 1949–1952

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P3.5

Isle of Man1 racesavg P6.0

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

125cc 2 races · 1951

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P1.0

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

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, 1949–1952 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

50%Start rate (2/4)

1Longest run of absences (races)

1Longest run of starts (races)

8Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1951 125cc

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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, 1949–1952 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data