Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Isle of Man in 1951.
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In 350cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1952): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1955): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1955): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1955): 4 starts, 2 wins, 4 podiums. In 500cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1956): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums.
First podium: Solitude 1952 (350cc). First win: Isle of Man 1955 (350cc). World champion: 1955 350cc, 1956 350cc.
In all, 16 Grand Prix starts, 5 wins and 9 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) / 1952 125cc (TT, ULST) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1955 500cc (TT) / 1956 350cc (TT)
Season by season
350cc250cc125cc500cc★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1950–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data
Totals
125cc1952–1955
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0
9 pts · Poles 0
Includes 6 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.
1952
Monza
DNF
1952
Montjuïc
DNF
1955
Isle of Man
4 +3
250cc1951–1955
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.7
15 pts · Poles 0
Includes 8 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.
1951
Albi
5 +2
1955
Ulster
4 +3
1955
Monza
5 +2
350cc1950–1956★ 2 titles (1955, 1956)
Win rate41.2%
Podium rate64.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.8
92 pts · Poles 0
Includes 4 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).
6 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1950
Spa
4 +3
1950
Assen
3 +4
1950
Bremgarten
8
1950
Monza
5 +2
1951
Isle of Man
5 +2
1952
Isle of Man
4 +3
1952
Spa
5 +2
1952
Solitude
3 +4
1955
Isle of Man
1 +8
1955
Nürburgring
1 +8
1955
Spa
1 +8
1955
Assen
2 +6
1955
Ulster
1 +8
1955
Monza
2 +6
1956
Assen
1 +8
1956
Solitude
1 +8
1956
Ulster
1 +8
500cc1952–1956
Win rate20.0%
Podium rate40.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5
16 pts · Poles 0
2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1952
Isle of Man
5 +2
1952
Ulster
3 +4
1955
Ulster
1 +8
1956
Isle of Man
5 +2
1956
Solitude
DNF
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1950–1956 (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 1950. Of the 23 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.
Cecyl Sandford2 world titles 10 races together: ahead 8, behind 1, both out 1
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.
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.
350cc17 races · 1950–1956
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In 350cc, best at Assen (average P2.0, 3 races)
Ulster2 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Assen3 racesavg P2.0
Solitude2 racesavg P2.0
Spa3 racesavg P3.3
Isle of Man3 racesavg P3.3
Monza2 racesavg P3.5
Bremgarten1 racesavg P8.0
Ulster2 races100%(2 wins)
Nürburgring1 races100%(1 wins)
Assen3 races33%(1 wins)
Solitude2 races50%(1 wins)
Spa3 races33%(1 wins)
Isle of Man3 races33%(1 wins)
Monza2 races0%(0 wins)
Bremgarten1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster2 races100%(2 podiums)
Nürburgring1 races100%(1 podiums)
Assen3 races100%(3 podiums)
Solitude2 races100%(2 podiums)
Spa3 races33%(1 podiums)
Isle of Man3 races33%(1 podiums)
Monza2 races50%(1 podiums)
Bremgarten1 races0%(0 podiums)
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
500cc5 races · 1952–1956
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Ulster2 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P5.0
Solitude1 races—
Ulster2 races50%(1 wins)
Isle of Man2 races0%(0 wins)
Solitude1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster2 races100%(2 podiums)
Isle of Man2 races0%(0 podiums)
Solitude1 races0%(0 podiums)
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
125cc3 races · 1952–1955
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Isle of Man1 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc1 races—
Monza1 races—
Isle of Man1 races0%(0 wins)
Montjuïc1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Isle of Man1 races0%(0 podiums)
Montjuïc1 races0%(0 podiums)
Monza1 races0%(0 podiums)
125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
250cc3 races · 1951–1955
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Ulster1 racesavg P4.0
Albi1 racesavg P5.0
Monza1 racesavg P5.0
Ulster1 races0%(0 wins)
Albi1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster1 races0%(0 podiums)
Albi1 races0%(0 podiums)
Monza1 races0%(0 podiums)
250cc: 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, 1950–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data
Every race
65.4%Start rate (17/26)
2Longest run of absences (races)
7Longest run of starts (races)
18.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1950 350ccP7 · 9 pts
1951 no Grand Prix starts
1952 125ccP8 · 6 pts
1953〜1954 no Grand Prix starts
1955 250ccP2 · 13 pts
1955 350ccP1 · 32 pts
1956 350ccP1 · 24 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, 1950–1956 (the rider's racing years); excludes 8 races with no official result data
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