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

Riders

Dickie Dale

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Born
April 25, 1927(age 99)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Ulster in 1949.

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In 350cc (1949): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1950): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1950–1954): 7 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1955–1956): 5 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums. In 500cc (1957–1958): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1958): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1960): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Bremgarten 1950 (250cc). First win: Montjuïc 1954 (500cc).

In all, 27 Grand Prix starts, 2 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 6 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1950 500cc (TT) / 1955 500cc (TT) / 1956 350cc (TT) / 1958 500cc (TT) / 1959 350cc (TT) / 1960 500cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

151015201950195219541956195819601950 350cc: P10 / 4 pts / 0 wins1955 350cc: P2 / 18 pts / 1 wins1956 350cc: P2 / 17 pts / 0 wins1958 350cc: P16 / 1 pts / 0 wins1959 350cc: P7 / 6 pts / 0 wins1960 350cc: P8 / 5 pts / 0 wins350cc1950 250cc: P5 / 4 pts / 0 wins1958 250cc: P20 / 1 pts / 0 wins1959 250cc: P18 / 1 pts / 0 wins1960 250cc: P11 / 3 pts / 0 wins250cc1950 500cc: P11 / 4 pts / 0 wins1953 500cc: P7 / 11 pts / 0 wins1954 500cc: P4 / 13 pts / 1 wins1955 500cc: P13 / 4 pts / 0 wins1957 500cc: P8 / 6 pts / 0 wins1958 500cc: P4 / 13 pts / 0 wins1959 500cc: P8 / 6 pts / 0 wins1960 500cc: P8 / 6 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1949–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1950–1960
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate25.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.8

9 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1949–1960
Win rate5.9%
Podium rate35.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.8

51 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1950–1960
Win rate4.2%
Podium rate25.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.5

70 pts · Poles 0

Includes 2 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, 1949–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 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 45 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Solitude (average P3.5, 4 races)

Montjuïc500cc 2avg P2.0
Hedemora500cc 1avg P2.0
Reims350cc 1avg P2.0
Solitude500cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.5
Monza350cc 4 · 500cc 5avg P4.0
Hockenheim500cc 1avg P4.0
Isle of Man500cc 1avg P4.0
Clermont-Ferrand500cc 1avg P4.0
Ulster350cc 4 · 500cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P4.5
Bremgarten250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P4.5
Kristianstad250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.0
Nürburgring350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P5.5
Assen500cc 4 · 350cc 3avg P6.1
Spa500cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P7.0
Rouen500cc 1avg P8.0

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 24 races · 1950–1960

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Ulster (average P4.3, 3 races)

Montjuïc2 racesavg P2.0
Hedemora1 racesavg P2.0
Solitude2 racesavg P3.5
Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P4.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0
Ulster3 racesavg P4.3
Monza5 racesavg P5.0
Assen4 racesavg P5.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0
Spa2 racesavg P5.5
Rouen1 racesavg P8.0

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

250cc 4 races · 1950–1960

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten1 racesavg P3.0
Solitude1 racesavg P4.0
Kristianstad1 racesavg P6.0
Ulster1 racesavg P6.0

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

350cc 17 races · 1949–1960

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Monza (average P2.8, 4 races)

Reims1 racesavg P2.0
Monza4 racesavg P2.8
Solitude1 racesavg P3.0
Kristianstad1 racesavg P4.0
Ulster4 racesavg P4.3
Bremgarten1 racesavg P6.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0
Assen3 racesavg P7.7
Spa1 racesavg P10.0

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, 1949–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Every race

66.7%Start rate (20/30)
2Longest run of absences (races)
9Longest run of starts (races)
5Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1953 500cc P7 · 11 pts

1954〜1955 no Grand Prix starts

1956 350cc P2 · 17 pts

1957 no Grand Prix starts

1958 500cc P4 · 13 pts

1959 no Grand Prix starts

1960 350cc P8 · 5 pts
1960 500cc P8 · 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, 1949–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

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