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

Riders

Libero Liberati

Nationality: Italy
Born: September 20, 1926(age 100)

Photos (4)

1956
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
1956
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
1957
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
2019
Alessandro Antonelli · CC BY 3.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Monza in 1953.

In 500cc (1953–1957): 3 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1957): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1957): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1957): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1957): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1953 (500cc). First win: Hockenheim 1957 (500cc). World champion: 1957 500cc.

In all, 8 Grand Prix starts, 4 wins and 8 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: 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1955 500cc (TT) / 1956 350cc (TT) / 1957 350cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc350cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1951–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1959–1959

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

3 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1956–1957

Win rate33.3%

Podium rate100.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.2

34 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1951–1957 ★ 1 titles (1957)

Win rate40.0%

Podium rate80.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.8

54 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, 1951–1959 (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 1951. Of the 61 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Geoff Duke 6 world titles
10 races together: ahead 5, behind 5, both out 0

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 17 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Hockenheim (average P2.0, 3 races)

Spa350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P1.5

Hockenheim350cc 1 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.0

Ulster500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P2.0

Reims500cc 1avg P2.0

Monza500cc 4 · 350cc 2avg P2.8

Assen500cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P4.3

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.

250cc 1 races · 1959

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

350cc 6 races · 1956–1957

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P1.0

Monza2 racesavg P2.0

Spa1 racesavg P2.0

Assen1 racesavg P3.0

Ulster1 racesavg P3.0

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

500cc 10 races · 1951–1957

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P1.0

Spa1 racesavg P1.0

Ulster1 racesavg P1.0

Reims1 racesavg P2.0

Monza4 racesavg P3.3

Assen2 racesavg P5.0

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, 1951–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Every race

90.9%Start rate (10/11)

1Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

8Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1957 350cc P2 · 22 pts

1957 500cc P1 · 32 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, 1951–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

1956	Monza	1 +8
1957	Hockenheim	1 +8
1957	Assen	3 +4
1957	Spa	2 +6
1957	Ulster	3 +4
1957	Monza	3 +4

1951	Monza	7
1952	Assen	8
1953	Monza	3 +4
1955	Reims	2 +6
1956	Monza	2 +6
1957	Hockenheim	1 +8
1957	Assen	2 +6
1957	Spa	1 +8
1957	Ulster	1 +8
1957	Monza	1 +8