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

Riders

Hugh Anderson (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Joop van Bilsen / Anefo · CC0 · 1963 · Wikimedia Commons

Hugh Anderson

Nationality
New Zealand New Zealand
Born
January 18, 1936(age 90)
Birthplace
Huntly

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Ulster in 1960.

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In 350cc (1960–1961): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1963): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1963): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1963–1964): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964–1965): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1966): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Ulster 1960 (350cc). First win: Buenos Aires 1962 (125cc). World champion: 1963 125cc, 1963 50cc, 1964 50cc.

In all, 47 Grand Prix starts, 16 wins and 33 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: 1960 500cc (TT) / 1961 350cc (TT) / 1964 250cc (TT) / 1964 50cc (USA) / 1965 125cc (TT) / 1965 50cc (USA)

Season by season

350cc500cc125cc250cc50cc ★ Champion

124681019601961196219631964196519661960 350cc: P7 / 5 pts / 0 wins350cc1963 125cc: P1 / 54 pts / 6 wins ★1965 125cc: P1 / 60 pts / 7 wins ★125cc1962 50cc: P7 / 16 pts / 1 wins1963 50cc: P1 / 34 pts / 2 wins ★1964 50cc: P1 / 38 pts / 3 wins ★1965 50cc: P3 / 32 pts / 1 wins1966 50cc: P4 / 16 pts / 0 wins50cc

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

Teams in years without official results: 1962 350cc

Scope: official results DB, 1960–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1962–1966 ★ 2 titles (1963, 1964)
Win rate25.0%
Podium rate78.6%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.6

151 pts · Poles 0

Includes 5 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

125cc1962–1966 ★ 2 titles (1963, 1965)
Win rate54.8%
Podium rate71.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.3

182 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1962–1964
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

2 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1960–1961
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

6 pts · Poles 0

500cc1960–1960
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

0 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1960–1966 (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 1960. Of the 37 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 65 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Buenos Aires (average P1.0, 3 races)

Buenos Aires50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P1.0
Clermont-Ferrand125cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P1.0
Daytona125cc 2avg P1.0
Sachsenring50cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P1.7
Isle of Man125cc 2 · 50cc 3avg P1.8
Hockenheim125cc 1 · 50cc 2avg P2.0
Imatra50cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P2.0
Nürburgring50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.0
Suzuka50cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P2.7
Spa125cc 1 · 50cc 3avg P2.8
Montjuïc250cc 2 · 50cc 4 · 125cc 2avg P2.9
Assen125cc 4 · 50cc 3avg P2.9
Ulster350cc 1 · 125cc 4avg P3.0
Fuji50cc 1avg P3.0
Tampere50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P3.3
Rouen50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.5
Brno125cc 1avg P4.0
Monza500cc 1 · 350cc 2 · 50cc 2 · 125cc 2avg P4.3
Solitude125cc 1avg P6.0

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.

50cc 28 races · 1962–1966

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Isle of Man (average P1.7, 3 races)

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P1.0
Imatra1 racesavg P1.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P1.0
Isle of Man3 racesavg P1.7
Hockenheim2 racesavg P2.0
Suzuka1 racesavg P2.0
Montjuïc4 racesavg P2.3
Assen3 racesavg P2.3
Spa3 racesavg P3.0
Fuji1 racesavg P3.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0
Monza2 racesavg P4.0
Tampere2 racesavg P4.5
Rouen1 racesavg P6.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 31 races · 1962–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Ulster (average P3.0, 4 races)

Daytona2 racesavg P1.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P1.0
Tampere1 racesavg P1.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P1.0
Rouen1 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P1.0
Monza2 racesavg P1.5
Isle of Man2 racesavg P2.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P2.0
Imatra2 racesavg P2.5
Ulster4 racesavg P3.0
Suzuka2 racesavg P3.0
Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.0
Assen4 racesavg P3.3
Brno1 racesavg P4.0
Solitude1 racesavg P6.0

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

250cc 2 races · 1962–1964

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

350cc 3 races · 1960–1961

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P3.0
Monza2 racesavg P6.0

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

500cc 1 races · 1960

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1960–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Every race

72.2%Start rate (52/72)
3Longest run of absences (races)
9Longest run of starts (races)
99.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1963 125cc P1 · 54 pts
1963 50cc P1 · 34 pts
1964 125cc
1964 50cc P1 · 38 pts
1965 125cc P1 · 60 pts
1965 50cc P3 · 32 pts
1966 125cc
1966 50cc P4 · 16 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, 1960–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

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