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

Riders

Rolf Blatter

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Nationality: Switzerland

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Hockenheim in 1973.

In 50cc (1973–1975): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1976): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1977–1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1979): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1980): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1981): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1979 (50cc).

In all, 29 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 4 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

50cc125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1973–1982

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate20.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

183 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1976–1980

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.9

28 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, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1973. Of the 106 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
17 races together: ahead 2, behind 15, both out 0
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
25 races together: ahead 7, behind 18, both out 0
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
30 races together: ahead 3, behind 24, both out 3
Ricardo Tormo 2 world titles
20 races together: ahead 4, behind 14, both out 2

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 · 50cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Rijeka (average P3.0, 3 races)

Rijeka50cc 3avg P3.0

Le Mans50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.0

Imola50cc 2avg P3.5

Montjuïc50cc 1avg P4.0

Nürburgring50cc 3avg P5.0

Mugello50cc 2avg P5.0

Jarama50cc 4 · 125cc 1avg P5.4

Spa125cc 1 · 50cc 2avg P6.7

Imatra50cc 2avg P7.0

Hockenheim50cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P7.3

Assen50cc 5 · 125cc 1avg P7.6

Brno50cc 2 · 125cc 2avg P8.0

Opatija50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P8.0

Salzburgring125cc 2avg P8.0

Misano125cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P10.0

Anderstorp50cc 1avg P10.0

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 34 races · 1973–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Rijeka (average P3.0, 3 races)

Rijeka3 racesavg P3.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P3.0

Imola2 racesavg P3.5

Montjuïc1 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring3 racesavg P5.0

Mugello2 racesavg P5.0

Jarama4 racesavg P5.3

Spa2 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P7.0

Imatra2 racesavg P7.0

Assen5 racesavg P7.6

Brno2 racesavg P8.0

Opatija2 racesavg P8.5

Anderstorp1 racesavg P10.0

Misano1 races—

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

125cc 11 races · 1976–1980

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P6.0

Opatija1 racesavg P7.0

Brno2 racesavg P8.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P8.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P8.0

Spa1 racesavg P8.0

Misano1 racesavg P10.0

Le Mans1 races—

Assen1 races—

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, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)3 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 203 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 57 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 6,315 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 0.8 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

70.3%Start rate (26/37)

2Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

48.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1976 50cc P8 · 25 pts

1977 no Grand Prix starts

1978 50cc P5 · 25 pts

1979 50cc P2 · 62 pts

1980 50cc P11 · 14 pts

1981 50cc P6 · 39 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

1973	Hockenheim	10 +1
1974	Brno	10 +1
1974	Opatija	8 +3
1975	Assen	16
1975	Imatra	7 +4
1976	Opatija	9 +2
1976	Mugello	6 +5
1976	Anderstorp	10 +1
1976	Imatra	7 +4
1976	Nürburgring	5 +6
1976	Montjuïc	4 +8
1977	Imola	5 +6
1978	Mugello	4 +8
1978	Assen	8 +3
1978	Nürburgring	5 +6
1978	Rijeka	4 +8
1979	Hockenheim	4 +8
1979	Imola	2 +12
1979	Jarama	3 +10
1979	Rijeka	2 +12
1979	Assen	3 +10
1979	Le Mans	3 +10
1980	Jarama	4 +8
1980	Assen	8 +3
1980	Spa	8 +3
1980	Nürburgring	DNF
1981	Hockenheim	DNF
1981	Jarama	5 +6
1981	Rijeka	3 +10
1981	Assen	3 +10
1981	Spa	4 +8
1981	Brno	6 +5
1982	Jarama	9 +2
1982	Misano	DNF