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

Riders

Ralph Bryans

Nationality: Ireland
Bike: Honda
Born: March 7, 1942(age 84)

Photos (8)

1964
At this race · Joop van Bilsen for Anefo · CC0
1966
At this race · Jan Voets for Anefo · CC0
1966
At this race · Ron Kroon for Anefo · CC0
1966
At this race · Ron Kroon for Anefo · CC0
2008
Darren · CC BY 2.0
2008
https://www.flickr.com/photos/estoril/ · CC BY 2.0
2011
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
Darren · CC BY 2.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Isle of Man in 1963.

In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1965): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1965): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1965–1966): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1966): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 5 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 50cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 9 starts, 0 wins, 6 podiums. In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1964 (125cc). First win: Spa 1964 (50cc). World champion: 1965 50cc.

In all, 47 Grand Prix starts, 5 wins and 29 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 5 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1963 500cc (TT) / 1964 250cc (TT) / 1964 50cc (USA) / 1965 125cc (TT) / 1965 50cc (USA)

Season by season

500cc125cc250cc50cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1964–1966 ★ 1 titles (1965)

Win rate35.3%

Podium rate76.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P1.9

94 pts · Poles 0

Includes 4 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

125cc1963–1966

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate52.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.9

64 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1964–1967

Win rate12.5%

Podium rate75.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.9

68 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1967–1967

Win rate33.3%

Podium rate100.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P1.7

20 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1962–1963

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.5

2 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, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1962. Of the 45 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
15 races together: ahead 3, behind 12, both out 0
Phil Read 7 world titles
19 races together: ahead 5, behind 14, both out 0
Hugh Anderson 4 world titles
27 races together: ahead 12, behind 15, both out 0
Luigi Taveri 3 world titles
31 races together: ahead 8, behind 21, 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 59 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Hockenheim (average P1.7, 3 races)

Solitude50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P1.0

Nürburgring50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P1.0

Rouen50cc 1avg P1.0

Fuji350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P1.5

Hockenheim125cc 1 · 50cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P1.7

Assen50cc 3 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.0

Monza125cc 2 · 50cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.4

Montjuïc50cc 3 · 125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P2.5

Suzuka50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.5

Imatra125cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P3.0

Spa50cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P3.0

Brno125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.0

Mosport250cc 1avg P3.0

Ulster500cc 2 · 250cc 3 · 125cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P4.0

Clermont-Ferrand50cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Isle of Man125cc 3 · 50cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P4.8

Sachsenring125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P5.7

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 16 races · 1964–1967

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Fuji1 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P1.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P2.0

Imatra2 racesavg P3.0

Assen1 racesavg P3.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0

Spa1 racesavg P3.0

Monza1 racesavg P3.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0

Mosport1 racesavg P3.0

Ulster3 racesavg P3.3

Brno1 racesavg P4.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0

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

350cc 3 races · 1967

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P1.0

Fuji1 racesavg P2.0

Ulster1 racesavg P2.0

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

50cc 17 races · 1964–1966

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Assen (average P1.3, 3 races)

Rouen1 racesavg P1.0

Solitude1 racesavg P1.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Assen3 racesavg P1.3

Isle of Man2 racesavg P2.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P2.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0

Monza1 racesavg P2.0

Montjuïc3 racesavg P2.5

Spa2 racesavg P3.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 races—

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

125cc 21 races · 1963–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Imatra (average P3.0, 3 races)

Brno1 racesavg P2.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P2.0

Imatra3 racesavg P3.0

Ulster3 racesavg P3.0

Monza2 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P3.0

Assen1 racesavg P3.0

Isle of Man3 racesavg P6.3

Sachsenring2 racesavg P7.0

Solitude1 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

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

500cc 2 races · 1962–1963

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, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Every race

84.9%Start rate (45/53)

3Longest run of absences (races)

13Longest run of starts (races)

27.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1964 125cc P5 · 21 pts

1964 50cc P2 · 30 pts

1965 50cc P1 · 36 pts

1966 125cc P3 · 32 pts

1966 50cc P3 · 26 pts

1967 250cc P4 · 40 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, 1962–1967 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

1964	Montjuïc	DNF
1964	Clermont-Ferrand	DNF
1964	Isle of Man	2 +6
1964	Assen	1 +8
1964	Spa	1 +8
1964	Solitude	1 +8
1965	Nürburgring	1 +8
1965	Montjuïc	2 +6
1965	Rouen	1 +8
1965	Isle of Man	DNF
1965	Assen	1 +8
1965	Spa	5 +2
1965	Suzuka	2 +6
1966	Montjuïc	3 +4
1966	Hockenheim	2 +6
1966	Assen	2 +6
1966	Monza	2 +6

1963	Isle of Man	9
1964	Isle of Man	3 +4
1964	Assen	3 +4
1964	Solitude	DNF
1964	Sachsenring	8
1964	Ulster	3 +4
1964	Imatra	2 +6
1964	Monza	4 +3
1965	Nürburgring	DNF
1965	Montjuïc	DNF
1965	Ulster	4 +3
1965	Imatra	4 +3
1965	Suzuka	3 +4
1966	Montjuïc	3 +4
1966	Hockenheim	2 +6
1966	Sachsenring	6 +1
1966	Brno	2 +6
1966	Imatra	3 +4
1966	Ulster	2 +6
1966	Isle of Man	7
1966	Monza	2 +6