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Riders

Kel Carruthers (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · 1969 · Wikimedia Commons

Kel Carruthers

Nationality
Australia Australia
Bike
Yamaha
Born
January 3, 1938(age 88)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Imatra in 1966.

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In 125cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1967): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 5 starts, 2 wins, 4 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Nürburgring 1968 (350cc). First win: Ulster 1969 (250cc). World champion: 1969 250cc.

In all, 42 Grand Prix starts, 4 wins and 17 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 4 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1966 350cc (BEL) / 1966 500cc (TT) / 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 250cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc350cc500cc250cc ★ Champion

110203040196619671968196919701967 125cc: P8 / 7 pts / 0 wins1968 125cc: P10 / 6 pts / 0 wins1969 125cc: P10 / 20 pts / 0 wins125cc1966 350cc: P21 / 3 pts / 0 wins1967 350cc: P7 / 9 pts / 0 wins1968 350cc: P3 / 17 pts / 0 wins1969 350cc: P6 / 29 pts / 0 wins1970 350cc: P2 / 28 pts / 0 wins350cc1968 500cc: P11 / 7 pts / 0 wins1969 500cc: P49 / 3 pts / 0 wins500cc1969 250cc: P1 / 89 pts / 2 wins ★1970 250cc: P2 / 84 pts / 3 wins250cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1966–1970 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1966–1969
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate13.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.5

33 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1969–1970 ★ 1 titles (1969)
Win rate38.5%
Podium rate84.6%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.2

173 pts · Poles 0

Includes 16 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1966–1970
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

116 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1966–1969
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.3

10 pts · Poles 0

10 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, 1966–1970 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1966. Of the 44 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 63 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Nürburgring (average P3.0, 4 races)

Opatija250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P1.5
Imola250cc 1avg P2.0
Nürburgring125cc 1 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P3.0
Spa500cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P3.3
Ulster125cc 3 · 350cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P4.0
Jarama125cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P4.0
Sachsenring500cc 2 · 350cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P4.4
Brno350cc 3 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P4.7
Assen350cc 3 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.8
Imatra350cc 2 · 125cc 2 · 500cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P5.5
Isle of Man125cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P5.6
Monza350cc 1 · 125cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.8
Hockenheim500cc 2 · 350cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P7.3

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 13 races · 1969–1970

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Opatija1 racesavg P1.0
Brno2 racesavg P2.0
Imola1 racesavg P2.0
Assen1 racesavg P2.0
Monza1 racesavg P2.0
Spa2 racesavg P2.5
Imatra1 racesavg P4.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P5.0

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

350cc 21 races · 1966–1970

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Sachsenring (average P4.3, 4 races)

Jarama1 racesavg P2.0
Opatija1 racesavg P2.0
Nürburgring2 racesavg P2.5
Ulster2 racesavg P3.0
Imatra2 racesavg P4.0
Sachsenring4 racesavg P4.3
Brno3 racesavg P5.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P5.5
Assen3 racesavg P5.7
Monza1 racesavg P7.0

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

125cc 15 races · 1966–1969

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Isle of Man (average P5.5, 4 races)

Isle of Man4 racesavg P5.5
Ulster3 racesavg P6.0
Jarama1 racesavg P6.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0
Imatra2 racesavg P6.5
Monza2 racesavg P7.0
Brno1 racesavg P9.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P10.0

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

500cc 14 races · 1966–1969

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Spa (average P5.0, 3 races)

Spa3 racesavg P5.0
Assen1 racesavg P5.0
Monza1 racesavg P6.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P6.0
Ulster1 racesavg P6.0
Imatra3 racesavg P8.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P8.0
Sachsenring2 races—

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, 1966–1970 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

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 963 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 292 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 3,419 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.5 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

59.4%Start rate (38/64)
4Longest run of absences (races)
10Longest run of starts (races)
84.8Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1966 500cc
1967 350cc P7 · 9 pts
1968 350cc P3 · 17 pts
1968 500cc P11 · 7 pts
1969 250cc P1 · 89 pts
1969 350cc P6 · 29 pts
1970 350cc P2 · 28 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, 1966–1970 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

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