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

Riders

Dave Chadwick

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
MV Agusta

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Isle of Man in 1956.

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In 125cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1957): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1957): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1957): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1958): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Ulster 1957 (250cc).

In all, 14 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 6 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1957 350cc (TT) / 1958 500cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

15101519561957195819591956 125cc: P17 / 2 pts / 0 wins1957 125cc: P12 / 3 pts / 0 wins1958 125cc: P5 / 14 pts / 0 wins125cc1957 250cc: P8 / 7 pts / 0 wins1958 250cc: P10 / 4 pts / 0 wins1959 250cc: P11 / 4 pts / 0 wins250cc1957 350cc: P14 / 2 pts / 0 wins1958 350cc: P4 / 13 pts / 0 wins350cc1958 500cc: P15 / 3 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Teams in years without official results: 1959 350cc / 1955 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1956–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1956–1958
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate28.6%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

21 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1957–1959
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate75.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5

15 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1957–1958
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate40.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.2

15 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1958–1958
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

3 pts · Poles 0

Includes 2 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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, 1956–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1956. Of the 49 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 18 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Ulster (average P3.4, 5 races)

Nürburgring500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P3.0
Ulster250cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P3.4
Isle of Man125cc 2 · 250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.8
Monza350cc 1 · 500cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P5.0
Spa125cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.0
Assen125cc 1avg P5.0

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.

250cc 4 races · 1957–1959

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P2.5
Isle of Man2 racesavg P4.5

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

125cc 7 races · 1956–1958

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P3.5
Isle of Man2 racesavg P4.0
Spa1 racesavg P4.0
Monza1 racesavg P4.0
Assen1 racesavg P5.0

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

350cc 5 races · 1957–1958

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0
Monza1 racesavg P5.0
Ulster1 racesavg P5.0
Spa1 racesavg P6.0

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

500cc 2 races · 1958

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P6.0
Nürburgring1 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, 1956–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

64.3%Start rate (9/14)
2Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
19.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1958 125cc P5 · 14 pts
1958 350cc P4 · 13 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, 1956–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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