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

Riders

Janos Drapal

Nationality: Hungary
Number: 42
Born: February 3, 1948(age 78)
Birthplace: Budapest

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Opatija in 1969.

In 350cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972–1973): 4 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1980–1981): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Brno 1971 (250cc). First win: Brno 1971 (250cc).

In all, 15 Grand Prix starts, 4 wins and 5 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 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1971 125cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT) / 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

350cc125cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1970 125cc

Scope: official results DB, 1969–1982 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1971–1982

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.8

17 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1971–1979

Win rate11.1%

Podium rate11.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.6

44 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1969–1980

Win rate27.3%

Podium rate36.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

74 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 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.

500cc1973–1976

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.0

0 pts · Poles 0

3 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, 1969–1982 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1969. Of the 79 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Dieter Braun 2 world titles
11 races together: ahead 5, behind 6, both out 0

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 31 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Opatija (average P5.0, 7 races)

Montjuïc350cc 1avg P3.0

Opatija350cc 3 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P5.0

Clermont-Ferrand350cc 1avg P5.0

Salzburgring250cc 2 · 350cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P5.4

Sachsenring125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.5

Hockenheim250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P6.5

Brno250cc 3 · 500cc 1 · 125cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P6.7

Anderstorp350cc 1avg P7.0

Assen350cc 2 · 125cc 1—

Monza125cc 1—

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.

125cc 8 races · 1971–1982

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno2 racesavg P6.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P7.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P7.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P7.0

Assen1 races—

Monza1 races—

Opatija1 races—

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

350cc 11 races · 1969–1980

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring2 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0

Opatija3 racesavg P3.7

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P5.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P7.0

Assen2 races—

Brno1 races—

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

250cc 9 races · 1971–1979

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno3 racesavg P1.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P6.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P7.0

Opatija2 racesavg P7.0

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

500cc 3 races · 1973–1976

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P13.0

Opatija1 races—

Salzburgring1 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, 1969–1982 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 134 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 25 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,208 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1969–1982 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1971	Sachsenring	7 +4
1977	Salzburgring	7 +4
1977	Opatija	DNF
1980	Brno	6 +5
1981	Hockenheim	7 +4
1981	Monza	DNF
1981	Assen	DNF
1982	Brno	DNF

1971	Salzburgring	5 +6
1971	Hockenheim	6 +5
1971	Brno	1 +15
1972	Salzburgring	9 +2
1972	Opatija	5 +6
1972	Sachsenring	4 +8
1974	Brno	DNF
1976	Opatija	9 +2
1979	Brno	DNF

1969	Opatija	9 +2
1972	Clermont-Ferrand	5 +6
1972	Salzburgring	5 +6
1972	Opatija	1 +15
1972	Anderstorp	7 +4
1972	Montjuïc	3 +10
1973	Salzburgring	1 +15
1973	Opatija	1 +15
1973	Assen	DNF
1974	Assen	DNF
1980	Brno	DNF