Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0
1 pts · Poles 0
| 1965 | Daytona | 6 +1 |
As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)
Riders
Bob Gehring
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- Nationality
United States- Bike
- Bultaco
Birth date and place from the official rider profile
Career
Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Bremgarten in 1952.
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In 250cc (1952–1964): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.
First podium: Daytona 1964 (250cc).
In all, 4 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 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: 1964 250cc (TT) / 1965 125cc (TT)
Season by season
250cc125cc ★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1952–1965 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data
Totals
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.7
7 pts · Poles 0
| 1952 | Bremgarten | 6 +1 | ||
| 1952 | Solitude | 5 +2 | ||
| 1964 | Daytona | 3 +4 |
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1952–1965 (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 1952. 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 4 races · 125cc / 250cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Daytona250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.5
Solitude250cc 1avg P5.0
Bremgarten250cc 1avg P6.0
Daytona250cc 1 · 125cc 10%(0 wins)
Solitude250cc 10%(0 wins)
Bremgarten250cc 10%(0 wins)
Daytona250cc 1 · 125cc 150%(1 podiums)
Solitude250cc 10%(0 podiums)
Bremgarten250cc 10%(0 podiums)
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 1 races · 1965
125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.
250cc 3 races · 1952–1964
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Daytona1 racesavg P3.0
Solitude1 racesavg P5.0
Bremgarten1 racesavg P6.0
Daytona1 races0%(0 wins)
Solitude1 races0%(0 wins)
Bremgarten1 races0%(0 wins)
Daytona1 races100%(1 podiums)
Solitude1 races0%(0 podiums)
Bremgarten1 races0%(0 podiums)
250cc: 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, 1952–1965 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data
Distance ridden and distance travelled
Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)1 races with an estimated lap length
Ridden on the bike
Every session
at least 304 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 98 laps
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, 1952–1965 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data