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

Riders

Borge W. Nielsen

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Nationality: Denmark

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Opatija in 1972.

In 125cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1976–1984): 12 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 16 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1975 500cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1972–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1972–1985

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.0

1 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1973–1977

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.0

1 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1973–1984

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.9

12 pts · Poles 0

18 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, 1972–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1972. Of the 78 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
12 races together: ahead 3, behind 6, both out 3
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
11 races together: ahead 0, behind 11, both out 0
Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 2, behind 10, both out 0
Freddie Spencer 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 1, behind 10, both out 1

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 37 races · 125cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Brno (average P10.5, 3 races)

Jarama350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P10.0

Opatija125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P10.0

Mugello500cc 1avg P10.0

Brno500cc 3avg P10.5

Imatra500cc 3avg P14.0

Nogaro500cc 1avg P14.0

Anderstorp500cc 4 · 125cc 1avg P15.7

Hockenheim500cc 2avg P17.0

Assen350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P18.0

Spa500cc 2avg P20.5

Rijeka500cc 2avg P22.0

Salzburgring500cc 5avg P22.5

Imola350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P23.0

Nürburgring500cc 1avg P26.0

Paul Ricard500cc 2—

Silverstone500cc 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 2 races · 1972–1985

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Opatija1 racesavg P10.0

Anderstorp1 races—

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

500cc 32 races · 1973–1984

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	14.0 → 14.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	25.1 → 23.6	0 wins / 10 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Brno (average P10.5, 3 races)

Jarama1 racesavg P10.0

Mugello1 racesavg P10.0

Brno3 racesavg P10.5

Imatra3 racesavg P14.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P14.0

Anderstorp4 racesavg P15.7

Hockenheim2 racesavg P17.0

Assen1 racesavg P20.0

Spa2 racesavg P20.5

Rijeka2 racesavg P22.0

Salzburgring5 racesavg P22.5

Imola2 racesavg P23.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P26.0

Paul Ricard2 races—

Silverstone1 races—

Opatija1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

350cc 3 races · 1973–1977

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P10.0

Assen1 racesavg P16.0

Imola1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1972–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)9 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,025 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 320 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,981 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.4 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

58.3%Start rate (7/12)

3Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1983 500cc

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, 1972–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1973	Salzburgring		DNF
1973	Opatija		DNF
1973	Anderstorp		4 +8
1973	Jarama		10 +1
1975	Brno		9 +2
1976	Salzburgring		17
1976	Mugello		10 +1
1976	Imatra		13
1976	Brno		DNF
1977	Hockenheim		17
1977	Paul Ricard		DNF
1977	Brno		12
1977	Silverstone		DNF
1978	Salzburgring		DNF
1978	Imatra		15
1979	Salzburgring		DNF
1981	Imola		DNF
1981	Imatra		14
1981	Anderstorp		14
1982	Nogaro	grid 14	14
1982	Anderstorp		DNF
1983	Hockenheim		DNF
1983	Salzburgring	grid 32	28
1983	Rijeka	grid 20	DNF
1983	Assen	grid 28	20
1983	Spa	grid 22	20
1983	Anderstorp	grid 21	29
1983	Imola	grid 24	23
1984	Nürburgring	grid 21	26
1984	Paul Ricard	grid 27	DNF
1984	Rijeka	grid 25	22
1984	Spa	grid 31	21