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Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0
7 pts · Poles 0
| 1962 | Montjuïc | 6 +1 | ||
| 1962 | Clermont-Ferrand | 2 +6 | ||
| 1964 | Montjuïc | DNF |
As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)
Riders
Kuninitsu Takahashi
- Nationality
Japan- Bike
- Honda
- Born
- January 29, 1940(age 86)
Photos (6)
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1962 Cycle World · Public domain
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1963 At this race · Jack de Nijs for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
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1963 At this race · Jack de Nijs for Anefo / Anefo · CC0
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1963 At this race · Jack de Nijs for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
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1963 At this race · Jack de Nijs for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
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2010 nakhon100 · CC BY 2.0
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Birth date and place from the official rider profile
Career
Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Monza in 1960.
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In 250cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1960–1961): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1961): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1961–1962): 4 starts, 2 wins, 4 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962–1963): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.
First podium: Clermont-Ferrand 1961 (250cc). First win: Ulster 1961 (125cc).
In all, 24 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 9 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: 1964 50cc (USA)
Season by season
125cc250cc50cc ★ Champion
The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine
Scope: official results DB, 1960–1964 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
Totals
Win rate17.6%
Podium rate47.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.9
58 pts · Poles 0
3 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1960 | Monza | 6 +1 | ||
| 1961 | Hockenheim | 6 +1 | ||
| 1961 | Clermont-Ferrand | 6 +1 | ||
| 1961 | Sachsenring | 3 +4 | ||
| 1961 | Ulster | 1 +8 | ||
| 1961 | Kristianstad | 2 +6 | ||
| 1961 | Buenos Aires | 3 +4 | ||
| 1962 | Montjuïc | 1 +8 | ||
| 1962 | Clermont-Ferrand | 1 +8 | ||
| 1962 | Isle of Man | DNF | ||
| 1963 | Montjuïc | 3 +4 | ||
| 1963 | Hockenheim | 5 +2 | ||
| 1963 | Isle of Man | 8 | ||
| 1963 | Assen | 5 +2 | ||
| 1963 | Ulster | 5 +2 | ||
| 1963 | Monza | 3 +4 | ||
| 1964 | Clermont-Ferrand | 4 +3 |
Win rate7.1%
Podium rate35.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.9
42 pts · Poles 0
Includes 2 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).
7 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1960 | Solitude | 6 +1 | ||
| 1960 | Ulster | 5 +2 | ||
| 1960 | Monza | 4 +3 | ||
| 1961 | Hockenheim | 1 +8 | ||
| 1961 | Clermont-Ferrand | 3 +4 | ||
| 1961 | Sachsenring | 3 +4 | ||
| 1961 | Ulster | 6 +1 | ||
| 1961 | Kristianstad | 3 +4 | ||
| 1961 | Buenos Aires | 2 +6 | ||
| 1963 | Montjuïc | 4 +3 | ||
| 1963 | Hockenheim | DNF | ||
| 1963 | Isle of Man | DNF | ||
| 1963 | Spa | 6 +1 | ||
| 1963 | Ulster | 4 +3 |
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1960–1964 (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 1960. Of the 37 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.
- Jim Redman 6 world titles
29 races together: ahead 14, behind 15, both out 0 - Luigi Taveri 3 world titles
25 races together: ahead 7, behind 16, both out 2
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 34 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In All classes, best at Clermont-Ferrand (average P3.2, 5 races)
Kristianstad250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.5
Buenos Aires125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.5
Sachsenring250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.0
Clermont-Ferrand250cc 1 · 125cc 3 · 50cc 1avg P3.2
Montjuïc125cc 2 · 50cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P3.5
Hockenheim125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P4.0
Ulster250cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P4.2
Monza125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P4.3
Assen125cc 1avg P5.0
Solitude250cc 1avg P6.0
Spa250cc 1avg P6.0
Isle of Man125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P8.0
Kristianstad250cc 1 · 125cc 10%(0 wins)
Buenos Aires125cc 1 · 250cc 10%(0 wins)
Sachsenring250cc 1 · 125cc 10%(0 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand250cc 1 · 125cc 3 · 50cc 120%(1 wins)
Montjuïc125cc 2 · 50cc 2 · 250cc 120%(1 wins)
Hockenheim125cc 2 · 250cc 225%(1 wins)
Ulster250cc 3 · 125cc 220%(1 wins)
Monza125cc 2 · 250cc 10%(0 wins)
Assen125cc 10%(0 wins)
Solitude250cc 10%(0 wins)
Spa250cc 10%(0 wins)
Isle of Man125cc 2 · 250cc 10%(0 wins)
Kristianstad250cc 1 · 125cc 1100%(2 podiums)
Buenos Aires125cc 1 · 250cc 1100%(2 podiums)
Sachsenring250cc 1 · 125cc 1100%(2 podiums)
Clermont-Ferrand250cc 1 · 125cc 3 · 50cc 160%(3 podiums)
Montjuïc125cc 2 · 50cc 2 · 250cc 140%(2 podiums)
Hockenheim125cc 2 · 250cc 225%(1 podiums)
Ulster250cc 3 · 125cc 220%(1 podiums)
Monza125cc 2 · 250cc 133%(1 podiums)
Assen125cc 10%(0 podiums)
Solitude250cc 10%(0 podiums)
Spa250cc 10%(0 podiums)
Isle of Man125cc 2 · 250cc 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 17 races · 1960–1964
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Montjuïc2 racesavg P2.0
Kristianstad1 racesavg P2.0
Ulster2 racesavg P3.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P3.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0
Clermont-Ferrand3 racesavg P3.7
Monza2 racesavg P4.5
Assen1 racesavg P5.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P5.5
Isle of Man2 racesavg P8.0
Montjuïc2 races50%(1 wins)
Kristianstad1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster2 races50%(1 wins)
Buenos Aires1 races0%(0 wins)
Sachsenring1 races0%(0 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand3 races33%(1 wins)
Monza2 races0%(0 wins)
Assen1 races0%(0 wins)
Hockenheim2 races0%(0 wins)
Isle of Man2 races0%(0 wins)
Montjuïc2 races100%(2 podiums)
Kristianstad1 races100%(1 podiums)
Ulster2 races50%(1 podiums)
Buenos Aires1 races100%(1 podiums)
Sachsenring1 races100%(1 podiums)
Clermont-Ferrand3 races33%(1 podiums)
Monza2 races50%(1 podiums)
Assen1 races0%(0 podiums)
Hockenheim2 races0%(0 podiums)
Isle of Man2 races0%(0 podiums)
125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
50cc 3 races · 1962–1964
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P2.0
Montjuïc2 racesavg P6.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 races0%(0 wins)
Montjuïc2 races0%(0 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand1 races100%(1 podiums)
Montjuïc2 races0%(0 podiums)
50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
250cc 14 races · 1960–1963
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Hockenheim2 racesavg P1.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P2.0
Kristianstad1 racesavg P3.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P3.0
Monza1 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P4.0
Ulster3 racesavg P5.0
Solitude1 racesavg P6.0
Spa1 racesavg P6.0
Isle of Man1 races—
Hockenheim2 races50%(1 wins)
Buenos Aires1 races0%(0 wins)
Kristianstad1 races0%(0 wins)
Sachsenring1 races0%(0 wins)
Clermont-Ferrand1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Montjuïc1 races0%(0 wins)
Ulster3 races0%(0 wins)
Solitude1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa1 races0%(0 wins)
Isle of Man1 races0%(0 wins)
Hockenheim2 races50%(1 podiums)
Buenos Aires1 races100%(1 podiums)
Kristianstad1 races100%(1 podiums)
Sachsenring1 races100%(1 podiums)
Clermont-Ferrand1 races100%(1 podiums)
Monza1 races0%(0 podiums)
Montjuïc1 races0%(0 podiums)
Ulster3 races0%(0 podiums)
Solitude1 races0%(0 podiums)
Spa1 races0%(0 podiums)
Isle of Man1 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, 1960–1964 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
Every race
54.2%Start rate (26/48)
4Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
40.9Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1960 250cc P7 · 6 pts
1961 125cc P5 · 24 pts
1961 250cc P4 · 29 pts
1962 no Grand Prix starts
1963 125cc P7 · 14 pts
1963 250cc P9 · 7 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, 1960–1964 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data