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

Riders

Kenjiro Tanaka

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Nationality
Japan Japan
Bike
Suzuki
Born
April 13, 1937(age 89)

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 1959.

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In 125cc (1959–1961): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1962–1964): 3 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1961 (125cc). First win: Monza 1962 (125cc).

In all, 8 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 3 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125cc250cc50cc ★ Champion

1510151959196019611962196319641961 125cc: P9 / 6 pts / 0 wins1962 125cc: P6 / 11 pts / 1 wins1964 125cc: P18 / 3 pts / 0 wins125cc1960 250cc: P9 / 4 pts / 0 wins1962 250cc: P16 / 4 pts / 0 wins250cc1962 50cc: P13 / 2 pts / 0 wins50cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1959–1964 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1962–1962
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

2 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.

125cc1959–1964
Win rate14.3%
Podium rate28.6%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

20 pts · Poles 0

250cc1960–1962
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

8 pts · Poles 0

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, 1959–1964 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1959. Of the 26 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 10 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza125cc 2avg P1.5
Solitude250cc 2avg P3.0
Suzuka125cc 1avg P4.0
Ulster125cc 2avg P5.5
Sachsenring50cc 1avg P7.0
Isle of Man125cc 2avg P8.5

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 7 races · 1959–1964

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza2 racesavg P1.5
Suzuka1 racesavg P4.0
Ulster2 racesavg P5.5
Isle of Man2 racesavg P8.5

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

50cc 1 races · 1962

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

250cc 2 races · 1960–1962

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1959–1964 (the rider's racing years)

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, 1959–1964 (the rider's racing years)

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