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

Riders

Santiago Herrero (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
(OSSA) · Public domain · 1969 · Wikimedia Commons

Santiago Herrero

Nationality
Spain Spain
Bike
Ossa
Born
May 9, 1943(age 83)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Nürburgring in 1968.

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In 250cc (1968–1969): 5 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 50cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1969–1970): 4 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1968 (250cc). First win: Jarama 1969 (250cc).

In all, 13 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 8 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: 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 250cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc50cc ★ Champion

1246810196619671968196919701968 250cc: P7 / 8 pts / 0 wins1969 250cc: P3 / 83 pts / 3 wins1970 250cc: P8 / 27 pts / 1 wins250cc1969 50cc: P7 / 28 pts / 0 wins50cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1966–1970 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1969–1969
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate66.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.7

28 pts · Poles 0

250cc1966–1970
Win rate28.6%
Podium rate57.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.2

118 pts · Poles 0

Includes 5 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.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1966–1970 (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 1966. Of the 44 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 17 races · 50cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Spa (average P2.7, 3 races)

Jarama250cc 1avg P1.0
Opatija250cc 1avg P1.0
Le Mans250cc 2avg P1.5
Sachsenring50cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.0
Spa250cc 2 · 50cc 1avg P2.7
Monza250cc 1avg P3.0
Imola250cc 1avg P5.0
Assen250cc 2 · 50cc 1avg P5.3
Nürburgring250cc 1avg P6.0
Imatra250cc 1avg P6.0
Montjuïc250cc 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.

250cc 14 races · 1966–1970

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P1.0
Opatija1 racesavg P1.0
Le Mans2 racesavg P1.5
Sachsenring1 racesavg P2.0
Spa2 racesavg P3.0
Monza1 racesavg P3.0
Assen2 racesavg P4.5
Imola1 racesavg P5.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0
Imatra1 racesavg P6.0
Montjuïc1 races—

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

50cc 3 races · 1969

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring1 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P2.0
Assen1 racesavg P7.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1966–1970 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

63.6%Start rate (7/11)
1Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
45.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1969 250cc P3 · 83 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, 1966–1970 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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