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

Riders

Freddie Frith (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Daan Noske / Anefo · CC0 · 1948 · Wikimedia Commons

Freddie Frith

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Velocette
Born
May 30, 1909(age 117)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Isle of Man in 1949.

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In 350cc (1949): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1949): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1949): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1949 (350cc). First win: Isle of Man 1949 (350cc). World champion: 1949 350cc.

In all, 5 Grand Prix starts, 4 wins and 4 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

151019491949 350cc: P1 / 33 pts / 5 wins ★350cc1949 500cc: P14 / 5 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1949–1949 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

350cc1949–1949 ★ 1 titles (1949)
Win rate100.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P1.0

50 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1949–1949
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

5 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1949–1949 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1949. Of the 67 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 6 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen350cc 1avg P1.0
Spa350cc 1avg P1.0
Isle of Man350cc 1avg P1.0
Ulster350cc 1avg P1.0
Bremgarten500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P3.0

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.

350cc 5 races · 1949

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Bremgarten1 racesavg P1.0
Assen1 racesavg P1.0
Spa1 racesavg P1.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P1.0
Ulster1 racesavg P1.0

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

500cc 1 races · 1949

500cc: 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, 1949–1949 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

100%Start rate (5/5)
0Longest run of absences (races)
5Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1949 350cc P1 · 33 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, 1949–1949 (the rider's racing years)

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