Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P9.5
3 pts · Poles 0
1 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1971 | Sachsenring | 10 +1 | ||
| 1978 | Assen | 9 +2 |
As of round 17 Race · updated 10/13/2026, 07:18 PM (Japan time)
Riders
Peter Van Der Wal
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- Nationality
Netherlands
Birth date and place from the official rider profile
Career
Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Spa in 1971.
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In 500cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1971–1975): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.
In all, 7 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1972 500cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT)
Season by season
350cc500cc ★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1971–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data
Totals
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.6
17 pts · Poles 0
1 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1971 | Spa | 9 +2 | ||
| 1971 | Monza | 8 +3 | ||
| 1972 | Sachsenring | 8 +3 | ||
| 1972 | Montjuïc | 7 +4 | ||
| 1973 | Spa | 8 +3 | ||
| 1973 | Brno | 10 +1 | ||
| 1975 | Assen | 10 +1 |
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1971–1978 (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 1971. Of the 56 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 9 races · 350cc / 500cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Montjuïc500cc 1avg P7.0
Monza500cc 1avg P8.0
Spa500cc 2avg P8.5
Sachsenring350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P9.0
Assen500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P9.5
Brno500cc 1avg P10.0
Montjuïc500cc 10%(0 wins)
Monza500cc 10%(0 wins)
Spa500cc 20%(0 wins)
Sachsenring350cc 1 · 500cc 10%(0 wins)
Assen500cc 1 · 350cc 10%(0 wins)
Brno500cc 10%(0 wins)
Montjuïc500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Monza500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Spa500cc 20%(0 podiums)
Sachsenring350cc 1 · 500cc 10%(0 podiums)
Assen500cc 1 · 350cc 10%(0 podiums)
Brno500cc 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.
350cc 2 races · 1971–1978
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Assen1 racesavg P9.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P10.0
Assen1 races0%(0 wins)
Sachsenring1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen1 races0%(0 podiums)
Sachsenring1 races0%(0 podiums)
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
500cc 7 races · 1971–1975
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Montjuïc1 racesavg P7.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P8.0
Monza1 racesavg P8.0
Spa2 racesavg P8.5
Brno1 racesavg P10.0
Assen1 racesavg P10.0
Montjuïc1 races0%(0 wins)
Sachsenring1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa2 races0%(0 wins)
Brno1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen1 races0%(0 wins)
Montjuïc1 races0%(0 podiums)
Sachsenring1 races0%(0 podiums)
Monza1 races0%(0 podiums)
Spa2 races0%(0 podiums)
Brno1 races0%(0 podiums)
Assen1 races0%(0 podiums)
500cc: 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, 1971–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data
Distance ridden and distance travelled
Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)1 races with an estimated lap length
Ridden on the bike
Every session
at least 347 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 97 laps
Travelled between circuits
at least 701 miles
0.0× around the Earth · at least 0.1 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
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, 1971–1978 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data