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

Riders

Bob Foster (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Ian Foster · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2010 · Wikimedia Commons

Bob Foster

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Velocette
Born
March 16, 1911(age 115)

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 (1949–1951): 4 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Spa 1949 (350cc). First win: Ulster 1950 (350cc). World champion: 1950 350cc.

In all, 4 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 2 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: 1951 350cc (BEL, ULST)

Season by season

350cc ★ Champion

151015201949195019511949 350cc: P3 / 16.5 pts / 0 wins1950 350cc: P1 / 30 pts / 3 wins ★1951 350cc: P20 / 1 pts / 0 wins350cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1949–1951 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

350cc1949–1951 ★ 1 titles (1950)
Win rate37.5%
Podium rate75.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.6

47.5 pts · Poles 0

Includes 0.5 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, 1949–1951 (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 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)

350cc 8 races · 1949–1951

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P1.0
Assen2 racesavg P1.5
Spa2 racesavg P1.5
Bremgarten1 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P6.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1949–1951 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

63.6%Start rate (7/11)
2Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
12.6Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1949 350cc P3 · 16.5 pts
1950 350cc P1 · 30 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, 1949–1951 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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