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

Riders

Otto Machinek

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Nationality
Austria Austria
Bike
Eigenbau

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Rijeka in 1980.

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In 50cc (1980–1983): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1984–1988): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 14 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1988 80cc (POR)

Season by season

50cc80cc ★ Champion

1510151978198019821984198619881980 50cc: P13 / 7 pts / 0 wins1981 50cc: P15 / 8 pts / 0 wins1982 50cc: P14 / 5 pts / 0 wins1983 50cc: P17 / 6 pts / 0 wins50cc1984 80cc: P19 / 2 pts / 0 wins80cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1978–1988 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1978–1983
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P12.2

26 pts · Poles 0

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

80cc1984–1988
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P16.6

2 pts · Poles 0

5 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, 1978–1988 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1978. Of the 87 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 29 races · 50cc / 80cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Hockenheim (average P7.5, 3 races)

Hockenheim50cc 2 · 80cc 1avg P7.5
Mugello50cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P8.0
Imola50cc 1avg P8.0
Rijeka50cc 4 · 80cc 3avg P11.4
Spa50cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P11.5
Salzburgring80cc 1avg P15.0
Assen50cc 2 · 80cc 2avg P17.0
Misano50cc 1 · 80cc 4avg P17.4
Monza50cc 1avg P19.0
Nürburgring50cc 2 · 80cc 1avg P20.7

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.

80cc 14 races · 1984–1988

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 80cc, best at Rijeka (average P15.0, 3 races)

Mugello1 racesavg P10.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P12.0
Spa1 racesavg P14.0
Rijeka3 racesavg P15.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P15.0
Misano4 racesavg P18.5
Assen2 racesavg P27.0
Hockenheim1 races—

80cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

50cc 15 races · 1978–1983

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello1 racesavg P6.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P7.5
Imola1 racesavg P8.0
Rijeka4 racesavg P9.0
Spa1 racesavg P9.0
Assen2 racesavg P12.0
Misano1 racesavg P13.0
Monza1 racesavg P19.0
Nürburgring2 racesavg P25.0

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, 1978–1988 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Every race

71.4%Start rate (20/28)
2Longest run of absences (races)
6Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1980 50cc P13 · 7 pts

1981〜1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 50cc P17 · 6 pts
1984 80cc P19 · 2 pts
1985 80cc

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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, 1978–1988 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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