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

Riders

Gerd Kafka

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Nationality
Austria Austria
Bike
Krauser
Born
August 25, 1961(age 65)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 80cc at Jarama in 1985.

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In 80cc (1985–1986): 11 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1985 (80cc).

In all, 11 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

80cc ★ Champion

1510151984198519861984 80cc: P17 / 4 pts / 0 wins1985 80cc: P3 / 48 pts / 1 wins1986 80cc: P10 / 9 pts / 0 wins80cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1984–1986 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

80cc1984–1986
Win rate6.3%
Podium rate12.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.9

61 pts · Poles 1

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, 1984–1986 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1984. 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)

80cc 16 races · 1984–1986

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0
Jarama2 racesavg P4.0
Assen2 racesavg P5.0
Mugello2 racesavg P7.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P7.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P8.0
Monza1 racesavg P8.0
Rijeka2 racesavg P10.5
Misano2 racesavg P11.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P12.0
Salzburgring1 races—

80cc: no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1984–1986 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

93.8%Start rate (15/16)
1Longest run of absences (races)
15Longest run of starts (races)
2Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1985 80cc P3 · 48 pts
1986 80cc P10 · 9 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, 1984–1986 (the rider's racing years)

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