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Reinhold Roth (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 1990 · Wikimedia Commons

Reinhold Roth

Nationality
Germany Germany
Born
March 4, 1953(age 73)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Imola in 1979.

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In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1980): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1982): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1984): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1985–1990): 42 starts, 1 wins, 9 podiums.

First podium: Silverstone 1985 (250cc). First win: Assen 1989 (250cc).

In all, 62 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 9 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: 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

15101520251980198219841986198819901979 350cc: P28 / 3 pts / 0 wins350cc1980 250cc: P27 / 4 pts / 0 wins1982 250cc: P26 / 4 pts / 0 wins1983 250cc: P17 / 14 pts / 0 wins1985 250cc: P9 / 29 pts / 0 wins1986 250cc: P16 / 10 pts / 0 wins1987 250cc: P2 / 108 pts / 1 wins1988 250cc: P5 / 158 pts / 0 wins1989 250cc: P2 / 190 pts / 2 wins1990 250cc: P14 / 52 pts / 0 wins250cc1984 500cc: P15 / 14 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1979–1990 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1980–1990
Win rate3.7%
Podium rate18.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

569 pts · Poles 2

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

350cc1979–1980
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P11.0

3 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1982–1984
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P10.4

14 pts · Poles 0

3 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, 1979–1990 (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 1979. Of the 102 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 98 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Suzuka (average P3.0, 3 races)

Suzuka250cc 3avg P3.0
Donington250cc 3avg P4.0
Goiânia250cc 3avg P4.7
Phillip Island250cc 1avg P5.0
Hockenheim250cc 4avg P5.3
Brno350cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P5.7
Silverstone250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P6.0
Nürburgring500cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P6.0
Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P6.0
Assen500cc 1 · 250cc 5avg P6.2
Jerez250cc 3avg P6.7
Laguna Seca250cc 3avg P7.0
Imola350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.0
Rijeka500cc 2 · 250cc 7avg P7.1
Salzburgring500cc 2 · 250cc 6avg P7.3
Mugello250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P7.5
Spa500cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P8.0
Le Mans250cc 4avg P8.3
Misano250cc 6 · 500cc 1avg P8.9
Anderstorp250cc 5 · 500cc 1avg P9.2
Paul Ricard500cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P9.3
Monza250cc 3avg P9.3
Jarama350cc 1 · 250cc 6 · 500cc 1avg P9.8
Kyalami500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P16.5

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.

250cc 81 races · 1980–1990

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 7–9, they move up from an average grid of 7.5 to an average finish of 5.8

average grid average finish (classified)

1510Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.0 → average finish 2.0 (8 races, 3 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.2 → average finish 5.1 (18 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.5 → average finish 5.8 (12 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.2 → average finish 6.8 (6 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15
Grid 1–32.0 → 2.03 wins / 8 races
Grid 4–65.2 → 5.10 wins / 18 races
Grid 7–97.5 → 5.80 wins / 12 races
Grid 10–1512.2 → 6.80 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Suzuka (average P3.0, 3 races)

Suzuka3 racesavg P3.0
Silverstone3 racesavg P4.0
Donington3 racesavg P4.0
Goiânia3 racesavg P4.7
Phillip Island1 racesavg P5.0
Hockenheim4 racesavg P5.3
Rijeka7 racesavg P5.3
Assen5 racesavg P5.6
Brno3 racesavg P5.7
Salzburgring6 racesavg P6.0
Nürburgring3 racesavg P6.0
Imola1 racesavg P6.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P6.0
Jerez3 racesavg P6.7
Laguna Seca3 racesavg P7.0
Mugello2 racesavg P7.5
Spa3 racesavg P8.0
Le Mans4 racesavg P8.3
Misano6 racesavg P8.8
Anderstorp5 racesavg P9.2
Jarama6 racesavg P9.3
Monza3 racesavg P9.3
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P10.0
Kyalami1 racesavg P22.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

500cc 14 races · 1982–1984

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 6.0 → average finish 8.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.0 → average finish 11.0 (6 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 19.7 → average finish 10.0 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 4–66.0 → 8.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–1512.0 → 11.00 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜19.7 → 10.00 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P8.0
Jarama1 racesavg P8.0
Assen1 racesavg P9.0
Misano1 racesavg P9.0
Salzburgring2 racesavg P11.0
Kyalami1 racesavg P11.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P12.0
Rijeka2 racesavg P12.5
Mugello1 races—
Nürburgring1 races—
Spa1 races—
Anderstorp1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

350cc 3 races · 1979–1980

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imola1 racesavg P8.0
Jarama1 racesavg P14.0
Brno1 races—

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, 1979–1990 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)57 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,859 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,436 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 112,883 miles
4.5× around the Earth · at least 10.3 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

92.3%Start rate (84/91)
2Longest run of absences (races)
29Longest run of starts (races)
11.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1983 250cc P17 · 14 pts
1984 500cc P15 · 14 pts
1985 250cc P9 · 29 pts
1986 250cc P16 · 10 pts
1987 250cc P2 · 108 pts
1988 250cc P5 · 158 pts
1989 250cc P2 · 190 pts

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1979–1990 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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