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

Riders

Peter Linden

No freely licensed photo found, so the race number and team colour are shown instead. About photos

Nationality: Sweden
Bike: Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Anderstorp in 1984.

In 500cc (1984–1989): 12 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1989): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1989–1990): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1990): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1990): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1991): 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 26 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)

Season by season

500cc250cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1983–1991 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1989–1991

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P23.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1983–1990

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.4

18 pts · Poles 0

6 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, 1983–1991 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1983. Of the 76 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
20 races together: ahead 0, behind 19, both out 1
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 0, behind 11, both out 1
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
11 races together: ahead 0, behind 10, both out 1
Alex Criville 2 world titles
11 races together: ahead 3, behind 6, both out 2

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 35 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Anderstorp (average P14.7, 10 races)

Laguna Seca500cc 1avg P9.0

Misano500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P12.0

Anderstorp500cc 8 · 250cc 2avg P14.7

Nürburgring500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P15.5

Brno500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P17.0

Monza500cc 1avg P17.0

Assen500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P22.0

Hockenheim500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P25.0

Donington250cc 1avg P25.0

Paul Ricard500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P26.0

Suzuka250cc 1avg P28.0

Jarama500cc 2—

Salzburgring500cc 1 · 250cc 1—

Eastern Creek250cc 1—

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 12 races · 1989–1991

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P16.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P20.0

Assen1 racesavg P22.0

Brno1 racesavg P22.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P25.0

Donington1 racesavg P25.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P26.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P28.0

Eastern Creek1 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

Misano1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

500cc 23 races · 1983–1990

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.3 → 13.4	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	23.8 → 15.5	0 wins / 12 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P9.0

Misano1 racesavg P12.0

Anderstorp8 racesavg P13.6

Brno2 racesavg P14.5

Nürburgring2 racesavg P15.0

Monza1 racesavg P17.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P25.0

Jarama2 races—

Assen2 races—

Paul Ricard1 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1983–1991 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)21 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,365 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 480 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 26,431 miles
1.1× around the Earth · at least 2.4 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

53.8%Start rate (14/26)

3Longest run of absences (races)

3Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1986 500cc

1987〜1990 no Grand Prix starts

1991 250cc

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, 1983–1991 (the rider's racing years)

1989	Anderstorp	grid 22	20
1990	Misano	grid 29	DNF
1990	Nürburgring	grid 27	16
1990	Anderstorp	grid 24	DNF
1991	Suzuka		28
1991	Eastern Creek		DNF
1991	Hockenheim		25
1991	Salzburgring		DNF
1991	Assen		22
1991	Paul Ricard		26
1991	Donington		25
1991	Brno		22

1983	Anderstorp	grid 23	DNF
1984	Anderstorp	grid 29	12
1985	Jarama		DNF
1985	Hockenheim		27
1985	Anderstorp		13
1986	Jarama	grid 25	DNF
1986	Monza	grid 22	17
1986	Salzburgring		DNF
1986	Paul Ricard	grid 27	DNF
1986	Assen		DNF
1986	Anderstorp	grid 12	12
1987	Anderstorp	grid 26	DNF
1988	Nürburgring	grid 29	DNF
1988	Anderstorp	grid 15	18
1988	Brno	grid 28	14 +2
1989	Hockenheim	grid 27	23
1989	Assen	grid 18	DNF
1989	Anderstorp	grid 12	DNF
1989	Brno	grid 16	15 +1
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 14	9 +7
1990	Misano	grid 16	12 +4
1990	Nürburgring	grid 13	15 +1
1990	Anderstorp	grid 14	13 +3