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

Riders

Günter Schirnhofer

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

Nationality: Germany
Bike: Krauser

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Clermont-Ferrand in 1974.

In 50cc (1974–1983): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1984–1989): 28 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 38 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)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1988	Portuguese GP	80cc	15

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

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

Scope: official results DB, 1972–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1972–1983

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.1

25 pts · Poles 0

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

80cc1984–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.9

43 pts · Poles 0

Includes 3 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

9 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, 1972–1989 (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 1972. Of the 78 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
16 races together: ahead 3, behind 13, both out 0
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
50 races together: ahead 5, behind 41, both out 4
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
36 races together: ahead 7, behind 27, both out 2
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 0, behind 12, both out 0

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 58 races · 50cc / 80cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Opatija (average P9.0, 3 races)

Donington80cc 1avg P7.0

Monza80cc 1avg P8.0

Opatija50cc 3avg P9.0

Clermont-Ferrand50cc 1avg P9.0

Imatra50cc 2avg P10.0

Montjuïc50cc 2avg P10.0

Brno50cc 1 · 80cc 3avg P11.3

Jarama50cc 1 · 80cc 3avg P11.7

Anderstorp50cc 1avg P12.0

Le Mans80cc 1avg P13.0

Nürburgring50cc 2 · 80cc 3avg P13.3

Rijeka50cc 2 · 80cc 4avg P13.5

Spa50cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P14.0

Hockenheim50cc 2 · 80cc 4avg P14.2

Assen50cc 2 · 80cc 6avg P14.6

Silverstone80cc 1avg P15.0

Mugello80cc 2avg P16.0

Misano80cc 2avg P17.0

Salzburgring80cc 2avg P17.0

Jerez80cc 2—

Imola50cc 1 · 80cc 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.

80cc 37 races · 1984–1989

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	3.0 → 9.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 4–6	6.0 → 13.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.0 → 12.8	0 wins / 7 races
Grid 16〜	17.5 → 15.5	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 80cc, best at Brno (average P12.0, 3 races)

Donington1 racesavg P7.0

Monza1 racesavg P8.0

Brno3 racesavg P12.0

Hockenheim4 racesavg P12.3

Jarama3 racesavg P13.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P13.0

Nürburgring3 racesavg P14.0

Rijeka4 racesavg P14.3

Assen6 racesavg P15.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P15.0

Mugello2 racesavg P16.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P17.0

Misano2 racesavg P17.0

Spa1 racesavg P19.0

Jerez2 races—

Imola1 races—

80cc: no track-condition records.

50cc 21 races · 1972–1983

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Opatija3 racesavg P9.0

Jarama1 racesavg P9.0

Brno1 racesavg P9.0

Spa1 racesavg P9.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P9.0

Imatra2 racesavg P10.0

Montjuïc2 racesavg P10.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P11.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P12.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P12.5

Assen2 racesavg P13.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P22.0

Imola1 races—

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, 1972–1989 (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)1 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 42 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 11 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 12,675 miles
0.5× around the Earth · at least 1.4 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

73%Start rate (46/63)

3Longest run of absences (races)

12Longest run of starts (races)

7.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1976 50cc P17 · 7 pts

1977〜1980 no Grand Prix starts

1981 50cc P19 · 4 pts

1982〜1983 no Grand Prix starts

1984 80cc

1985 80cc P24 · 1 pts

1986 80cc

1987 80cc P12 · 12 pts

1988 80cc P14 · 27 pts

1989 80cc P29 · 3 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, 1972–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1972	Montjuïc	12
1974	Clermont-Ferrand	9 +2
1974	Opatija	11
1975	Imatra	10 +1
1976	Opatija	10 +1
1976	Assen	9 +2
1976	Anderstorp	12
1976	Imatra	10 +1
1976	Montjuïc	8 +3
1977	Jarama	9 +2
1977	Opatija	6 +5
1978	Nürburgring	18
1979	Imola	DNF
1979	Rijeka	DNF
1980	Nürburgring	7 +4
1981	Hockenheim	DNF
1981	Rijeka	11
1981	Spa	9 +2
1981	Brno	9 +2
1983	Hockenheim	22
1983	Assen	18

1984	Salzburgring		17
1984	Nürburgring		DNF
1984	Rijeka		18
1984	Assen		23
1984	Spa		19
1984	Mugello		22
1985	Jarama		DNF
1985	Hockenheim		16
1985	Mugello		10 +1
1985	Rijeka		12
1985	Assen		13
1985	Le Mans		13
1986	Nürburgring		17
1986	Assen		15
1986	Silverstone		15
1986	Misano		18
1986	Hockenheim		12
1987	Jerez		DNF
1987	Hockenheim		8 +3
1987	Monza		8 +3
1987	Salzburgring		DNF
1987	Assen		10 +1
1987	Donington		7 +4
1987	Brno		10 +1
1987	Misano		16
1987	Jarama		14
1988	Jarama	grid 11	12 +4
1988	Imola	grid 13	DNF
1988	Nürburgring	grid 12	11 +5
1988	Assen	grid 13	11 +5
1988	Rijeka	grid 6	13 +3
1988	Brno	grid 3	9 +7
1989	Jerez	grid 11	DNF
1989	Hockenheim	grid 18	13 +3
1989	Rijeka	grid 13	DNF
1989	Assen	grid 17	18
1989	Brno	grid 11	17