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

Riders

Gerhard Waibel

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: Honda
Born: December 17, 1958(age 67)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Hockenheim in 1979.

In 50cc (1979–1980): 4 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1981–1984): 12 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1984): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1984–1987): 19 starts, 2 wins, 7 podiums. In 125cc (1988–1989): 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1979 (50cc). First win: Hockenheim 1979 (50cc).

In all, 45 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 10 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
1989	Japanese GP	125cc	23

Season by season

50cc125cc250cc80cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1979–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1979–1982

Win rate12.5%

Podium rate12.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.3

38 pts · Poles 0

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

80cc1984–1987

Win rate9.7%

Podium rate32.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.7

222 pts · Poles 1

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

125cc1980–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.3

112 pts · Poles 0

Includes 12 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

250cc1981–1981

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P19.0

0 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1979–1989 (the rider's racing years)

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.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
33 races together: ahead 9, behind 22, both out 2
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
63 races together: ahead 29, behind 31, both out 3
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
45 races together: ahead 12, behind 33, both out 0
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
43 races together: ahead 22, behind 18, both out 3

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 80 races · 50cc / 80cc / 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Mugello (average P1.0, 3 races)

Mugello80cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P1.0

Hockenheim50cc 1 · 125cc 2 · 80cc 3avg P3.8

Jerez80cc 1avg P4.0

Paul Ricard125cc 2avg P5.0

Salzburgring125cc 3 · 80cc 3avg P5.8

Rijeka50cc 2 · 125cc 4 · 80cc 4avg P6.6

Assen125cc 4 · 80cc 4avg P7.0

Imola50cc 1 · 125cc 3avg P7.0

Nogaro125cc 1avg P7.0

Misano125cc 2 · 80cc 4avg P7.2

Monza125cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P8.0

Jarama50cc 2 · 125cc 3 · 80cc 3avg P8.1

Silverstone125cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P8.5

Nürburgring50cc 1 · 80cc 2 · 125cc 2avg P8.6

Buenos Aires125cc 1avg P9.0

Brno125cc 2 · 80cc 1avg P9.3

Spa50cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 3 · 80cc 1avg P9.7

Donington80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P11.5

Anderstorp125cc 2avg P14.0

Phillip Island125cc 1avg P20.0

Le Mans125cc 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.

125cc 40 races · 1980–1989

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 7.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.6 → 7.4	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜	21.1 → 17.2	0 wins / 8 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Imola (average P7.0, 3 races)

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P5.0

Imola3 racesavg P7.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P7.0

Assen4 racesavg P7.3

Spa3 racesavg P8.3

Salzburgring3 racesavg P8.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P9.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P9.0

Rijeka4 racesavg P10.0

Misano2 racesavg P10.0

Jarama3 racesavg P10.5

Silverstone1 racesavg P11.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P12.0

Monza1 racesavg P12.0

Brno2 racesavg P12.5

Anderstorp2 racesavg P14.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P20.0

Donington1 racesavg P20.0

Le Mans1 races—

Mugello1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

80cc 31 races · 1984–1987

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 80cc, best at Hockenheim (average P1.3, 3 races)

Mugello2 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P1.3

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Donington1 racesavg P3.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P4.0

Jerez1 racesavg P4.0

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

Rijeka4 racesavg P5.3

Jarama3 racesavg P5.3

Silverstone1 racesavg P6.0

Misano4 racesavg P6.5

Assen4 racesavg P6.7

Spa1 racesavg P7.0

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

50cc 8 races · 1979–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P1.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P6.0

Spa1 racesavg P7.0

Jarama2 racesavg P10.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P11.0

Imola1 races—

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 1 races · 1981

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1979–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)13 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 779 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 272 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 22,964 miles
0.9× 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

84.4%Start rate (65/77)

5Longest run of absences (races)

18Longest run of starts (races)

40.5Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1979 50cc P4 · 31 pts

1980 50cc P12 · 7 pts

1981〜1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 125cc P12 · 22 pts

1984 125cc P23 · 1 pts

1984 80cc

1985 80cc

1986 80cc P5 · 51 pts

1987 80cc

1988 125cc P10 · 52 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, 1979–1989 (the rider's racing years)

1979	Hockenheim	1 +15
1979	Imola	DNF
1979	Jarama	4 +8
1979	Rijeka	4 +8
1980	Rijeka	8 +3
1980	Spa	7 +4
1980	Nürburgring	11
1982	Jarama	16

1984	Misano		5 +6
1984	Salzburgring		3 +10
1984	Nürburgring		3 +10
1984	Rijeka		4 +8
1984	Assen		4 +8
1984	Spa		7 +4
1984	Mugello	grid 1	1 +15
1985	Jarama		6 +5
1985	Hockenheim		2 +12
1985	Mugello		DNF
1985	Rijeka		4 +8
1985	Assen		10 +1
1985	Misano		8 +3
1986	Jarama		7 +4
1986	Monza		4 +8
1986	Nürburgring		5 +6
1986	Salzburgring		7 +4
1986	Rijeka		9 +2
1986	Assen		6 +5
1986	Silverstone		6 +5
1986	Misano		9 +2
1986	Hockenheim		1 +15
1987	Jerez		4 +8
1987	Hockenheim		1 +15
1987	Salzburgring		2 +12
1987	Rijeka		4 +8
1987	Assen		DNF
1987	Donington		3 +10
1987	Brno		3 +10
1987	Misano		4 +8
1987	Jarama		3 +10