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

Riders

Wil Hartog

Nationality: Netherlands
Bike: Suzuki
Born: May 28, 1948(age 78)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Assen in 1973.

In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1976–1981): 25 starts, 4 wins, 9 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1976 (500cc). First win: Assen 1977 (500cc).

In all, 27 Grand Prix starts, 4 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1972 500cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1972–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

350cc1973–1975

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.5

5 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1972–1981

Win rate12.8%

Podium rate30.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.6

212 pts · Poles 0

13 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, 1972–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 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.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
13 races together: ahead 6, behind 7, both out 0
Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
28 races together: ahead 8, behind 19, both out 1
Barry Sheene 2 world titles
33 races together: ahead 7, behind 23, 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 42 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Silverstone (average P3.0, 4 races)

Karlskoga500cc 2avg P2.0

Silverstone500cc 4avg P3.0

Nürburgring500cc 3avg P3.0

Imatra500cc 3avg P4.0

Rijeka500cc 1avg P4.0

Spa500cc 3avg P4.3

Anderstorp500cc 1avg P5.0

Nogaro500cc 1avg P5.0

Assen350cc 3 · 500cc 6avg P5.3

Jarama500cc 2avg P5.5

Mugello500cc 1avg P6.0

Salzburgring500cc 3avg P6.3

Hockenheim500cc 3avg P7.0

Le Mans500cc 1—

Brno500cc 1—

Misano500cc 1—

Paul Ricard500cc 1—

Imola500cc 1—

San Carlos500cc 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.

500cc 39 races · 1972–1981

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.6 → 1.8	3 wins / 5 races
Grid 4–6	5.1 → 3.8	2 wins / 8 races
Grid 7–9	7.7 → 4.7	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 10–15	10.7 → 5.0	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Silverstone (average P3.0, 4 races)

Karlskoga2 racesavg P2.0

Silverstone4 racesavg P3.0

Nürburgring3 racesavg P3.0

Assen6 racesavg P3.2

Imatra3 racesavg P4.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P4.0

Spa3 racesavg P4.3

Anderstorp1 racesavg P5.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P5.0

Jarama2 racesavg P5.5

Mugello1 racesavg P6.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P6.3

Hockenheim3 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans1 races—

Brno1 races—

Misano1 races—

Paul Ricard1 races—

Imola1 races—

San Carlos1 races—

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

350cc 3 races · 1973–1975

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

350cc: 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, 1972–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)3 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 245 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 55 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 5,667 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.7 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

81%Start rate (34/42)

2Longest run of absences (races)

17Longest run of starts (races)

23.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1977 500cc P10 · 30 pts

1978 500cc P4 · 65 pts

1979 500cc P4 · 66 pts

1980 500cc P6 · 31 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, 1972–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

1972	Nürburgring		DNF
1973	Assen		4 +8
1976	Assen		3 +10
1977	Hockenheim		6 +5
1977	Paul Ricard		DNF
1977	Assen	grid 2	1 +15
1977	Spa		7 +4
1977	Anderstorp		5 +6
1977	Brno		DNF
1977	Silverstone		DNF
1978	Jarama		9 +2
1978	Salzburgring		7 +4
1978	Nogaro		5 +6
1978	Mugello		6 +5
1978	Assen		5 +6
1978	Spa	grid 2	1 +15
1978	Karlskoga		2 +12
1978	Imatra	grid 6	1 +15
1978	Silverstone	grid 7	DNF
1978	Nürburgring	grid 5	DNF
1979	San Carlos	grid 5	DNF
1979	Salzburgring	grid 8	3 +10
1979	Hockenheim	grid 4	1 +15
1979	Imola	grid 5	DNF
1979	Jarama	grid 7	2 +12
1979	Rijeka		4 +8
1979	Assen	grid 5	3 +10
1979	Karlskoga	grid 10	DNF
1979	Imatra	grid 5	10 +1
1979	Silverstone	grid 3	3 +10
1979	Le Mans	grid 7	DNF
1980	Misano	grid 6	DNF
1980	Assen	grid 12	DNF
1980	Spa	grid 10	5 +6
1980	Imatra	grid 3	1 +15
1980	Silverstone	grid 8	DNF
1980	Nürburgring	grid 3	3 +10
1981	Salzburgring	grid 9	9 +2
1981	Hockenheim		14