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

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Walter Villa (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Lothar Spurzem · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · 1976 · Wikimedia Commons

Walter Villa

Nationality
Italy Italy
Born
August 13, 1943(age 83)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Hockenheim in 1967.

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In 125cc (1967–1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972–1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973–1974): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 3 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 4 starts, 4 wins, 4 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977–1979): 5 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1979–1980): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1969 (125cc). First win: Assen 1974 (250cc). World champion: 1974 250cc, 1975 250cc, 1976 250cc, 1976 350cc.

In all, 49 Grand Prix starts, 17 wins and 25 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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1979WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX250cc12'25.300

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 6 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT) / 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

125cc250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

110203019681970197219741976197819801967 125cc: P15 / 3 pts / 0 wins1969 125cc: P11 / 18 pts / 0 wins1970 125cc: P29 / 6 pts / 0 wins125cc1973 250cc: P26 / 8 pts / 0 wins1974 250cc: P1 / 77 pts / 4 wins ★1975 250cc: P1 / 85 pts / 5 wins ★1976 250cc: P1 / 90 pts / 7 wins ★1978 250cc: P16 / 13 pts / 0 wins1979 250cc: P7 / 39 pts / 1 wins1980 250cc: P28 / 4 pts / 0 wins250cc1972 350cc: P29 / 4 pts / 0 wins1973 350cc: P11 / 23 pts / 0 wins1974 350cc: P16 / 15 pts / 0 wins1975 350cc: P38 / 3 pts / 0 wins1976 350cc: P1 / 76 pts / 4 wins ★1977 350cc: P18 / 14 pts / 0 wins1979 350cc: P7 / 38 pts / 0 wins1980 350cc: P9 / 16 pts / 0 wins350cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1967–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1967–1970
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate25.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.3

27 pts · Poles 0

Includes 5 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

250cc1969–1981 ★ 3 titles (1974, 1975, 1976)
Win rate42.6%
Podium rate53.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

416 pts · Poles 15

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

350cc1972–1980 ★ 1 titles (1976)
Win rate12.5%
Podium rate28.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

194 pts · Poles 0

Includes 10 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1978–1978
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)—

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, 1967–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1967. Of the 50 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 84 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at San Carlos (average P1.3, 3 races)

Nürburgring250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P1.0
San Carlos250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P1.3
Anderstorp250cc 2avg P1.5
Le Mans350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P1.7
Imatra250cc 5 · 350cc 3avg P2.8
Spa125cc 1 · 250cc 5avg P4.0
Mugello250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P4.0
Montjuïc350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0
Jarama125cc 1 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P4.3
Salzburgring250cc 1 · 350cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P4.4
Assen250cc 5 · 350cc 5avg P4.5
Imola250cc 4 · 125cc 1 · 350cc 4avg P4.6
Hockenheim125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P5.0
Monza350cc 1avg P5.0
Brno250cc 7 · 350cc 2avg P6.3
Opatija250cc 1avg P7.0
Paul Ricard250cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P7.3
Rijeka250cc 1avg P9.0
Silverstone250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P9.5
Nogaro250cc 1—
Karlskoga250cc 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 47 races · 1969–1981

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Imatra (average P2.0, 5 races)

Mugello2 racesavg P1.0
San Carlos2 racesavg P1.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P1.5
Imatra5 racesavg P2.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P2.0
Spa5 racesavg P2.8
Jarama2 racesavg P3.0
Assen5 racesavg P3.2
Imola4 racesavg P3.8
Hockenheim2 racesavg P4.5
Brno7 racesavg P7.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P7.0
Opatija1 racesavg P7.0
Silverstone2 racesavg P9.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P9.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P10.0
Nogaro1 races—
Karlskoga1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

350cc 32 races · 1972–1980

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Salzburgring (average P3.8, 4 races)

Brno2 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0
Le Mans2 racesavg P2.0
San Carlos1 racesavg P2.0
Salzburgring4 racesavg P3.8
Imatra3 racesavg P4.5
Monza1 racesavg P5.0
Imola4 racesavg P6.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P6.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P6.0
Assen5 racesavg P6.7
Hockenheim2 racesavg P7.0
Mugello1 racesavg P7.0
Jarama2 racesavg P8.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P10.0

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

500cc 1 races · 1978

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

125cc 4 races · 1967–1970

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P3.0
Imola1 racesavg P4.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0
Spa1 racesavg P10.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1967–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 145 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 38 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 10,261 miles
0.4× around the Earth · at least 1.2 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

61.7%Start rate (50/81)
5Longest run of absences (races)
5Longest run of starts (races)
292.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1974 250cc P1 · 77 pts
1975 250cc P1 · 85 pts
1976 250cc P1 · 90 pts
1976 350cc P1 · 76 pts
1977 250cc

1978 no Grand Prix starts

1979 250cc P7 · 39 pts
1979 350cc P7 · 38 pts
1980 350cc P9 · 16 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, 1967–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

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