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

Riders

Victor Soussan

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Nationality: Australia

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Imola in 1977.

In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977–1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Paul Ricard 1977 (250cc).

In all, 19 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 2 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1976 350cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1974–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1974–1979

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate10.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.7

50 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1976–1979

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.3

63 pts · Poles 0

8 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, 1974–1979 (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 1974. Of the 71 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
17 races together: ahead 6, behind 11, both out 0
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
30 races together: ahead 4, behind 26, both out 0
Walter Villa 4 world titles
19 races together: ahead 6, behind 11, 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 38 races · 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Imatra (average P4.0, 4 races)

Paul Ricard350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.5

Imatra350cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Rijeka350cc 1avg P4.0

San Carlos250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P7.0

Anderstorp350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.0

Nogaro350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.0

Silverstone250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P8.0

Spa250cc 3avg P8.0

Hockenheim350cc 1avg P8.0

Brno250cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P8.3

Salzburgring350cc 2avg P9.0

Imola250cc 1avg P9.0

Jarama350cc 1avg P9.0

Assen350cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P9.3

Karlskoga350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P9.5

Opatija350cc 1avg P11.0

Mugello250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P12.0

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 19 races · 1974–1979

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Spa (average P8.0, 3 races)

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P3.0

San Carlos2 racesavg P6.5

Spa3 racesavg P8.0

Assen2 racesavg P8.5

Silverstone2 racesavg P9.0

Imola1 racesavg P9.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P9.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P9.0

Brno3 racesavg P9.5

Karlskoga1 racesavg P11.0

Mugello1 racesavg P15.0

Imatra1 races—

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

350cc 19 races · 1976–1979

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra3 racesavg P4.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P4.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P4.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P5.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P5.0

Brno1 racesavg P6.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P8.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P8.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P8.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P9.0

Jarama1 racesavg P9.0

Mugello1 racesavg P9.0

Assen2 racesavg P11.0

Opatija1 racesavg P11.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1974–1979 (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 70 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 27 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 5,363 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.6 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

64.7%Start rate (22/34)

3Longest run of absences (races)

7Longest run of starts (races)

25.1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1977 350cc P12 · 21 pts

1978 250cc P15 · 14 pts

1978 350cc P9 · 34 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, 1974–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1974	Brno	12
1976	Spa	11
1977	Imola	9 +2
1977	Paul Ricard	3 +10
1977	Spa	5 +6
1977	Anderstorp	9 +2
1977	Silverstone	6 +5
1978	San Carlos	10 +1
1978	Nogaro	9 +2
1978	Mugello	15
1978	Assen	7 +4
1978	Spa	8 +3
1978	Imatra	DNF
1978	Silverstone	12
1978	Brno	7 +4
1979	San Carlos	3 +10
1979	Assen	10 +1
1979	Karlskoga	11
1979	Brno	DNF

1976	Opatija	11
1977	Jarama	9 +2
1977	Paul Ricard	4 +8
1977	Assen	DNF
1977	Anderstorp	5 +6
1977	Imatra	DNF
1977	Brno	6 +5
1978	Salzburgring	9 +2
1978	Nogaro	5 +6
1978	Mugello	9 +2
1978	Assen	11
1978	Karlskoga	8 +3
1978	Imatra	4 +8
1978	Silverstone	6 +5
1978	Rijeka	4 +8
1979	San Carlos	8 +3
1979	Salzburgring	9 +2
1979	Hockenheim	8 +3
1979	Imatra	DNF