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

Riders

Barry Ditchburn

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

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

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In 250cc (1977–1979): 7 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums.

First podium: Imola 1977 (250cc).

In all, 7 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 3 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
1977French GP250cc12'16.920

Season by season

250cc350cc ★ Champion

1510151977197819791977 250cc: P11 / 27 pts / 0 wins1979 250cc: P16 / 13 pts / 0 wins250cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1977–1979 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1977–1979
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.8

40 pts · Poles 1

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

350cc1979–1979
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

2 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, 1977–1979 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 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 11 races · 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imola250cc 2avg P3.0
Assen250cc 1avg P3.0
Jarama250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P8.0
Imatra250cc 1avg P8.0
Hockenheim250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P9.0
Spa250cc 1avg P11.0
Brno250cc 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 9 races · 1977–1979

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imola2 racesavg P3.0
Assen1 racesavg P3.0
Jarama1 racesavg P8.0
Imatra1 racesavg P8.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P9.0
Spa1 racesavg P11.0
Brno1 races—

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

350cc 2 races · 1979

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 races—
Jarama1 races—

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, 1977–1979 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

50%Start rate (6/12)
2Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
22.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1977 250cc P11 · 27 pts

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? 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, 1977–1979 (the rider's racing years)

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