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

Riders

Steve Baker

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Nationality: United States
Bike: Suzuki
Birthplace: Bellingham

Photos (4)

2010
adriaan4 · CC BY-SA 2.0
2016
Hans Koberger · CC BY-SA 4.0
2016
Hans Koberger · CC BY-SA 4.0
2016
Hans Koberger · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at San Carlos in 1977.

In 500cc (1977–1978): 9 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: San Carlos 1977 (500cc).

In all, 9 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)

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

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Scope: official results DB, 1977–1978 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1977–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate38.9%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.2

124 pts · Poles 1

9 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, 1977–1978 (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.

Barry Sheene 2 world titles
17 races together: ahead 3, behind 14, both out 0

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)

500cc 18 races · 1977–1978

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.0 → 3.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	8.5 → 6.5	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Silverstone2 racesavg P2.0

Spa1 racesavg P2.0

San Carlos2 racesavg P2.5

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P3.0

Imola1 racesavg P4.0

Mugello1 racesavg P4.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P4.0

Jarama1 racesavg P6.0

Imatra1 racesavg P6.0

Assen2 racesavg P7.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P7.0

Brno1 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1978 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

81.8%Start rate (18/22)

1Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

30.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1977 500cc P2 · 80 pts

1978 500cc P7 · 42 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, 1977–1978 (the rider's racing years)

1977	San Carlos		2 +12
1977	Hockenheim		3 +10
1977	Imola		4 +8
1977	Paul Ricard	grid 1	3 +10
1977	Assen		5 +6
1977	Spa		2 +12
1977	Anderstorp		3 +12
1977	Brno		DNF
1977	Silverstone		2 +12
1978	San Carlos		3 +10
1978	Jarama		6 +5
1978	Salzburgring		DNF
1978	Mugello		4 +8
1978	Assen		9 +2
1978	Karlskoga		4 +8
1978	Imatra	grid 8	6 +5
1978	Silverstone	grid 4	DNF
1978	Nürburgring	grid 9	7 +4