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

Riders

Kim Newcombe

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Nationality
New Zealand New Zealand
Bike
Koenig
Born
January 2, 1944(age 82)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Clermont-Ferrand in 1972.

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In 500cc (1972–1973): 7 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1973 (500cc).

In all, 7 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: 1972 500cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

1246810197219731972 500cc: P10 / 27 pts / 0 wins1973 500cc: P2 / 63 pts / 1 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1972–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

500cc1972–1973
Win rate8.3%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.9

96 pts · Poles 0

5 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, 1972–1973 (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 1972. Of the 78 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)

500cc 12 races · 1972–1973

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Opatija1 racesavg P1.0
Assen1 racesavg P2.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P3.0
Anderstorp2 racesavg P4.0
Spa1 racesavg P4.0
Imatra1 racesavg P4.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P5.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P10.0
Hockenheim1 races—

500cc: 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, 1972–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Every race

72.7%Start rate (8/11)
1Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
25.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1973 500cc P2 · 63 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, 1972–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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