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

Riders

Phil Read

Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Suzuki
Born: January 1, 1939(age 87)
Birthplace: Luton

Photos (5)

2010
KlausNahr derivative work: Rocknrollmancer · CC BY-SA 2.0
2010
KlausNahr · CC BY-SA 2.0
2011
Rainmaker47 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2011
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2021
Klaus Nahr / Freisteller von Auge=mit · CC BY-SA 2.5

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Assen in 1961.

In 500cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1963): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1964): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1964): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1964): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1964–1965): 5 starts, 5 wins, 5 podiums. In 350cc (1965): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1965): 4 starts, 3 wins, 4 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 4 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1966): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1967): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1967): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1967): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1968): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1968): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1968): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1968): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1969): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1970–1971): 3 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972–1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 3 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1973–1976): 15 starts, 6 wins, 15 podiums.

First podium: Suzuka 1963 (250cc). First win: Solitude 1964 (250cc). World champion: 1964 250cc, 1965 250cc, 1968 125cc, 1968 250cc, 1971 250cc, 1973 500cc, 1974 500cc.

In all, 106 Grand Prix starts, 41 wins and 93 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 9 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1961 350cc (TT) / 1962 350cc (TT) / 1963 500cc (TT) / 1964 250cc (TT) / 1966 350cc (BEL) / 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc350cc500cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1965 125cc

Scope: official results DB, 1961–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1961–1968 ★ 1 titles (1968)

Win rate36.0%

Podium rate80.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.2

146 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1963–1972 ★ 4 titles (1964, 1965, 1968, 1971)

Win rate50.0%

Podium rate92.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P1.9

432 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1961–1974

Win rate14.3%

Podium rate71.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.8

182 pts · Poles 0

Includes 8 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1961–1976 ★ 2 titles (1973, 1974)

Win rate27.5%

Podium rate82.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.2

381 pts · Poles 4

Includes 4 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

13 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, 1961–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1961. Of the 50 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
39 races together: ahead 18, behind 20, both out 1
Mike Hailwood 9 world titles
25 races together: ahead 6, behind 19, both out 0
Jim Redman 6 world titles
22 races together: ahead 9, behind 12, both out 1
Luigi Taveri 3 world titles
13 races together: ahead 7, behind 6, 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)

All classes 140 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Isle of Man (average P1.5, 8 races)

Nürburgring250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P1.0

Rouen250cc 1avg P1.0

Isle of Man350cc 2 · 125cc 3 · 250cc 3avg P1.5

Jarama250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P1.5

Daytona500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P1.5

Brno250cc 5 · 125cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P1.6

Clermont-Ferrand250cc 4 · 125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P1.7

Spa500cc 5 · 250cc 4avg P1.8

Sachsenring250cc 6 · 125cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P1.9

Montjuïc250cc 5 · 125cc 2avg P2.0

Hockenheim350cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P2.0

Anderstorp350cc 2 · 500cc 3avg P2.0

Solitude500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.0

Mugello500cc 1avg P2.0

Mosport250cc 1avg P2.0

Ulster350cc 1 · 500cc 2 · 250cc 2 · 125cc 3avg P2.1

Imola250cc 1 · 350cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P2.2

Paul Ricard500cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P2.3

Imatra125cc 2 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P2.6

Fuji250cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P2.7

Assen125cc 5 · 500cc 7 · 350cc 7 · 250cc 7avg P2.8

Monza500cc 3 · 250cc 5 · 125cc 2avg P2.9

Salzburgring500cc 3avg P3.0

Suzuka250cc 1avg P3.0

Opatija350cc 1avg P3.0

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.

500cc 40 races · 1961–1976

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Brno (average P1.3, 3 races)

Jarama1 racesavg P1.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P1.0

Brno3 racesavg P1.3

Imatra3 racesavg P1.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P1.5

Spa5 racesavg P1.6

Anderstorp3 racesavg P1.7

Ulster2 racesavg P2.0

Daytona1 racesavg P2.0

Mugello1 racesavg P2.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P2.5

Imola2 racesavg P2.5

Salzburgring3 racesavg P3.0

Solitude1 racesavg P3.0

Assen7 racesavg P3.1

Monza3 racesavg P4.0

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

350cc 21 races · 1961–1974

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Fuji1 racesavg P1.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P1.0

Isle of Man2 racesavg P2.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P2.0

Imatra1 racesavg P2.0

Imola2 racesavg P2.5

Anderstorp2 racesavg P2.5

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0

Opatija1 racesavg P3.0

Assen7 racesavg P3.8

Ulster1 racesavg P4.0

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

250cc 54 races · 1963–1972

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Isle of Man (average P1.3, 3 races)

Ulster2 racesavg P1.0

Imola1 racesavg P1.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Daytona1 racesavg P1.0

Rouen1 racesavg P1.0

Solitude1 racesavg P1.0

Isle of Man3 racesavg P1.3

Montjuïc5 racesavg P1.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P1.5

Brno5 racesavg P1.6

Clermont-Ferrand4 racesavg P1.8

Sachsenring6 racesavg P1.8

Assen7 racesavg P2.0

Spa4 racesavg P2.0

Jarama1 racesavg P2.0

Mosport1 racesavg P2.0

Fuji1 racesavg P2.0

Monza5 racesavg P2.4

Suzuka1 racesavg P3.0

Imatra2 racesavg P5.5

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

125cc 25 races · 1961–1968

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Isle of Man (average P1.3, 3 races)

Imatra2 racesavg P1.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Brno1 racesavg P1.0

Isle of Man3 racesavg P1.3

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P2.0

Assen5 racesavg P2.2

Sachsenring3 racesavg P2.3

Ulster3 racesavg P2.3

Monza2 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0

Fuji1 racesavg P5.0

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, 1961–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 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 397 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 123 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 20,515 miles
0.8× around the Earth · at least 2.3 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

70%Start rate (98/140)

4Longest run of absences (races)

14Longest run of starts (races)

302.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1964 250cc P1 · 46 pts

1964 500cc P3 · 25 pts

1965 250cc P1 · 56 pts

1966 125cc P4 · 29 pts

1966 250cc P2 · 34 pts

1967 125cc P2 · 40 pts

1967 250cc P2 · 50 pts

1968 125cc P1 · 40 pts

1968 250cc P1 · 46 pts

1969〜1970 no Grand Prix starts

1971 250cc P1 · 73 pts

1972 no Grand Prix starts

1973 500cc P1 · 84 pts

1974 500cc P1 · 82 pts

1975 500cc P2 · 76 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, 1961–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 races with no official result data

1961	Assen	4 +3
1964	Assen	2 +6
1966	Montjuïc	4 +3
1966	Hockenheim	3 +4
1966	Assen	3 +4
1966	Sachsenring	4 +3
1966	Imatra	1 +8
1966	Ulster	3 +4
1966	Isle of Man	2 +6
1966	Monza	4 +3
1966	Fuji	5 +2
1967	Montjuïc	2 +6
1967	Clermont-Ferrand	2 +6
1967	Isle of Man	1 +8
1967	Assen	1 +8
1967	Sachsenring	2 +6
1967	Ulster	2 +6
1968	Nürburgring	1 +8
1968	Isle of Man	1 +8
1968	Assen	1 +8
1968	Sachsenring	1 +8
1968	Brno	1 +8
1968	Imatra	1 +8
1968	Ulster	2 +6
1968	Monza	2 +6

1963	Suzuka	3 +4
1964	Montjuïc	3 +4
1964	Clermont-Ferrand	1 +8
1964	Assen	2 +6
1964	Solitude	1 +8
1964	Sachsenring	1 +8
1964	Ulster	1 +8
1964	Monza	1 +8
1965	Daytona	1 +8
1965	Nürburgring	1 +8
1965	Montjuïc	1 +8
1965	Rouen	1 +8
1965	Assen	1 +8
1965	Spa	2 +6
1965	Sachsenring	2 +6
1965	Brno	1 +8
1965	Ulster	1 +8
1966	Montjuïc	DNF
1966	Clermont-Ferrand	3 +4
1966	Assen	2 +6
1966	Spa	2 +6
1966	Sachsenring	2 +6
1966	Brno	2 +6
1966	Fuji	2 +6
1967	Montjuïc	1 +8
1967	Hockenheim	2 +6
1967	Clermont-Ferrand	2 +6
1967	Isle of Man	2 +6
1967	Sachsenring	1 +8
1967	Brno	1 +8
1967	Monza	1 +8
1967	Mosport	2 +6
1968	Montjuïc	1 +8
1968	Assen	2 +6
1968	Spa	1 +8
1968	Sachsenring	2 +6
1968	Brno	1 +8
1968	Imatra	1 +8
1968	Monza	1 +8
1969	Imola	1 +15
1970	Assen	2 +12
1970	Monza	3 +10
1971	Hockenheim	1 +15
1971	Isle of Man	1 +15
1971	Assen	1 +15
1971	Sachsenring	3 +10
1971	Imatra	10 +1
1971	Monza	6 +5
1971	Jarama	2 +12
1972	Clermont-Ferrand	1 +15
1972	Isle of Man	1 +15
1972	Assen	4 +8
1972	Spa	3 +10
1972	Brno	3 +10