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

Riders

John Surtees

Nationality: United Kingdom
Born: February 11, 1934(age 92)
Birthplace: Tatsfield

Photos (2)

2010
Motorsport Central · CC BY-SA 2.0
2019
Jhoward2019 · 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 Ulster in 1952.

In 500cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1955): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1956): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1956): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1956): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1956): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1957): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1958): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1958): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1958–1959): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1960): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1960): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Nürburgring 1955 (350cc). First win: Isle of Man 1956 (500cc). World champion: 1956 500cc, 1958 500cc, 1958 350cc, 1959 500cc, 1959 350cc, 1960 500cc, 1960 350cc.

In all, 32 Grand Prix starts, 23 wins and 29 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 7 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1956 350cc (TT) / 1957 350cc (TT) / 1958 500cc (TT) / 1959 350cc (TT) / 1960 500cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

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Scope: official results DB, 1952–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1955–1955

Win rate100.0%

Podium rate100.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P1.0

8 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1955–1960 ★ 3 titles (1958, 1959, 1960)

Win rate66.7%

Podium rate90.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P1.6

142 pts · Poles 0

Includes 3 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.

500cc1952–1960 ★ 4 titles (1956, 1958, 1959, 1960)

Win rate83.3%

Podium rate91.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P1.4

176 pts · Poles 0

7 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, 1952–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1952. Of the 49 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Geoff Duke 6 world titles
13 races together: ahead 11, behind 1, both out 1

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 46 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Spa (average P1.0, 6 races)

Spa350cc 2 · 500cc 4avg P1.0

Hockenheim350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P1.0

Solitude500cc 1avg P1.0

Kristianstad350cc 1avg P1.0

Assen500cc 4 · 350cc 3avg P1.1

Monza500cc 4 · 350cc 3avg P1.5

Clermont-Ferrand350cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P1.5

Nürburgring350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P1.7

Isle of Man350cc 3 · 500cc 3avg P1.8

Ulster500cc 4 · 350cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P1.9

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 24 races · 1952–1960

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Assen (average P1.0, 4 races)

Assen4 racesavg P1.0

Spa4 racesavg P1.0

Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P1.0

Solitude1 racesavg P1.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P1.0

Isle of Man3 racesavg P1.3

Monza4 racesavg P1.8

Ulster4 racesavg P2.5

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

350cc 21 races · 1955–1960

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Monza (average P1.0, 3 races)

Monza3 racesavg P1.0

Spa2 racesavg P1.0

Kristianstad1 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P1.0

Assen3 racesavg P1.3

Ulster4 racesavg P1.5

Nürburgring2 racesavg P2.0

Clermont-Ferrand2 racesavg P2.0

Isle of Man3 racesavg P2.3

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

250cc 1 races · 1955

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1952–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Every race

79.2%Start rate (38/48)

4Longest run of absences (races)

18Longest run of starts (races)

69.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1956 500cc P1 · 24 pts

1957 500cc P3 · 17 pts

1958 350cc P1 · 32 pts

1958 500cc P1 · 32 pts

1959 350cc P1 · 32 pts

1959 500cc P1 · 32 pts

1960 350cc P1 · 22 pts

1960 500cc P1 · 32 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, 1952–1960 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

1955	Isle of Man	4 +3
1955	Nürburgring	3 +4
1955	Ulster	3 +4
1956	Assen	2 +6
1956	Spa	1 +8
1957	Monza	DNF
1958	Isle of Man	1 +8
1958	Assen	1 +8
1958	Spa	1 +8
1958	Nürburgring	1 +8
1958	Ulster	1 +8
1958	Monza	1 +8
1959	Clermont-Ferrand	1 +8
1959	Hockenheim	1 +8
1959	Kristianstad	1 +8
1959	Ulster	1 +8
1959	Monza	1 +8
1960	Clermont-Ferrand	3 +4
1960	Isle of Man	2 +6
1960	Assen	1 +8
1960	Ulster	1 +8

1952	Ulster	6 +1
1956	Isle of Man	1 +8
1956	Assen	1 +8
1956	Spa	1 +8
1957	Isle of Man	2 +6
1957	Assen	1 +8
1957	Monza	4 +3
1958	Assen	1 +8
1958	Spa	1 +8
1958	Nürburgring	1 +8
1958	Ulster	1 +8
1958	Monza	1 +8
1959	Clermont-Ferrand	1 +8
1959	Isle of Man	1 +8
1959	Hockenheim	1 +8
1959	Assen	1 +8
1959	Spa	1 +8
1959	Ulster	1 +8
1959	Monza	1 +8
1960	Clermont-Ferrand	1 +8
1960	Spa	1 +8
1960	Solitude	1 +8
1960	Ulster	2 +6
1960	Monza	1 +8