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

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Geoff Duke (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Harry Pot for Anefo ]] · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · 1951 · Wikimedia Commons

Geoff Duke

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Norton
Born
March 29, 1923(age 103)
Birthplace
St. Helens

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Isle of Man in 1950.

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In 350cc (1950): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1950): 3 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1951): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1951): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1951): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1951): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1951–1952): 4 starts, 4 wins, 4 podiums. In 500cc (1953–1958): 15 starts, 9 wins, 14 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1958–1959): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Isle of Man 1950 (350cc). First win: Ulster 1950 (500cc). World champion: 1951 500cc, 1951 350cc, 1952 350cc, 1953 500cc, 1954 500cc, 1955 500cc.

In all, 35 Grand Prix starts, 20 wins and 31 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 11 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1950 500cc (TT) / 1951 350cc (BEL, ULST) / 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1955 500cc (TT) / 1956 350cc (TT) / 1957 350cc (TT) / 1958 500cc (TT) / 1959 350cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc250cc ★ Champion

1246810195019521954195619581950 350cc: P2 / 24 pts / 1 wins1951 350cc: P1 / 32 pts / 3 wins ★1952 350cc: P1 / 32 pts / 4 wins ★1958 350cc: P3 / 17 pts / 1 wins1959 350cc: P5 / 10 pts / 0 wins350cc1950 500cc: P2 / 27 pts / 2 wins1951 500cc: P1 / 35 pts / 2 wins ★1952 500cc: P7 / 12 pts / 0 wins1953 500cc: P1 / 38 pts / 4 wins ★1954 500cc: P1 / 40 pts / 5 wins ★1955 500cc: P1 / 36 pts / 3 wins ★1956 500cc: P7 / 8 pts / 1 wins1957 500cc: P4 / 10 pts / 0 wins1958 500cc: P3 / 13 pts / 1 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1950–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 11 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1959–1959
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.5

5 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1950–1959 ★ 2 titles (1951, 1952)
Win rate42.9%
Podium rate71.4%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.1

119 pts · Poles 0

Includes 11 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1950–1959 ★ 4 titles (1951, 1953, 1954, 1955)
Win rate51.4%
Podium rate77.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.0

237 pts · Poles 0

Includes 36 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

11 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, 1950–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 11 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1950. Of the 23 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 58 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P1.3, 7 races)

Solitude500cc 2avg P1.0
Hedemora500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P1.0
Nürburgring500cc 2avg P1.0
Rouen500cc 1avg P1.0
Reims500cc 1avg P1.0
Assen350cc 2 · 500cc 5avg P1.3
Isle of Man350cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P1.5
Monza500cc 8 · 350cc 5avg P1.9
Bremgarten350cc 3 · 500cc 3avg P2.0
Ulster500cc 6 · 350cc 2avg P2.8
Spa350cc 3 · 500cc 4avg P2.8
Albi500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P3.0
Kristianstad250cc 1avg P3.0
Hockenheim350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.0

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 35 races · 1950–1959

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Assen (average P1.2, 5 races)

Solitude2 racesavg P1.0
Nürburgring2 racesavg P1.0
Rouen1 racesavg P1.0
Hedemora1 racesavg P1.0
Reims1 racesavg P1.0
Assen5 racesavg P1.2
Monza8 racesavg P2.0
Bremgarten3 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0
Ulster6 racesavg P2.5
Spa4 racesavg P2.7
Albi1 racesavg P5.0

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

250cc 2 races · 1959

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Kristianstad1 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P6.0

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

350cc 21 races · 1950–1959

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Isle of Man (average P1.3, 3 races)

Hedemora1 racesavg P1.0
Albi1 racesavg P1.0
Isle of Man3 racesavg P1.3
Assen2 racesavg P1.5
Monza5 racesavg P1.7
Bremgarten3 racesavg P2.0
Spa3 racesavg P3.0
Ulster2 racesavg P3.5
Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

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, 1950–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 11 races with no official result data

Every race

66.7%Start rate (44/66)
4Longest run of absences (races)
8Longest run of starts (races)
69.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1950 350cc P2 · 24 pts
1950 500cc P2 · 27 pts
1951 350cc P1 · 32 pts
1951 500cc P1 · 35 pts
1952 350cc P1 · 32 pts
1953 500cc P1 · 38 pts
1954 500cc P1 · 40 pts
1955 500cc P1 · 36 pts

1956〜1957 no Grand Prix starts

1958 350cc P3 · 17 pts
1958 500cc P3 · 13 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, 1950–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 11 races with no official result data

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