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

Riders

Ken Kavanagh (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Harry Pot for Anefo · CC0 · 1955 · Wikimedia Commons

Ken Kavanagh

Nationality
Australia Australia
Bike
Ducati
Born
December 12, 1923(age 102)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Ulster in 1951.

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In 500cc (1951): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1951–1952): 4 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 500cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1953): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1953): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1953): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1953): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1953): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1954): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1954): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1954): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1954): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1955–1956): 4 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1959): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Ulster 1951 (500cc). First win: Ulster 1952 (350cc).

In all, 24 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 14 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: 1951 350cc (BEL, ULST) / 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1953 250cc (TT, ULST) / 1954 350cc (TT) / 1956 350cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc250cc125cc ★ Champion

1246810121951195219531954195519561957195819591951 350cc: P4 / 16 pts / 0 wins1952 350cc: P5 / 16 pts / 1 wins1953 350cc: P4 / 18 pts / 0 wins1955 350cc: P4 / 14 pts / 1 wins1956 350cc: P6 / 10 pts / 0 wins350cc1951 500cc: P10 / 6 pts / 0 wins1952 500cc: P6 / 14 pts / 0 wins1953 500cc: P4 / 18 pts / 1 wins1954 500cc: P3 / 16 pts / 0 wins1959 500cc: P11 / 3 pts / 0 wins500cc1953 250cc: P6 / 6 pts / 0 wins1954 250cc: P13 / 3 pts / 0 wins250cc1959 125cc: P8 / 8 pts / 0 wins125cc

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

Teams in years without official results: 1955 500cc

Scope: official results DB, 1951–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1959–1959
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

8 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1953–1954
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

9 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1951–1956
Win rate15.8%
Podium rate63.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.1

92 pts · Poles 0

Includes 14 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1951–1959
Win rate7.7%
Podium rate53.8%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.2

57 pts · Poles 0

Includes 6 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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, 1951–1959 (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 1951. Of the 61 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 38 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Ulster (average P2.0, 4 races)

Ulster500cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.0
Isle of Man350cc 1avg P2.0
Montjuïc500cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P2.3
Solitude350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.0
Spa500cc 2 · 350cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P3.4
Monza350cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P3.5
Assen350cc 5 · 500cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.7
Bremgarten350cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P3.7
Rouen500cc 1avg P4.0
Hockenheim500cc 1avg P4.0
Kristianstad125cc 1avg P5.0
Nürburgring350cc 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.

125cc 4 races · 1959

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P4.0
Spa1 racesavg P5.0
Kristianstad1 racesavg P5.0
Assen1 racesavg P6.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

500cc 13 races · 1951–1959

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P1.5
Montjuïc2 racesavg P2.5
Assen2 racesavg P3.0
Spa2 racesavg P3.0
Rouen1 racesavg P4.0
Solitude1 racesavg P4.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0
Monza1 racesavg P6.0
Bremgarten1 races—

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

350cc 19 races · 1951–1956

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 P2.7, 4 races)

Ulster1 racesavg P1.0
Solitude1 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P2.0
Monza4 racesavg P2.7
Spa2 racesavg P3.0
Assen5 racesavg P3.4
Bremgarten3 racesavg P3.7
Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0
Montjuïc1 races—

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

250cc 2 races · 1953–1954

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Montjuïc1 racesavg P2.0
Assen1 racesavg P4.0

250cc: 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, 1951–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 races with no official result data

Every race

55.6%Start rate (25/45)
5Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
56.6Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1952 350cc P5 · 16 pts
1953 350cc P4 · 18 pts
1953 500cc P4 · 18 pts
1954 350cc
1954 500cc P3 · 16 pts

1955〜1958 no Grand Prix starts

1959 125cc P8 · 8 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, 1951–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 races with no official result data

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