Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Bremgarten in 1952.
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In 500cc (1952): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1952): 3 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 500cc (1953): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1953): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1954): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1954): 3 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums.
First podium: Isle of Man 1952 (500cc). First win: Monza 1952 (350cc).
In all, 12 Grand Prix starts, 6 wins and 11 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 4 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1954 350cc (TT)
Season by season
500cc350cc★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1951–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
Totals
350cc1952–1954
Win rate36.4%
Podium rate81.8%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.5
61 pts · Poles 0
3 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1952
Bremgarten
6 +1
1952
Assen
2 +6
1952
Spa
2 +6
1952
Monza
1 +8
1953
Isle of Man
1 +8
1953
Assen
2 +6
1953
Spa
3 +4
1954
Ulster
1 +8
1954
Solitude
1 +8
1954
Bremgarten
3 +4
1954
Monza
5 +2
500cc1951–1954
Win rate20.0%
Podium rate60.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.6
43 pts · Poles 0
Includes 4 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.
1951
Albi
12
1951
Monza
12
1952
Bremgarten
6 +1
1952
Isle of Man
3 +4
1952
Assen
DNF
1953
Isle of Man
1 +8
1953
Spa
2 +6
1954
Isle of Man
1 +8
1954
Solitude
2 +6
1954
Bremgarten
2 +6
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1951–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 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.
Geoff Duke6 world titles 10 races together: ahead 2, behind 8, 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 classes21 races · 350cc / 500cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In All classes, best at Isle of Man (average P1.5, 4 races)
Ulster350cc 1avg P1.0
Isle of Man500cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P1.5
Solitude350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P1.5
Assen500cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P2.0
Spa350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P2.3
Bremgarten500cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P4.3
Monza500cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P6.0
Albi500cc 1avg P12.0
Ulster350cc 1100%(1 wins)
Isle of Man500cc 3 · 350cc 175%(3 wins)
Solitude350cc 1 · 500cc 150%(1 wins)
Assen500cc 1 · 350cc 20%(0 wins)
Spa350cc 2 · 500cc 10%(0 wins)
Bremgarten500cc 2 · 350cc 20%(0 wins)
Monza500cc 1 · 350cc 233%(1 wins)
Albi500cc 10%(0 wins)
Ulster350cc 1100%(1 podiums)
Isle of Man500cc 3 · 350cc 1100%(4 podiums)
Solitude350cc 1 · 500cc 1100%(2 podiums)
Assen500cc 1 · 350cc 267%(2 podiums)
Spa350cc 2 · 500cc 1100%(3 podiums)
Bremgarten500cc 2 · 350cc 250%(2 podiums)
Monza500cc 1 · 350cc 233%(1 podiums)
Albi500cc 10%(0 podiums)
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.
350cc11 races · 1952–1954
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Solitude1 racesavg P1.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P1.0
Ulster1 racesavg P1.0
Assen2 racesavg P2.0
Spa2 racesavg P2.5
Monza2 racesavg P3.0
Bremgarten2 racesavg P4.5
Solitude1 races100%(1 wins)
Isle of Man1 races100%(1 wins)
Ulster1 races100%(1 wins)
Assen2 races0%(0 wins)
Spa2 races0%(0 wins)
Monza2 races50%(1 wins)
Bremgarten2 races0%(0 wins)
Solitude1 races100%(1 podiums)
Isle of Man1 races100%(1 podiums)
Ulster1 races100%(1 podiums)
Assen2 races100%(2 podiums)
Spa2 races100%(2 podiums)
Monza2 races50%(1 podiums)
Bremgarten2 races50%(1 podiums)
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
500cc10 races · 1951–1954
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Isle of Man3 racesavg P1.7
Solitude1 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P2.0
Bremgarten2 racesavg P4.0
Albi1 racesavg P12.0
Monza1 racesavg P12.0
Assen1 races—
Isle of Man3 races67%(2 wins)
Solitude1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa1 races0%(0 wins)
Bremgarten2 races0%(0 wins)
Albi1 races0%(0 wins)
Monza1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen1 races0%(0 wins)
Isle of Man3 races100%(3 podiums)
Solitude1 races100%(1 podiums)
Spa1 races100%(1 podiums)
Bremgarten2 races50%(1 podiums)
Albi1 races0%(0 podiums)
Monza1 races0%(0 podiums)
Assen1 races0%(0 podiums)
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, 1951–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
Every race
52.4%Start rate (11/21)
4Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
35.4Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1952 350ccP3 · 21 pts
1952 500ccP10 · 9 pts
1953 no Grand Prix starts
1954 350cc
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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, 1951–1954 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data
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