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

Riders

Kent Andersson

Nationality: Sweden
Bike: Yamaha
Born: August 1, 1942(age 84)

Photos (10)

1969
At this race · Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo · CC0
1969
At this race · Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo · CC0
1973
At this race · Hans Peters for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
1973
At this race · Hans Peters for Anefo · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
1973
At this race · Hans Peters for Anefo · CC0
1973
At this race · Hans Peters for Anefo · CC0
2005
Gerardm12 · CC BY-SA 3.0
2012
Midnight bird · CC BY-SA 3.0
2016
Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 4.0
2016
Thesupermat · 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 250cc at Imatra in 1966.

In 250cc (1966): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1966): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1968): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1968): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 4 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1969–1970): 6 starts, 1 wins, 5 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1970–1971): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1971–1972): 9 starts, 1 wins, 6 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1972): 4 starts, 2 wins, 4 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1973): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1973): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1973): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1974): 4 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1974–1975): 10 starts, 2 wins, 6 podiums.

First podium: Nürburgring 1968 (250cc). First win: Hockenheim 1969 (250cc). World champion: 1973 125cc, 1974 125cc.

In all, 68 Grand Prix starts, 13 wins and 41 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 5 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1966 350cc (BEL) / 1966 500cc (TT) / 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 250cc (TT) / 1971 125cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc500cc125cc50cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1966–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1972–1972

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate100.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

10 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1968–1975 ★ 2 titles (1973, 1974)

Win rate33.3%

Podium rate76.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.6

470 pts · Poles 4

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

250cc1966–1974

Win rate11.1%

Podium rate44.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

272 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1966–1973

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.6

83 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1966–1966

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1966–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1966. Of the 44 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
17 races together: ahead 9, behind 8, both out 0
Phil Read 7 world titles
14 races together: ahead 1, behind 13, both out 0
Walter Villa 4 world titles
10 races together: ahead 6, behind 4, both out 0
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
20 races together: ahead 18, behind 2, 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 92 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Paul Ricard (average P2.3, 3 races)

Clermont-Ferrand125cc 1avg P1.0

Paul Ricard125cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P2.3

Opatija250cc 3 · 125cc 4 · 350cc 1avg P2.4

Hockenheim250cc 2 · 125cc 3avg P2.6

Anderstorp125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P2.7

Jarama250cc 1 · 125cc 3avg P2.8

Montjuïc250cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 50cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P2.8

Imatra500cc 1 · 250cc 5 · 350cc 2 · 125cc 2avg P3.0

Le Mans250cc 1avg P3.0

Salzburgring250cc 1 · 125cc 4 · 350cc 1avg P3.3

Imola250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P3.3

Spa250cc 5 · 125cc 4avg P3.9

Ulster250cc 2avg P4.0

Brno250cc 4 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 3avg P4.3

Nürburgring125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P4.3

Sachsenring250cc 3 · 125cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P4.5

Assen125cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P4.6

Monza250cc 1 · 125cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P5.8

Fuji250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P6.0

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 42 races · 1968–1975

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Opatija (average P1.8, 4 races)

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P1.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P1.0

Imatra2 racesavg P1.5

Opatija4 racesavg P1.8

Brno3 racesavg P2.0

Imola1 racesavg P2.0

Salzburgring4 racesavg P2.3

Hockenheim3 racesavg P2.3

Anderstorp5 racesavg P2.4

Assen2 racesavg P2.5

Montjuïc2 racesavg P2.5

Spa4 racesavg P3.0

Jarama3 racesavg P3.0

Monza2 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P5.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P5.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

250cc 36 races · 1966–1974

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Opatija (average P2.7, 3 races)

Jarama1 racesavg P2.0

Opatija3 racesavg P2.7

Hockenheim2 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P3.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P3.0

Imatra5 racesavg P3.2

Sachsenring3 racesavg P4.0

Imola2 racesavg P4.0

Ulster2 racesavg P4.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P4.0

Spa5 racesavg P4.6

Fuji1 racesavg P6.0

Brno4 racesavg P6.3

Assen1 racesavg P7.0

Monza1 racesavg P12.0

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

350cc 12 races · 1966–1973

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Monza1 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0

Imatra2 racesavg P4.0

Opatija1 racesavg P4.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P5.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P5.0

Assen2 racesavg P5.5

Fuji1 racesavg P6.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P7.0

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

50cc 1 races · 1972

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

500cc 1 races · 1966

500cc: 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, 1966–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)6 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 693 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 199 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 3,352 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.5 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

69.3%Start rate (61/88)

3Longest run of absences (races)

12Longest run of starts (races)

226.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1969 250cc P2 · 84 pts

1970 250cc P3 · 67 pts

1970 350cc P4 · 44 pts

1971 no Grand Prix starts

1972 125cc P2 · 87 pts

1973 125cc P1 · 99 pts

1973 350cc P6 · 38 pts

1974 125cc P1 · 87 pts

1975 125cc P3 · 67 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, 1966–1975 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

1968	Nürburgring		5 +2
1969	Jarama		2 +12
1969	Assen		2 +12
1969	Spa		4 +8
1969	Sachsenring		7 +4
1971	Hockenheim		3 +10
1971	Anderstorp		3 +10
1971	Monza		7 +4
1971	Jarama		5 +6
1972	Nürburgring		5 +6
1972	Salzburgring		3 +10
1972	Opatija		1 +15
1972	Spa		3 +10
1972	Sachsenring		3 +10
1972	Brno		3 +10
1972	Anderstorp		2 +12
1972	Imatra		1 +15
1972	Montjuïc		1 +15
1973	Paul Ricard		1 +15
1973	Salzburgring		1 +15
1973	Hockenheim		1 +15
1973	Monza		1 +15
1973	Opatija		1 +15
1973	Anderstorp		2 +12
1973	Imatra		2 +12
1974	Clermont-Ferrand		1 +15
1974	Salzburgring		1 +15
1974	Imola		2 +12
1974	Assen		3 +10
1974	Spa		2 +12
1974	Anderstorp	grid 1	1 +15
1974	Brno		1 +15
1974	Opatija	grid 1	1 +15
1974	Montjuïc	grid 1	4 +8
1975	Paul Ricard		1 +15
1975	Jarama		2 +12
1975	Salzburgring		4 +8
1975	Hockenheim		3 +10
1975	Spa		3 +10
1975	Anderstorp	grid 1	4 +8
1975	Brno		2 +12
1975	Opatija		4 +8

1966	Montjuïc	5 +2
1966	Imatra	6 +1
1966	Fuji	6 +1
1968	Nürburgring	3 +4
1968	Spa	6 +1
1968	Ulster	6 +1
1969	Jarama	2 +12
1969	Hockenheim	1 +15
1969	Le Mans	3 +10
1969	Assen	7 +4
1969	Spa	4 +8
1969	Sachsenring	4 +8
1969	Brno	7 +4
1969	Imatra	1 +15
1969	Ulster	2 +12
1969	Imola	3 +10
1969	Opatija	3 +10
1970	Opatija	2 +12
1970	Spa	5 +6
1970	Sachsenring	3 +10
1970	Brno	2 +12
1970	Imatra	2 +12
1970	Montjuïc	1 +15
1971	Salzburgring	4 +8
1971	Hockenheim	5 +6
1971	Monza	12
1972	Opatija	3 +10
1972	Spa	7 +4
1972	Sachsenring	5 +6
1972	Brno	10 +1
1972	Anderstorp	4 +8
1972	Imatra	3 +10
1974	Imola	5 +6
1974	Spa	1 +15
1974	Imatra	4 +8
1974	Brno	6 +5