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

Riders

Gunter Bartusch

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: MZ

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Sachsenring in 1968.

In 125cc (1968): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1970): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1970): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Sachsenring 1968 (125cc).

In all, 14 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 8 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 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1970 250cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1968–1971 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1968–1970

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate83.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.8

42 pts · Poles 0

250cc1969–1971

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.8

47 pts · Poles 0

Includes 10 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1970–1971

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

22 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1968–1971 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1968. Of the 43 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 15 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.0

Salzburgring250cc 1avg P2.0

Ulster350cc 1avg P2.0

Le Mans125cc 1avg P3.0

Brno125cc 1avg P3.0

Monza350cc 1avg P4.0

Sachsenring125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P6.0

Isle of Man125cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P6.0

Opatija250cc 1avg P6.0

Nürburgring125cc 1avg P9.0

Spa250cc 1avg P10.0

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.

250cc 6 races · 1969–1971

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring1 racesavg P2.0

Imatra1 racesavg P2.0

Opatija1 racesavg P6.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P7.5

Spa1 racesavg P10.0

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

350cc 3 races · 1970–1971

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P2.0

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P9.0

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

125cc 6 races · 1968–1970

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra1 racesavg P2.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P3.0

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P3.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P9.0

125cc: 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, 1968–1971 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Every race

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1968–1971 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

1968	Sachsenring	3 +4
1968	Brno	3 +4
1969	Imatra	2 +12
1970	Nürburgring	9 +2
1970	Le Mans	3 +10
1970	Isle of Man	3 +10

1969	Sachsenring	10 +1
1969	Imatra	2 +12
1969	Opatija	6 +5
1970	Sachsenring	5 +6
1971	Salzburgring	2 +12
1971	Spa	10 +1