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

Riders

Otello Buscherini

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Nationality
Italy Italy
Bike
Malanca
Born
January 19, 1949(age 77)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Nürburgring in 1970.

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In 50cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1970–1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1972): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1973–1974): 5 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1974–1975): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Opatija 1972 (50cc). First win: Brno 1973 (125cc).

In all, 25 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 14 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1974NATIONS GRAND PRIX125cc12'14.710

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1971 125cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc50cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

151015202519701971197219731974197519761970 125cc: P26 / 6 pts / 0 wins1971 125cc: P21 / 5 pts / 0 wins1973 125cc: P6 / 51 pts / 2 wins1974 125cc: P4 / 60 pts / 0 wins1975 125cc: P18 / 5 pts / 0 wins1976 125cc: P14 / 10 pts / 0 wins125cc1970 50cc: P18 / 5 pts / 0 wins1972 50cc: P5 / 32 pts / 0 wins1974 50cc: P8 / 26 pts / 0 wins50cc1975 250cc: P7 / 40 pts / 0 wins250cc1975 350cc: P8 / 27 pts / 1 wins350cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1970–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1970–1974
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate44.4%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

63 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1970–1976
Win rate12.5%
Podium rate50.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.6

137 pts · Poles 2

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

250cc1975–1976
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate60.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

40 pts · Poles 1

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

350cc1975–1975
Win rate50.0%
Podium rate100.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P1.5

27 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, 1970–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1970. Of the 65 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 32 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Brno (average P1.8, 4 races)

Brno125cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P1.8
Imatra125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.0
Clermont-Ferrand50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.0
Sachsenring50cc 1avg P3.0
Salzburgring125cc 3avg P3.3
Opatija50cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P3.3
Imola50cc 2avg P3.5
Anderstorp125cc 1 · 50cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.7
Assen125cc 2avg P4.0
Montjuïc50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.5
Spa125cc 1avg P5.0
Nürburgring50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P5.5
Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P6.0
Jarama125cc 1avg P6.0
Le Mans50cc 1 · 250cc 1—
Monza125cc 1—

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 16 races · 1970–1976

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra1 racesavg P1.0
Brno2 racesavg P2.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P2.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P3.0
Salzburgring3 racesavg P3.3
Assen2 racesavg P4.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P4.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0
Spa1 racesavg P5.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P6.0
Jarama1 racesavg P6.0
Monza1 races—

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

250cc 5 races · 1975–1976

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P2.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P2.0
Imatra1 racesavg P3.0
Opatija1 racesavg P5.0
Le Mans1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

350cc 2 races · 1975

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P1.0
Opatija1 racesavg P2.0

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

50cc 9 races · 1970–1974

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring1 racesavg P3.0
Opatija1 racesavg P3.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P3.0
Imola2 racesavg P3.5
Anderstorp1 racesavg P5.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P7.0
Le Mans1 races—

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1970–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)4 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 253 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 73 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 3,547 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.4 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

53.3%Start rate (16/30)
4Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
102.5Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1972 50cc P5 · 32 pts
1973 125cc P6 · 51 pts
1974 125cc P4 · 60 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, 1970–1976 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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