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

Riders

Peter Looijensteijn

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Nationality
Netherlands Netherlands
Bike
Rotax

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Assen in 1977.

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In 50cc (1977–1979): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1979–1980): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1981–1983): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1984): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1979 (50cc).

In all, 24 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 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
1982Austrian GP500cc14

Season by season

50cc125cc350cc250cc80cc ★ Champion

1510152025197719781979198019811982198319841977 50cc: P29 / 1 pts / 0 wins1978 50cc: P8 / 14 pts / 0 wins1979 50cc: P5 / 30 pts / 0 wins1981 50cc: P10 / 21 pts / 0 wins1982 50cc: P13 / 9 pts / 0 wins1983 50cc: P5 / 34 pts / 0 wins50cc1979 125cc: P27 / 8 pts / 0 wins1980 125cc: P9 / 18 pts / 0 wins125cc1981 350cc: P19 / 8 pts / 0 wins350cc1984 80cc: P9 / 16 pts / 0 wins80cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1977–1983
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate8.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.3

109 pts · Poles 0

Includes 46 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

80cc1984–1984
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P9.0

16 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1979–1980
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.7

26 pts · Poles 0

Includes 3 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

250cc1984–1984
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P18.0

0 pts · Poles 0

350cc1981–1981
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.3

8 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 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 24 races · 50cc / 80cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Spa (average P5.7, 3 races)

Imatra125cc 1avg P5.0
Spa50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P5.7
Hockenheim50cc 3 · 125cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.8
Monza50cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P8.0
Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P8.0
Imola50cc 1avg P8.0
Brno125cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P8.5
Assen50cc 3 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.8
Rijeka125cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P9.0
Jarama80cc 1avg P9.0
Nürburgring125cc 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 1 races · 1984

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

80cc 1 races · 1984

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

80cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

50cc 12 races · 1977–1983

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Hockenheim (average P4.3, 3 races)

Hockenheim3 racesavg P4.3
Spa2 racesavg P5.5
Assen3 racesavg P6.0
Monza1 racesavg P7.0
Imola1 racesavg P8.0
Brno1 racesavg P8.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P10.0

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

350cc 3 races · 1981

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P8.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P8.0
Monza1 racesavg P9.0

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

125cc 7 races · 1979–1980

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra1 racesavg P5.0
Spa1 racesavg P6.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P8.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P8.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P8.0
Brno1 racesavg P9.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P10.0

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, 1977–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)5 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 326 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 88 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,008 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 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

50%Start rate (4/8)
3Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
12Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1981 50cc P10 · 21 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, 1977–1984 (the rider's racing years)

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