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

Riders

Karl Lottes

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Nationality
Germany Germany

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Assen in 1954.

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In 125cc (1954): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 2 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 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: 1953 250cc (TT, ULST) / 1954 350cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

1510151953195419551953 125cc: P18 / 1 pts / 0 wins1954 125cc: P15 / 2 pts / 0 wins1955 125cc: P11 / 3 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1953–1955 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1953–1955
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

6 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1953–1955
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P9.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1954–1954
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

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, 1953–1955 (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 1953. Of the 50 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 9 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring125cc 1avg P4.0
Solitude125cc 1avg P6.0
Schotten125cc 1avg P6.0
Assen125cc 1avg P6.0
Montjuïc125cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P7.0
Monza250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P8.5

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 6 races · 1953–1955

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0
Solitude1 racesavg P6.0
Schotten1 racesavg P6.0
Assen1 racesavg P6.0
Monza1 racesavg P8.0
Montjuïc1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 2 races · 1953–1955

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P9.0
Montjuïc1 races—

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

350cc 1 races · 1954

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

350cc: 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, 1953–1955 (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, 1953–1955 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

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