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

Riders

Sammy Miller

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Nationality
Ireland Ireland
Bike
Ducati

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Monza in 1956.

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In 250cc (1956–1957): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1957): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1957): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1957 (250cc).

In all, 8 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 2 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250cc125cc ★ Champion

124681019551956195719581955 250cc: P6 / 10 pts / 0 wins1956 250cc: P7 / 7 pts / 0 wins1957 250cc: P3 / 14 pts / 0 wins250cc1957 125cc: P4 / 12 pts / 0 wins1958 125cc: P11 / 3 pts / 0 wins125cc

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

Teams in years without official results: 1958 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1955–1958 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1957–1958
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate20.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.2

15 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1955–1957
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate62.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.5

31 pts · Poles 0

3 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, 1955–1958 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1955. Of the 54 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 13 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Ulster (average P3.0, 3 races)

Spa250cc 1avg P2.0
Ulster250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P3.0
Monza250cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P4.0
Isle of Man250cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P4.3
Assen250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P4.5

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 5 races · 1957–1958

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P2.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P4.0
Ulster1 racesavg P5.0
Assen1 racesavg P6.0

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

250cc 8 races · 1955–1957

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P2.0
Assen1 racesavg P3.0
Monza3 racesavg P4.7
Isle of Man1 racesavg P5.0

250cc: 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, 1955–1958 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

62.5%Start rate (10/16)
2Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
6Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1955 250cc P6 · 10 pts

1956 no Grand Prix starts

1957 125cc P4 · 12 pts
1957 250cc P3 · 14 pts

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? 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, 1955–1958 (the rider's racing years)

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