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

Riders

Bill Webster

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Assen in 1952.

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In 250cc (1952): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1953–1956): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Ulster 1956 (125cc).

In all, 5 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)

Season by season

250cc125cc ★ Champion

1510151952195319541955195619571952 250cc: P17 / 2 pts / 0 wins250cc1953 125cc: P12 / 2 pts / 0 wins1955 125cc: P7 / 5 pts / 0 wins1956 125cc: P12 / 4 pts / 0 wins1957 125cc: P11 / 3 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Teams in years without official results: 1955 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1952–1957 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1953–1957
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate12.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

14 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1952–1952
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

2 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1952–1957 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1952. Of the 49 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

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster125cc 2avg P4.5
Assen250cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P5.0
Spa125cc 1avg P5.0
Isle of Man125cc 2avg P5.5
Monza125cc 1avg P13.0

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.

125cc 8 races · 1953–1957

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P4.5
Assen2 racesavg P5.0
Spa1 racesavg P5.0
Isle of Man2 racesavg P5.5
Monza1 racesavg P13.0

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

250cc 1 races · 1952

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; 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, 1952–1957 (the rider's racing years)

Every race

50%Start rate (3/6)
2Longest run of absences (races)
2Longest run of starts (races)
2Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1955 125cc P7 · 5 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, 1952–1957 (the rider's racing years)

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