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

Riders

Arthur Wheeler

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Moto Guzzi
Born: August 5, 1916(age 110)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

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

In 250cc (1952–1958): 10 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1958–1959): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1962): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1954 (250cc). First win: Monza 1954 (250cc).

In all, 17 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 2 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 9 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1951 500cc (TT) / 1952 500cc (BEL, WGER) / 1953 250cc (TT, ULST) / 1954 350cc (TT) / 1956 350cc (TT) / 1957 350cc (TT) / 1962 350cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc250cc350cc125cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1951 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1949–1962 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1958–1962

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.3

2 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1952–1962

Win rate8.3%

Podium rate12.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.6

59 pts · Poles 0

Includes 10 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1954–1962

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.2

1 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1949–1953

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.7

0 pts · Poles 0

4 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, 1949–1962 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1949. Of the 67 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Luigi Taveri 3 world titles
10 races together: ahead 2, behind 8, both out 0

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 38 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Ulster (average P4.6, 5 races)

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P1.0

Ulster250cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P4.6

Solitude250cc 3avg P5.0

Nürburgring250cc 1avg P5.0

Assen500cc 1 · 250cc 6avg P5.5

Isle of Man250cc 1avg P6.0

Monza250cc 6 · 350cc 4 · 125cc 1avg P7.7

Kristianstad250cc 1avg P8.0

Spa500cc 2 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P9.4

Albi500cc 1avg P14.0

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 24 races · 1952–1962

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Ulster (average P3.7, 3 races)

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P1.0

Ulster3 racesavg P3.7

Spa2 racesavg P4.5

Solitude3 racesavg P5.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0

Assen6 racesavg P5.5

Isle of Man1 racesavg P6.0

Monza6 racesavg P7.7

Kristianstad1 racesavg P8.0

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

125cc 4 races · 1958–1962

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P6.0

Spa1 racesavg P7.0

Monza1 racesavg P10.0

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

350cc 6 races · 1954–1962

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza4 racesavg P7.3

Spa2 racesavg P13.0

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

500cc 4 races · 1949–1953

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Spa2 racesavg P12.0

Albi1 racesavg P14.0

Assen1 races—

500cc: 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, 1949–1962 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 races with no official result data

Every race

65%Start rate (13/20)

2Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

6.1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1954 250cc P4 · 15 pts

1955 250cc P11 · 6 pts

1956〜1961 no Grand Prix starts

1962 250cc P3 · 19 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, 1949–1962 (the rider's racing years); excludes 9 races with no official result data

1952	Assen	4 +3
1952	Solitude	6 +1
1953	Monza	8
1954	Ulster	4 +3
1954	Assen	6 +1
1954	Solitude	4 +3
1954	Monza	1 +8
1955	Nürburgring	5 +2
1955	Assen	6 +1
1955	Monza	10
1956	Isle of Man	6 +1
1956	Ulster	3 +4
1957	Assen	6 +1
1957	Spa	4 +3
1958	Assen	5 +2
1958	Monza	10
1959	Kristianstad	8
1961	Monza	9
1962	Assen	6 +1
1962	Spa	5 +2
1962	Solitude	5 +2
1962	Ulster	4 +3
1962	Monza	8
1962	Buenos Aires	1 +8