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

Riders

Jonnie Ekerold

Nationality: South Africa
Bike: Cagiva
Born: October 8, 1948(age 78)

Photos (2)

1980
At this race · Fernando Pereira / Anefo · CC0
2018
Hans Koberger · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Salzburgring in 1975.

In 350cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976–1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1979–1981): 7 starts, 3 wins, 6 podiums. In 500cc (1982–1983): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Salzburgring 1975 (350cc). First win: Paul Ricard 1977 (250cc). World champion: 1980 350cc.

In all, 40 Grand Prix starts, 4 wins and 14 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1976 350cc (TT) / 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1975–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1976–1979

Win rate5.0%

Podium rate15.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.8

100 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1975–1981 ★ 1 titles (1980)

Win rate17.6%

Podium rate47.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

284 pts · Poles 0

Includes 5 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1976–1983

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.4

6 pts · Poles 0

6 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, 1975–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1975. Of the 60 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
33 races together: ahead 17, behind 14, both out 2
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
38 races together: ahead 5, behind 32, both out 1
Walter Villa 4 world titles
24 races together: ahead 11, behind 9, both out 4
Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
14 races together: ahead 2, behind 10, both out 2

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 66 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Paul Ricard (average P1.3, 3 races)

Buenos Aires350cc 1avg P1.0

Monza350cc 1avg P1.0

Paul Ricard250cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P1.3

Nürburgring250cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P3.5

Anderstorp350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.5

Nogaro350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.5

Rijeka350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Karlskoga350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Salzburgring350cc 4 · 500cc 4avg P4.6

Hockenheim250cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P5.0

Opatija350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.0

San Carlos350cc 1avg P5.0

Assen350cc 4 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P5.4

Jarama350cc 2 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.5

Isle of Man500cc 1avg P6.0

Imatra350cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P6.3

Brno250cc 3 · 350cc 3avg P7.0

Silverstone250cc 1 · 350cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P8.3

Spa250cc 2avg P10.5

Imola250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P15.0

Kyalami500cc 1avg P17.0

Le Mans350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P19.0

Mugello250cc 1—

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.

500cc 12 races · 1976–1983

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	12.5 → 11.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜	28.8 → 20.0	0 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P10.0

Salzburgring4 racesavg P12.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P13.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P17.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P19.0

Imola1 racesavg P24.0

Jarama1 races—

Assen1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

350cc 34 races · 1975–1981

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Salzburgring (average P2.8, 4 races)

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P1.0

Monza1 racesavg P1.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P1.5

Opatija1 racesavg P2.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P2.5

Salzburgring4 racesavg P2.8

Nogaro1 racesavg P3.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P3.5

Anderstorp1 racesavg P4.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P4.0

Assen4 racesavg P5.0

Imatra4 racesavg P5.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P5.0

Jarama2 racesavg P6.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P6.0

Brno3 racesavg P7.7

Le Mans1 races—

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

250cc 20 races · 1976–1979

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P1.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P4.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P4.5

Jarama1 racesavg P5.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P5.0

Brno3 racesavg P6.0

Imola1 racesavg P6.0

Assen1 racesavg P7.0

Opatija1 racesavg P8.0

Imatra1 racesavg P10.0

Spa2 racesavg P10.5

Mugello1 races—

Silverstone1 races—

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, 1975–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)6 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 466 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 158 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 8,101 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 1.0 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

68.6%Start rate (48/70)

4Longest run of absences (races)

8Longest run of starts (races)

122.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1977 250cc P9 · 42 pts

1977 350cc P3 · 54 pts

1978 250cc P9 · 4 pts

1978 350cc P4 · 64 pts

1979 350cc P8 · 34 pts

1980 350cc P1 · 63 pts

1981 350cc P2 · 52 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, 1975–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

1976	Nürburgring	3 +10
1977	Imola	6 +5
1977	Paul Ricard	1 +15
1977	Opatija	8 +3
1977	Assen	7 +4
1977	Spa	10 +1
1977	Anderstorp	3 +10
1977	Brno	7 +4
1978	Jarama	5 +6
1978	Nogaro	4 +8
1978	Mugello	DNF
1978	Spa	11
1978	Karlskoga	4 +8
1978	Imatra	10 +1
1978	Silverstone	DNF
1978	Nürburgring	6 +5
1978	Brno	5 +6
1978	Rijeka	5 +6
1979	Hockenheim	4 +8
1979	Brno	DNF

1975	Salzburgring	2 +12
1975	Assen	10 +1
1976	Imatra	7 +4
1977	Jarama	6 +5
1977	Paul Ricard	2 +12
1977	Opatija	2 +12
1977	Assen	6 +5
1977	Anderstorp	4 +8
1977	Imatra	3 +10
1977	Brno	9 +2
1978	Salzburgring	4 +8
1978	Nogaro	3 +10
1978	Assen	3 +10
1978	Karlskoga	4 +8
1978	Imatra	5 +6
1978	Nürburgring	4 +8
1978	Brno	4 +8
1978	Rijeka	5 +6
1979	San Carlos	5 +6
1979	Salzburgring	2 +12
1979	Hockenheim	1 +15
1979	Jarama	DNF
1979	Imatra	DNF
1979	Silverstone	10 +1
1979	Le Mans	DNF
1980	Paul Ricard	1 +15
1980	Assen	1 +15
1980	Silverstone	2 +12
1980	Brno	10 +1
1980	Nürburgring	1 +15
1981	Buenos Aires	1 +15
1981	Salzburgring	3 +10
1981	Monza	1 +15
1981	Rijeka	2 +12

1976	Isle of Man		6 +5
1978	Jarama		DNF
1978	Salzburgring		DNF
1979	Salzburgring		DNF
1981	Salzburgring		DNF
1982	Salzburgring		12
1982	Silverstone	grid 10	13
1982	Hockenheim	grid 15	10 +1
1983	Kyalami	grid 25	17
1983	Le Mans	grid 31	19
1983	Assen	grid 32	DNF
1983	Imola	grid 27	24