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

Riders

Rudolf Thalhammer

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Nationality
Austria Austria

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Isle of Man in 1959.

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In 250cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1961): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1961 (350cc).

In all, 3 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)

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: 1961 350cc (TT) / 1966 500cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

151015195919601961196219631964196519661959 250cc: P17 / 1 pts / 0 wins250cc1961 350cc: P7 / 7 pts / 0 wins350cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1959–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1959–1960
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

1 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1961–1961
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.3

7 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1961–1966
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.0

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, 1959–1966 (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 1959. Of the 26 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 · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.0
Kristianstad500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.5
Isle of Man250cc 1avg P6.0
Brno500cc 1avg P8.0
Spa250cc 1avg P8.0
Assen350cc 1avg P9.0
Monza500cc 1avg P9.0

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.

500cc 4 races · 1961–1966

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Kristianstad1 racesavg P7.0
Brno1 racesavg P8.0
Monza1 racesavg P9.0
Hockenheim1 races—

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

350cc 3 races · 1961

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0
Kristianstad1 racesavg P4.0
Assen1 racesavg P9.0

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

250cc 2 races · 1959–1960

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P6.0
Spa1 racesavg P8.0

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, 1959–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

50%Start rate (3/6)
3Longest run of absences (races)
2Longest run of starts (races)
6Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1961 350cc P7 · 7 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, 1959–1966 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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