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

Riders

Ron Langston

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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 500cc at Isle of Man in 1961.

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In 500cc (1961): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 4 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1961 350cc (TT)

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

151015196119621961 500cc: P8 / 7 pts / 0 wins1962 500cc: P19 / 3 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1961–1962 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

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

2 pts · Poles 0

500cc1961–1962
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.5

10 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1961–1962 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1961. Of the 50 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 5 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster500cc 2avg P4.0
Spa500cc 1avg P5.0
Isle of Man500cc 1avg P5.0
Kristianstad350cc 1avg P5.0

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 · 1961–1962

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster2 racesavg P4.0
Spa1 racesavg P5.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P5.0

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

350cc 1 races · 1961

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

350cc: 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, 1961–1962 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Every race

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1961–1962 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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