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

Riders

Rainer Scheidhauer

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: Seel

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Brno in 1978.

In 50cc (1978–1983): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1984–1989): 14 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 24 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: 1988 80cc (POR)

Season by season

50cc80cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1978–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1978–1983

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.1

55 pts · Poles 0

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

80cc1984–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.4

9 pts · Poles 0

5 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, 1978–1989 (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 1978. Of the 87 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
10 races together: ahead 2, behind 7, both out 1
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
36 races together: ahead 3, behind 31, both out 2
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
20 races together: ahead 4, behind 13, both out 3
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
15 races together: ahead 0, behind 14, both out 1

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 40 races · 50cc / 80cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Jarama (average P7.7, 3 races)

Monza50cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P4.0

Brno50cc 1avg P5.0

Mugello50cc 1avg P7.0

Jarama50cc 1 · 80cc 2avg P7.7

Le Mans50cc 2avg P8.0

Imola50cc 2avg P10.0

Assen50cc 3 · 80cc 2avg P10.6

Hockenheim50cc 3 · 80cc 3avg P10.8

Rijeka50cc 4 · 80cc 1avg P11.3

Silverstone80cc 1avg P12.0

Nürburgring50cc 2 · 80cc 3avg P14.0

Salzburgring80cc 2avg P16.0

Jerez80cc 1avg P20.0

Misano50cc 1 · 80cc 3—

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.

80cc 19 races · 1984–1989

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	8.0 → 21.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	21.0 → 21.5	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 80cc, best at Hockenheim (average P15.0, 3 races)

Jarama2 racesavg P8.5

Silverstone1 racesavg P12.0

Assen2 racesavg P13.5

Hockenheim3 racesavg P15.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P15.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P16.0

Jerez1 racesavg P20.0

Nürburgring3 racesavg P21.0

Misano3 races—

Monza1 races—

80cc: no track-condition records.

50cc 21 races · 1978–1983

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Hockenheim (average P6.5, 3 races)

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

Brno1 racesavg P5.0

Jarama1 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P6.5

Mugello1 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P8.0

Assen3 racesavg P8.7

Rijeka4 racesavg P10.0

Imola2 racesavg P10.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P10.5

Misano1 races—

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1978–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Every race

72.1%Start rate (31/43)

4Longest run of absences (races)

12Longest run of starts (races)

14.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1979 50cc P11 · 17 pts

1980〜1981 no Grand Prix starts

1982 50cc P12 · 10 pts

1983 50cc P11 · 17 pts

1984 80cc P15 · 5 pts

1985 no Grand Prix starts

1986 80cc P19 · 4 pts

1987〜1988 no Grand Prix starts

1989 80cc

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, 1978–1989 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1978	Nürburgring	9 +2
1978	Brno	5 +6
1978	Rijeka	9 +2
1979	Hockenheim	5 +6
1979	Imola	DNF
1979	Jarama	6 +5
1979	Rijeka	DNF
1979	Le Mans	5 +6
1980	Nürburgring	12
1981	Rijeka	15
1981	Assen	10 +1
1982	Misano	DNF
1982	Assen	8 +3
1982	Mugello	7 +4
1982	Hockenheim	8 +3
1983	Le Mans	11
1983	Monza	4 +8
1983	Hockenheim	DNF
1983	Rijeka	6 +5
1983	Assen	8 +3
1983	Imola	10 +1

1984	Misano		DNF
1984	Jarama		6 +5
1984	Salzburgring		DNF
1984	Nürburgring		DNF
1986	Jarama		11
1986	Monza		DNF
1986	Nürburgring		DNF
1986	Salzburgring		16
1986	Rijeka		15
1986	Assen		16
1986	Silverstone		12
1986	Misano		DNF
1986	Hockenheim		7 +4
1987	Hockenheim		DNF
1987	Assen		11
1988	Nürburgring	grid 8	21
1989	Jerez	grid 21	20
1989	Misano	grid 20	DNF
1989	Hockenheim	grid 22	23