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

Riders

Terry Shepherd

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Norton

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Hockenheim in 1957.

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In 500cc (1957): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1958): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Hedemora 1958 (500cc).

In all, 7 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: 1958 500cc (TT) / 1959 350cc (TT)

Season by season

500cc350cc ★ Champion

1510151957195819591958 500cc: P14 / 4 pts / 0 wins1959 500cc: P9 / 5 pts / 0 wins500cc1958 350cc: P9 / 7 pts / 0 wins1959 350cc: P17 / 1 pts / 0 wins350cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1957–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

350cc1958–1959
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

8 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1957–1959
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate16.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.8

13 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, 1957–1959 (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 1957. Of the 24 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 · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hedemora500cc 1avg P3.0
Isle of Man350cc 1avg P4.0
Ulster500cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P4.3
Hockenheim500cc 1avg P5.0
Clermont-Ferrand500cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.5
Monza500cc 1avg P6.0

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 6 races · 1957–1959

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hedemora1 racesavg P3.0
Ulster2 racesavg P5.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P5.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P5.0
Monza1 racesavg P6.0

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

350cc 3 races · 1958–1959

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P3.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P4.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P6.0

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1957–1959 (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
1957 500cc

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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, 1957–1959 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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