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Ralf Waldmann
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Nationality German
Born (1966-07-14)14 July 1966
Hagen, West Germany
Died 10 March 2018(2018-03-10) (aged 51)
Ennepetal, Germany
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years 1986 - 2002, 2009
First race 1986 80cc Baden-Württemberg Grand Prix
Last race 2009 250cc British Grand Prix
First win 1991 125cc West German Grand Prix
Last win 2000 250cc British Grand Prix
Team(s) Honda, Modenas, Aprilia
Starts Wins Podiums Poles F. laps Points
169 20 50 10 16 1668

Ralf Waldmann (14 July 1966 – 10 March 2018) was a German Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Motorcycle racing career

In 1996, Waldmann finished second to Max Biaggi in the 250cc world championship. In the 1997 season, he gave Biaggi a strong challenge, winning four races and finishing only two points behind the Italian. Kenny Roberts offered him a job for the 1998 season on a 500cc Modenas but the competition was too strong and he finished in 14th place. He returned to the 250 class the following year riding for the Aprilia team and retired from motorcycle competition after the 2002 season. Waldmann came out of semi-retirement in 2003 and signed with the new Harris WCM MotoGP team, but quit before the year began after failing to adapt to the new four-stroke Grand Prix bikes.

His final win at the British Grand Prix in 2000 is of particular note. On a drying track, he came from nearly a whole lap down to win at the final corner at the notoriously slippery Donington Park circuit.

In 2009, he joined Martin Wimmer in buying out the motorbike manufacturing company MZ, from the Hong Leong Group. He also had a brief return to Grand Prix motorcycle racing, substituting for the injured rider Vladimir Leonov at the British Grand Prix.

Death

Waldmann died on 10 March 2018 in Ennepetal, Germany of a suspected heart attack at the age of 51.

Career statistics

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

By class

Class Season 1st GP 1st Pod 1st Win Race Win Podiums Pole FLap Pts WChmp
80cc 1986–1989 1986 Baden-Württemberg 12 0 0 0 0 24 0
125cc 1988–1993 1989 Great Britain 1991 Germany 1991 Germany 55 6 15 2 6 432 0
250cc 1994–1997, 1999–2000, 2002, 2009 1994 Australia 1994 Italy 1994 Italy 90 14 35 8 10 1166 0
500cc 1998 1998 Japan 12 0 0 0 0 46 0
Total 1986–2000, 2002, 2009 169 20 50 10 16 1668 0

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Bike 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos. Pts
1986 80cc Krauser SPA NAT GER AUT YUG NED GBR RSM BWU
19		 NC 0
1987 80cc ERK SPA GER
10		 NAT AUT
12		 YUG NED
19		 GBR CZE
Ret		 RSM POR 25th 1
1988 80cc Seel SPA EXP NAT GER
17		 NED YUG CZE NC 0
125cc Rotax SPA NAT GER
DNQ		 AUT NED BEL YUG FRA GBR SWE CZE NC 0
1989 80cc Seel SPA
8		 NAT
14		 GER
7		 YUG
Ret		 NED
12		 CZE
19		 14th 23
125cc Seel JPN AUS SPA
DNQ		 NAT GER
DNQ		 AUT NED BEL
DNQ		 FRA GBR
Ret		 SWE
19		 CZE
Ret		 NC 0
1990 125cc JJ Cobas JPN SPA
Ret		 NAT
25		 GER
11		 AUT
16		 YUG
4		 NED
Ret		 BEL
Ret		 FRA
Ret		 GBR
15		 SWE
23		 CZE
Ret		 HUN
Ret		 AUS
Ret		 23rd 19
1991 125cc Honda JPN
7		 AUS
5		 SPA
7		 ITA
9		 GER
1		 AUT
2		 EUR
6		 NED
1		 FRA
2		 GBR
Ret		 RSM
4		 CZE
8		 MAL 3rd 141
1992 125cc Honda JPN
1		 AUS
1		 MAL
3		 SPA
1		 ITA
Ret		 EUR
12		 GER
3		 NED
9		 HUN
2		 FRA
10		 GBR
7		 BRA
15		 RSA
6		 3rd 112
1993 125cc Aprilia AUS
Ret		 MAL
5		 JPN
6		 SPA
2		 AUT
9		 GER
5		 NED
Ret		 EUR
2		 RSM
4		 GBR
3		 CZE
Ret		 ITA
5		 USA
3		 FIM
1		 4th 160
1994 250cc Honda AUS
7		 MAL
6		 JPN
Ret		 SPA
4		 AUT
5		 GER
6		 NED
4		 ITA
1		 FRA
4		 GBR
7		 CZE
2		 USA
10		 ARG
8		 EUR
7		 5th 156
1995 250cc Honda AUS
1		 MAL
4		 JPN
1		 SPA
5		 GER
Ret		 ITA
4		 NED
2		 FRA
1		 GBR
3		 CZE
3		 BRA
4		 ARG
6		 EUR
3		 3rd 203
1996 250cc Honda MAL
DNS		 INA
3		 JPN
8		 SPA
3		 ITA
3		 FRA
2		 NED
1		 GER
1		 GBR
2		 AUT
1		 CZE
3		 IMO
1		 CAT
3		 BRA
2		 AUS
2		 2nd 268
1997 250cc Honda MAL
4		 JPN
5		 SPA
1		 ITA
4		 AUT
2		 FRA
3		 NED
2		 IMO
4		 GER
3		 BRA
12		 GBR
1		 CZE
4		 CAT
1		 INA
7		 AUS
1		 2nd 248
1998 500cc Modenas JPN
Ret		 MAL
9		 SPA
10		 ITA
11		 FRA
12		 MAD
10		 NED
DNS		 GBR GER
7		 CZE
13		 IMO
15		 CAT
12		 AUS
Ret		 ARG
15		 14th 46
1999 250cc Aprilia MAL
DNS		 JPN SPA
6		 FRA
4		 ITA
2		 CAT
Ret		 NED
6		 GBR
8		 GER
3		 CZE
2		 IMO
7		 VAL
Ret		 AUS
5		 RSA
Ret		 BRA
7		 ARG
11		 6th 131
2000 250cc Aprilia RSA
7		 MAL
4		 JPN
Ret		 SPA
1		 FRA
8		 ITA
Ret		 CAT
7		 NED
24		 GBR
1		 GER
8		 CZE
5		 POR
Ret		 VAL
13		 BRA
6		 PAC
7		 AUS
4		 7th 143
2002 250cc Aprilia JPN RSA SPA FRA ITA CAT NED
11		 GBR GER
9		 CZE
11		 POR BRA PAC MAL AUS VAL 19th 17
2009 250cc Aprilia QAT JPN SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER GBR
Ret		 CZE IND SMR POR AUS MAL VAL NC 0
Source:

Superbike World Championship

Races by year

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2005 Honda QAT QAT AUS AUS SPA SPA ITA ITA EUR EUR SMR SMR CZE CZE GBR GBR NED NED GER
Ret		 GER
DNS		 ITA ITA FRA FRA NC 0

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