Ralf Waldmann

Ralf Waldmann
File:Ralf Waldmann 1992 Japanese GP.jpg
Nationality	German
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 (born July 14, 1966 in Hagen, West Germany) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

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.

Complete Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1969 to 1987:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1988 to 1992:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1993 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

(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	Points	Rank	Wins
1986	80cc	Rieju	ESP -	NAT -	GER -	AUT -	YUG -	NED -	GBR -	SWE -	RSM -	BWU NC							0	-	0
1987	80cc	ELK	ESP -	GER 10	NAT -	AUT 12	YUG -	NED 19	GBR -	CZE NC	RSM -	POR -							1	28th	0
1988	80cc	Seel	ESP -	EXP -	NAT -	GER NC	NED -	YUG -	CZE -										0	-	0
1989	80cc	Seel			ESP 8	NAT 14	GER 7	YUG NC	NED 11					CZE 19					23	14th	0
	125cc	Seel	JPN -	AUS -	ESP -	NAT -	GER -	AUT -	NED -	BEL -	FRA -	GBR NC	SWE NC	CZE NC					0	-	0
1990	125cc	JJ Cobas	JPN -	ESP NC	NAT 25	GER 11	AUT 16	YUG 4	NED NC	BEL NC	FRA NC	GBR 15	SWE 23	CZE NC	HUN NC	AUS NC			19	23rd	0
1991	125cc	Honda	JPN 7	AUS 5	ESP 7	ITA 9	GER 1	AUT 2	EUR 6	NED 1	FRA 2	GBR NC	RSM 4	CZE 8	MAL -				141	3rd	2
1992	125cc	Honda	JPN 1	AUS 1	MAL 3	ESP 1	ITA NC	EUR 12	GER 3	NED 9	HUN 2	FRA 10	GBR 7	BRA 15	RSA 6				112	3rd	3
1993	125cc	Honda	AUS NC	MAL 5	JPN 6	ESP 2	AUT 9	GER 5	NED NC	EUR 2	RSM 4	GBR 3	CZE NC	ITA 5	USA 3	FIM 1			160	4th	1
1994	250cc	Honda	AUS 7	MAL 6	JPN NC	ESP 4	AUT 5	GER 6	NED 4	ITA 1	FRA 4	GBR 7	CZE 2	USA 10	ARG 8	EUR 7			156	5th	1
1995	250cc	Honda	AUS 1	MAL 4	JPN 1	ESP 5	GER NC	ITA 4	NED 2	FRA 1	GBR 3	CZE 3	BRA 4	ARG 6	EUR 3				203	3rd	3
1996	250cc	Honda	MAL -	INA 3	JPN 8	ESP 3	ITA 3	FRA 2	NED 1	GER 1	GBR 2	AUT 1	CZE 3	IMO 1	CAT 3	BRA 2	AUS 2		268	2nd	4
1997	250cc	Honda	MAL 4	JPN 5	ESP 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		248	2nd	4
1998	500cc	Modenas	JPN NC	MAL 9	ESP 10	ITA 11	FRA 12	MAD 10	NED -	GBR -	GER 7	CZE 13	IMO 15	CAT 12	AUS NC	ARG 15			46	14th	0
1999	250cc	Aprilia	MAL -	JPN -	ESP 6	FRA 4	ITA 2	CAT NC	NED 6	GBR 8	GER 3	CZE 2	IMO 7	VAL NC	AUS 5	RSA NC	BRA 7	ARG 11	131	6th	0
2000	250cc	Aprilia	RSA 7	MAL 4	JPN NC	ESP 1	FRA 8	ITA NC	CAT 7	NED 24	GBR 1	GER 8	CZE 5	POR NC	VAL 13	BRA 6	PAC 7	AUS 4	143	7th	2
2002	250cc	Aprilia	JPN -	RSA -	ESP -	FRA -	ITA -	CAT -	NED 11	GBR -	GER 9	CZE 11	POR -	BRA -	PAC -	MAL -	AUS -	VAL -	17	19th	0
2009	250cc	Aprilia	QAT -	JPN -	ESP -	FRA -	ITA -	CAT -	NED -	GER -	GBR Ret	CZE -	IND -	RSM -	POR -	AUS -	MAL -	VAL -	0	-	0