Michael Rudroff

{{Infobox motorcycle rider

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|name = Michael Rudroff

|nationality = German

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|12|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

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| 500 Active years = {{MGP|1987}}–{{MGP|1989}}, {{MGP|1991}}–{{MGP|1993}}, {{MGP|1996}}

| 500 Manufacturers = Honda, Harris Yamaha, Suzuki

| 500 Race Starts = 53

| 500 Race Wins = 0

| 500 Podiums = 1

| 500 Poles = 0

| 500 Fastest laps = 0

| 500 Total Points = 67

| SBK Active years = {{SBK|1990}}, {{SBK|1995}}, {{SBK|1997}}

| SBK Manufacturers = Bimota, Ducati, Suzuki

| SBK Championships =

| SBK Race Starts = 10

| SBK Race Wins = 0

| SBK Podiums = 0

| SBK Poles = 0

| SBK Fastest laps = 0

| SBK Total Points = 7

| SBK Last season = 1997

| SBK Last position = NC (0 pts)

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Michael Rudroff (born 28 December 1960) is a German former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.

Rudolf competed in his first Grand Prix in 1987, and made one podium; coming third in the 1989 Nations Grand Prix. His career ranged from 1987 until 1996, where he started in 53 races, though he never started from pole position.{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/profiles/Michael+Rudroff|title=Rider Profile: Michael Rudroff|publisher=MotoGP.com|accessdate=2009-09-14}}

Career

Rudroff, riding a Honda bike, appeared in two Grand Prix in 1987, the West Germany Grand Prix and the Austrian Grand Prix where he qualified in positions 38 and 26 but did not compete in the final race. He raced in the West German, Dutch TT and Yugoslavian Grand Prix in 1988, completing 28 laps in the first and coming in at 15th having started at 24th, completing 20 laps and coming in at 19th having started in 31st, and failing to qualify for the race in Yugoslavia.

1989 saw regular appearances for Rudroff, racing in the Australian Grand Prix where he came 15th from a starting position of 21, followed by the United States Grand Prix where he came 15th one more having started again at 21. Following the Spanish Grand Prix, where he came 20th having begun at 23, he raced in the Nations Grand Prix. He began at 24, and finished 3rd in 59 minutes, 53.630 seconds over 33 laps. This was the only podium in his career. He raced in West Germany, Austria, Yugoslavia, Netherlands and the Czechoslovak Grand Prix later that year. He ended the season with 18 championship points.

Rudolf competed in three rounds of the 1990 Superbike World Championship aboard a Bimota.{{cite web |url=http://www.wsb-archives.co.uk/profiles/rider-profile.php?riderID=459 |title=Michael Rudolf WSBK Rider Profile |publisher=wsb-archives.co.uk |accessdate=25 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322154731/http://www.wsb-archives.co.uk/profiles/rider-profile.php?riderID=459 |archive-date=22 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} He returned to Grand Prix competition in 1991, where he competed in 10 races, and one other race in which he was not classified. This included a season-best 11th in the Australian Grand Prix, and he enjoyed a career-best 26 championship points. He made 13 more starts in 1992, now on a Harris Yamaha, but only returned three points despite coming 8th at the British Grand Prix. In 1993 he made 14 appearances again on the Yamaha, returning 17 points despite falling out of the Australian Grand Prix and of the Japanese Grand Prix in the first lap. He was not seen again on the race track until 1996, where he raced once in the German Grand Prix on a Suzuki bike and fell at the first lap.

Career statistics

=Grand Prix motorcycle racing=

==Races by year==

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" ! Year ! Class ! Bike ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Championship position}} ! Pts
1987 ! 500cc ! Honda \| JPN \| SPA \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| GER Ret \| NAT \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| AUT Ret \| YUG \| NED \| FRA \| GBR \| SWE \| TCH \| RSM \| POR \| BRA \| ARG ! NC ! 0
1988 ! 500cc ! Honda \| JPN \| USA \| SPA \| EXP \| NAT \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GER 15 \| AUT \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| NED 19 \| BEL \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| YUG Ret \| FRA \| GBR \| SWE \| TCH \| BRA ! 37th ! 1
1989 ! 500cc ! Honda \| JPN \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| AUS 15 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| USA 15 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SPA 20 \|style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| NAT 3 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| GER 21 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| AUT 19 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| YUG 15 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| NED 17 \| BEL \| FRA \| GBR \| SWE \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| TCH 20 \| BRA ! 20th ! 18
1991 ! 500cc ! Honda \| JPN \| AUS \| USA \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| SPA 15 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| ITA 15 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GER 12 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| AUT 11 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| EUR 14 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| NED 14 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| FRA 14 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GBR 13 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| RSM 14 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| TCH 12 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| VDM Ret \| MAL ! 18th ! 26
1992 ! 500cc ! Harris-Yamaha \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| JPN 15 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| AUS 18 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| MAL 14 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SPA 16 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| ITA 16 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| EUR 18 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| GER 14 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| NED 11 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| HUN 16 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| FRA 14 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GBR 8 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| BRA 15 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| RSA 19 \| \| ! 21st ! 3
1993 ! 500cc ! Harris-Yamaha \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| AUS Ret \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| MAL 17 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| JPN Ret \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| SPA Ret \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| AUT 17 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GER 13 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| NED 12 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| EUR 17 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| RSM Ret \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GBR 10 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| CZE 13 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| ITA 15 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| USA 18 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| FIM Ret \| ! 21st ! 17
1996 ! 500cc ! Suzuki \| MAL \| INA \| JPN \| SPA \| ITA \| FRA \| NED \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| GER Ret \| GBR \| AUT \| CZE \| IMO \| CAT \| BRA \| AUS ! NC ! 0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"

! Year

! Class

! Bike

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

1987

! 500cc

! Honda

| JPN

| SPA

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

| NAT

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUT
Ret

| YUG

| NED

| FRA

| GBR

| SWE

| TCH

| RSM

| POR

| BRA

| ARG

! NC

! 0

1988

! 500cc

! Honda

| JPN

| USA

| SPA

| EXP

| NAT

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
15

| AUT

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
19

| BEL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| YUG
Ret

| FRA

| GBR

| SWE

| TCH

| BRA

! 37th

! 1

1989

! 500cc

! Honda

| JPN

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| USA
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
20

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NAT
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUT
19

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| YUG
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
17

| BEL

| FRA

| GBR

| SWE

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TCH
20

| BRA

! 20th

! 18

1991

! 500cc

! Honda

| JPN

| AUS

| USA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
15

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT
11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| EUR
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| FRA
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RSM
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TCH
12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VDM
Ret

| MAL

! 18th

! 26

1992

! 500cc

! Harris-Yamaha

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| JPN
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAL
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR
18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| GER
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRA
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RSA
19

! 21st

! 3

1993

! 500cc

! Harris-Yamaha

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| AUS
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAL
17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| JPN
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SPA
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUT
17

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NED
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EUR
17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RSM
Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CZE
13

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| USA
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FIM
Ret

! 21st

! 17

1996

! 500cc

! Suzuki

| MAL

| INA

| JPN

| SPA

| ITA

| FRA

| NED

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

| GBR

| AUT

| CZE

| IMO

| CAT

| BRA

| AUS

! NC

! 0

=Superbike World Championship=

==Races by year==

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
valign="middle" rowspan=2\| Year !valign="middle" rowspan=2\| Make !colspan=2\| 1 !colspan=2\| 2 !colspan=2\| 3 !colspan=2\| 4 !colspan=2\| 5 !colspan=2\| 6 !colspan=2\| 7 !colspan=2\| 8 !colspan=2\| 9 !colspan=2\| 10 !colspan=2\| 11 !colspan=2\| 12 !colspan=2\| 13 !rowspan=2\| {{Tooltip\|Pos.\|Championship position}} !rowspan=2\| 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 ! R1 ! R2
1990 ! Bimota \| SPA \| SPA \| GBR \| GBR \| HUN \| HUN \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| GER 15 \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| GER Ret \| CAN \| CAN \| USA \| USA \| AUT \| AUT \| JPN \| JPN \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| FRA Ret \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| FRA 24 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| ITA 13 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| ITA 26 \| MAL \| MAL \| AUS \| AUS \| NZL \| NZL ! 66th ! 4
1995 ! Ducati \| GER \| GER \| SMR \| SMR \| GBR \| GBR \| ITA \| ITA \| SPA \| SPA \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| AUT 19 \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| AUT 13 \| USA \| USA \| EUR \| EUR \| JPN \| JPN \| NED \| NED \| INA \| INA \| AUS \| AUS \| \| ! 51st ! 3
1997 ! Suzuki \| AUS \| AUS \| SMR \| SMR \| GBR \| GBR \|style="background:#FFFFFF;"\| GER DNS \|style="background:#FFFFFF;"\| GER DNS \| ITA \| ITA \| USA \| USA \| EUR \| EUR \| AUT \| AUT \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| NED 17 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| NED 18 \| SPA \| SPA \| JPN \| JPN \| INA \| INA \| \| ! NC ! 0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

valign="middle" rowspan=2| Year

!valign="middle" rowspan=2| Make

!colspan=2| 1

!colspan=2| 2

!colspan=2| 3

!colspan=2| 4

!colspan=2| 5

!colspan=2| 6

!colspan=2| 7

!colspan=2| 8

!colspan=2| 9

!colspan=2| 10

!colspan=2| 11

!colspan=2| 12

!colspan=2| 13

!rowspan=2| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

!rowspan=2| Pts

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

! R1

! R2

1990

! Bimota

| SPA

| GBR

| HUN

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GER
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GER
Ret

| CAN

| USA

| AUT

| JPN

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| FRA
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| FRA
24

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ITA
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ITA
26

| MAL

| AUS

| NZL

! 66th

! 4

1995

! Ducati

| GER

| SMR

| GBR

| ITA

| SPA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUT
19

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUT
13

| USA

| EUR

| JPN

| NED

| INA

| AUS

! 51st

! 3

1997

! Suzuki

| AUS

| SMR

| GBR

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| GER
DNS

| ITA

| USA

| EUR

| AUT

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
18

| SPA

| JPN

| INA

! NC

! 0

References

External links

{{MotoGP.com}}
{{WorldSBK.com}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160322154731/http://www.wsb-archives.co.uk/profiles/rider-profile.php?riderID=459 World Superbike Rider Profile]

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