CREATE TABLE table_204_780 (id NUMBER, "year" NUMBER, "competition" CLOB, "venue" CLOB, "position" CLOB, "notes" CLOB)

what year was his last race ?
SELECT "year" FROM table_204_780 ORDER BY "year" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "year" FROM "table_204_780" ORDER BY "year" DESC FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY