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

Riders

Herve Guilleux

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Nationality: France
Born: February 15, 1956(age 70)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Le Mans in 1979.

In 500cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981–1984): 11 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums. In 500cc (1987): 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Kyalami 1983 (250cc). First win: Jarama 1983 (250cc).

In all, 19 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 4 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 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

350cc500cc250cc ★ Champion

The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine

Scope: official results DB, 1979–1987 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1981–1984

Win rate4.5%

Podium rate18.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.9

73 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1979–1980

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.5

8 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1979–1987

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P18.2

0 pts · Poles 0

2 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, 1979–1987 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1979. Of the 102 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
14 races together: ahead 1, behind 13, both out 0
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
21 races together: ahead 4, behind 17, both out 0
Sito Pons 2 world titles
14 races together: ahead 5, behind 6, both out 3

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 35 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Jarama (average P1.0, 4 races)

Jarama250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P1.0

Anderstorp250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P2.0

Kyalami250cc 2avg P3.0

Buenos Aires250cc 1avg P4.0

Spa250cc 2avg P5.0

Monza250cc 1avg P6.0

Le Mans350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P8.5

Paul Ricard500cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P9.0

Assen350cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P12.0

Hockenheim250cc 1avg P12.0

Salzburgring250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P13.0

Nürburgring250cc 1avg P14.0

Donington500cc 1avg P18.0

Rijeka250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P20.0

Brno350cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 1—

Silverstone250cc 2—

Misano250cc 1—

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 10 races · 1979–1987

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans2 racesavg P13.0

Donington1 racesavg P18.0

Assen1 racesavg P20.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P20.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P20.0

Paul Ricard1 races—

Jarama1 races—

Brno1 races—

Anderstorp1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

250cc 22 races · 1981–1984

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama3 racesavg P1.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P2.0

Kyalami2 racesavg P3.0

Assen1 racesavg P3.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P4.0

Spa2 racesavg P5.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P6.0

Monza1 racesavg P6.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P9.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P12.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P14.0

Silverstone2 races—

Brno1 races—

Misano1 races—

Rijeka1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

350cc 3 races · 1979–1980

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans1 racesavg P4.0

Assen1 racesavg P13.0

Brno1 races—

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, 1979–1987 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)14 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 950 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 337 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 6,471 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 0.8 days

From 1949. Every session in the seasons with the lap analysis documents, races only before. Tests not included. Laps × that year's lap length.A minimum, calculated from straight-line distances between circuits. Connections, tests and trips home are not included, so the real figures are longer.

Every race

60%Start rate (30/50)

10Longest run of absences (races)

15Longest run of starts (races)

30Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1981 250cc P20 · 10 pts

1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 250cc P4 · 63 pts

1984 250cc

1985〜1986 no Grand Prix starts

1987 500cc

Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points

? 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, 1979–1987 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1981	Buenos Aires		4 +8
1981	Paul Ricard		9 +2
1981	Jarama		DNF
1981	Spa		DNF
1981	Silverstone		DNF
1981	Brno		DNF
1983	Kyalami		3 +10
1983	Monza		6 +5
1983	Hockenheim		12
1983	Jarama	grid 2	1 +15
1983	Salzburgring		6 +5
1983	Rijeka		DNF
1983	Assen		3 +10
1983	Spa		5 +6
1983	Silverstone		DNF
1983	Anderstorp		2 +12
1984	Kyalami		DNF
1984	Misano		DNF
1984	Jarama		DNF
1984	Salzburgring		DNF
1984	Nürburgring		14
1984	Paul Ricard		DNF

1979	Le Mans		13
1981	Paul Ricard		DNF
1987	Salzburgring	grid 23	20
1987	Rijeka	grid 25	20
1987	Assen	grid 21	20
1987	Le Mans	grid 19	DNF
1987	Donington	grid 25	18
1987	Anderstorp	grid 19	DNF
1987	Brno	grid 26	DNF
1987	Jarama	grid 25	DNF