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

Riders

Paolo Ferretti

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Nationality: Italy
Bike: Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Imola in 1979.

In 125cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1980–1981): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1982–1983): 5 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1983): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1983–1985): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Rijeka 1982 (250cc).

In all, 28 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 2 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125cc250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1979–1985 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1979–1979

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.0

2 pts · Poles 0

250cc1980–1983

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate8.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.5

57 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1981–1981

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.0

2 pts · Poles 0

500cc1983–1985

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P19.3

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, 1979–1985 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1979. Of the 100 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
20 races together: ahead 0, behind 19, both out 1
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
15 races together: ahead 0, behind 14, both out 1
Freddie Spencer 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 0, behind 11, both out 1
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
15 races together: ahead 3, behind 11, both out 1

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 41 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Rijeka (average P6.5, 3 races)

Misano250cc 1avg P6.0

Rijeka250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P6.5

Brno250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P8.0

Imatra250cc 2avg P8.0

Paul Ricard250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P9.0

Hockenheim250cc 3 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P11.3

Anderstorp500cc 1avg P13.0

Imola125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P13.5

Assen250cc 2avg P15.0

Spa250cc 4avg P15.8

Mugello250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P16.0

Silverstone250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P17.0

Salzburgring500cc 2avg P18.0

Kyalami250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P19.0

Jarama250cc 1avg P19.0

Le Mans500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P20.0

Monza500cc 1avg P20.0

Nürburgring500cc 1avg P21.0

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 15 races · 1983–1985

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rijeka1 racesavg P11.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P13.0

Mugello2 racesavg P16.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P18.0

Imola1 racesavg P18.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P20.0

Monza1 racesavg P20.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P21.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P27.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P29.0

Paul Ricard1 races—

Le Mans1 races—

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

250cc 23 races · 1980–1983

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Hockenheim (average P3.0, 3 races)

Rijeka2 racesavg P2.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P3.0

Brno1 racesavg P6.0

Misano1 racesavg P6.0

Imatra2 racesavg P8.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P9.0

Silverstone3 racesavg P12.0

Assen2 racesavg P15.0

Spa4 racesavg P15.8

Kyalami1 racesavg P18.0

Jarama1 racesavg P19.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P20.0

Mugello1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

350cc 2 races · 1981

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P10.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P10.0

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

125cc 1 races · 1979

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1979–1985 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)20 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,473 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 480 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 5,418 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.6 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

55.3%Start rate (26/47)

5Longest run of absences (races)

4Longest run of starts (races)

36.4Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1981 250cc P14 · 16 pts

1982 250cc P7 · 34 pts

1983 250cc

1984 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, 1979–1985 (the rider's racing years)

1980	Misano	6 +5
1980	Paul Ricard	9 +2
1980	Spa	15
1980	Silverstone	17
1981	Hockenheim	4 +8
1981	Jarama	19
1981	Spa	18
1981	Silverstone	DNF
1981	Imatra	8 +3
1981	Brno	6 +5
1982	Assen	DNF
1982	Spa	5 +6
1982	Rijeka	2 +12
1982	Silverstone	7 +4
1982	Imatra	DNF
1982	Mugello	DNF
1982	Hockenheim	2 +12
1983	Kyalami	18
1983	Le Mans	20
1983	Hockenheim	DNF
1983	Rijeka	DNF
1983	Assen	15
1983	Spa	25

1983	Le Mans	grid 28	DNF
1983	Monza	grid 29	20
1983	Hockenheim	grid 27	29
1983	Salzburgring	grid 29	DNF
1983	Imola	grid 31	18
1984	Salzburgring		18
1984	Nürburgring	grid 27	21
1984	Paul Ricard	grid 30	DNF
1984	Rijeka	grid 19	11
1984	Silverstone	grid 28	27
1984	Anderstorp	grid 23	13
1984	Mugello	grid 17	16
1985	Kyalami	grid 20	20
1985	Hockenheim		DNF
1985	Mugello	grid 27	DNF