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

Riders

Matti Kinnunen

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Nationality: Finland
Number: 32

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Montjuïc in 1974.

In 125cc (1974–1982): 16 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 16 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1973–1982

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate3.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.1

67 pts · Poles 0

16 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, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1973. Of the 107 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
22 races together: ahead 4, behind 17, both out 1
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
16 races together: ahead 4, behind 10, both out 2
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
23 races together: ahead 5, behind 18, both out 0
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
22 races together: ahead 6, behind 14, both out 2

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)

125cc 32 races · 1973–1982

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Imatra (average P7.7, 3 races)

Nogaro2 racesavg P6.0

Opatija2 racesavg P7.0

Imatra3 racesavg P7.7

Karlskoga1 racesavg P8.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P8.0

Rijeka4 racesavg P8.3

Assen4 racesavg P9.0

Brno2 racesavg P9.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P9.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P10.0

Mugello1 racesavg P10.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P10.0

Spa2 racesavg P12.0

Jarama3 racesavg P12.5

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P14.0

Le Mans1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)5 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 309 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 111 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,478 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 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

50%Start rate (6/12)

3Longest run of absences (races)

3Longest run of starts (races)

10.5Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1978 125cc P12 · 18 pts

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? 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, 1973–1982 (the rider's racing years)

1973	Imatra	12
1974	Salzburgring	11
1974	Montjuïc	8 +3
1975	Paul Ricard	14
1975	Brno	9 +2
1975	Opatija	8 +3
1976	Mugello	10 +1
1976	Anderstorp	9 +2
1976	Imatra	9 +2
1977	Salzburgring	11
1977	Hockenheim	10 +1
1977	Jarama	DNF
1977	Opatija	6 +5
1977	Assen	10 +1
1978	Salzburgring	8 +3
1978	Nogaro	7 +4
1978	Assen	8 +3
1978	Spa	10 +1
1978	Karlskoga	8 +3
1978	Rijeka	7 +4
1979	Jarama	9 +2
1979	Rijeka	6 +5
1979	Assen	DNF
1979	Imatra	2 +12
1979	Le Mans	DNF
1980	Jarama	16
1980	Rijeka	9 +2
1980	Assen	9 +2
1982	Nogaro	5 +6
1982	Spa	14
1982	Rijeka	11
1982	Brno	DNF