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

Riders

Michel Galbit

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Nationality
France France
Bike
Yamaha

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Imatra in 1980.

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In 125cc (1980–1981): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1985): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 4 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

125cc250cc ★ Champion

1510152019791980198119821983198419851980 125cc: P21 / 6 pts / 0 wins1981 125cc: P24 / 5 pts / 0 wins125cc

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

Totals

125cc1979–1981
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.8

11 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1982–1985
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P19.0

0 pts · Poles 0

5 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 102 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

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 12 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P6.0
Silverstone125cc 2avg P8.0
Monza125cc 1avg P13.0
Jarama250cc 1avg P14.0
Salzburgring250cc 1avg P20.0
Anderstorp250cc 1avg P20.0
Rijeka250cc 1avg P22.0
Paul Ricard250cc 1—
Le Mans125cc 1—
Hockenheim250cc 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.

250cc 7 races · 1982–1985

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P14.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P20.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P20.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P22.0
Paul Ricard1 races—
Hockenheim1 races—
Imatra1 races—

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

125cc 5 races · 1979–1981

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra1 racesavg P6.0
Silverstone2 racesavg P8.0
Monza1 racesavg P13.0
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, 1979–1985 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)4 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 256 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 99 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 290 miles
0.0× around the Earth · at least 0.0 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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)

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