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

Riders

Francesco Villa

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Nationality
Italy Italy

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Monza in 1958.

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In 125cc (1958–1967): 5 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Monza 1958 (125cc).

In all, 5 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

15101520251958196019621964196619681958 125cc: P10 / 4 pts / 0 wins1959 125cc: P12 / 3 pts / 0 wins1962 125cc: P28 / 1 pts / 0 wins1966 125cc: P14 / 2 pts / 0 wins1967 125cc: P24 / 2 pts / 0 wins1969 125cc: P18 / 10 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Teams in years without official results: 1977 250cc / 1969 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1958–1969 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1958–1969
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate33.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

22 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1966–1966
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1958–1969 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1958. Of the 21 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 7 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza125cc 1avg P3.0
Imola125cc 1avg P3.0
Hockenheim125cc 1avg P4.0
Montjuïc125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P5.3

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.

125cc 6 races · 1958–1969

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P3.0
Imola1 racesavg P3.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0
Montjuïc3 racesavg P5.3

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

250cc 1 races · 1966

250cc: 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, 1958–1969 (the rider's racing years)

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, 1958–1969 (the rider's racing years)

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