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

Riders

Angel Nieto Jr.

Nationality: Spain
Number: 29
Born: November 19, 1976(age 49)
Birthplace: Madrid

Photos (19)

1999
At this race · Brundle · Public domain
2001
Brundle · Public domain
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2017
cristina cifuentes · CC BY 2.0
2017
cristina cifuentes · CC BY 2.0
2017
cristina cifuentes · CC BY 2.0
2018
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2018
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2018
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2018
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2018
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0
2018
Diario de Madrid · CC BY 4.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Brno in 1995.

In 125cc (1995–2001): 72 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 72 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, 1995–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1995–2001

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.5

171 pts · Poles 0

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

1995	Brno	grid 30	DNF
1996	Shah Alam	grid 29	DNF
1996	Sentul	grid 29	DNF
1996	Jerez	grid 31	DNF
1996	Mugello	grid 33	DNF
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 26	20
1996	Assen	grid 26	DNF
1996	Nürburgring	grid 24	22
1996	Donington	grid 32	21
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 28	21
1996	Brno	grid 28	21
1996	Imola	grid 26	19
1996	Catalunya	grid 23	16
1997	Shah Alam	grid 24	19
1997	Suzuka	grid 31	22
1997	Jerez	grid 26	24
1997	Mugello	grid 29	23
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 21	16
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 22	15 +1
1997	Assen	grid 23	16
1997	Imola	grid 23	14 +2
1997	Nürburgring		11 +5
1997	Rio	grid 22	DNF
1997	Donington		19
1997	Brno	grid 16	DNF
1997	Catalunya	grid 19	DNF
1997	Sentul	grid 24	16
1997	Phillip Island	grid 22	17
1998	Suzuka	grid 16	13 +3
1998	Johor	grid 14	8 +8
1998	Jerez	grid 24	13 +3
1998	Mugello	grid 17	DNF
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 19	DNF
1998	Jarama	grid 16	6 +10
1998	Assen	grid 20	17
1998	Donington	grid 14	12 +4
1998	Sachsenring	grid 16	10 +6
1998	Brno	grid 20	12 +4
1998	Imola	grid 21	DNF
1998	Catalunya	grid 22	18
1998	Phillip Island	grid 20	13 +3
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 23	DNF
1999	Sepang	grid 5	14 +2
1999	Motegi	grid 14	11 +5
1999	Jerez	grid 20	16
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 18	12 +4
1999	Mugello	grid 19	17
1999	Catalunya	grid 20	DNF
1999	Donington	grid 23	17
1999	Sachsenring	grid 25	20
1999	Brno	grid 22	16
1999	Imola	grid 27	DNF
1999	Valencia	grid 19	15 +1
1999	Phillip Island	grid 14	18
1999	Welkom	grid 18	13 +3
1999	Rio	grid 19	15 +1
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 19	DNF
2000	Welkom		13 +3
2000	Sepang	grid 16	12 +4
2000	Suzuka	grid 16	DNF
2000	Jerez	grid 16	11 +5
2000	Le Mans	grid 26	16
2000	Mugello	grid 24	16
2000	Catalunya	grid 23	9 +7
2000	Assen	grid 16	10 +6
2000	Donington	grid 11	15
2000	Sachsenring	grid 10	9 +7
2000	Brno	grid 6	DNF
2000	Estoril	grid 13	9 +7
2000	Valencia	grid 7	17
2000	Rio		Did not start
2000	Motegi	grid 11	10 +6
2000	Phillip Island	grid 16	11 +5
2001	Suzuka	grid 11	11 +5
2001	Welkom	grid 5	5 +11
2001	Jerez	grid 20	5 +11
2001	Le Mans	grid 9	10 +6
2001	Mugello	grid 10	6 +10
2001	Catalunya	grid 23	12 +4
2001	Assen	grid 14	DNF
2001	Donington	grid 12	DNF
2001	Sachsenring	grid 13	13 +3
2001	Brno	grid 14	19
2001	Estoril	grid 25	DNF
2001	Valencia	grid 15	16
2001	Motegi	grid 21	13 +3
2001	Phillip Island	grid 10	13 +3
2001	Sepang	grid 6	DNF
2001	Rio	grid 22	DNF

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1995–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1995. Of the 61 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
27 races together: ahead 4, behind 22, both out 1
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
27 races together: ahead 3, behind 21, both out 3
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
15 races together: ahead 4, behind 9, both out 2
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
57 races together: ahead 6, behind 49, 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 88 races · 1995–2001

By grid position

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 12.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	5.5 → 9.5	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 13.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	12.5 → 12.1	0 wins / 16 races
Grid 16〜	22.4 → 15.5	0 wins / 63 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Welkom (average P10.3, 3 races)

Jarama1 racesavg P6.0

Johor1 racesavg P8.0

Estoril2 racesavg P9.0

Welkom3 racesavg P10.3

Motegi3 racesavg P11.3

Sachsenring4 racesavg P13.0

Sepang3 racesavg P13.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P13.0

Catalunya6 racesavg P13.8

Jerez6 racesavg P13.8

Assen5 racesavg P14.3

Phillip Island5 racesavg P14.4

Rio3 racesavg P15.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P15.3

Mugello6 racesavg P15.5

Paul Ricard4 racesavg P15.7

Valencia3 racesavg P16.0

Sentul2 racesavg P16.0

Imola4 racesavg P16.5

Nürburgring2 racesavg P16.5

Donington6 racesavg P16.8

Brno7 racesavg P17.0

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P18.5

Shah Alam2 racesavg P19.0

Buenos Aires2 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1995–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)29 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 4,699 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,669 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 198,494 miles
8.0× around the Earth · at least 18.1 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

94.6%Start rate (87/92)

2Longest run of absences (races)

35Longest run of starts (races)

3.6Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1996 125cc

1997 125cc P26 · 8 pts

1998 125cc P19 · 41 pts

1999 125cc P22 · 16 pts

2000 125cc P16 · 50 pts

2001 125cc P16 · 56 pts

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, 1995–2001 (the rider's racing years)