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

Riders

Max Neukirchner

Nationality: Germany
Number: 76
Team (2012 Moto2): Kiefer Racing
Bike: Chassis Kalex / Engine Honda
Born: April 20, 1983(age 43)
Birthplace: Stollberg
Height / weight: 179 cm / 68 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (4)

2007
Smudge 9000 from Faversham, England · CC BY 2.0
2011
Neuwieser from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
2011
Neuwieser from Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
2017
Eric HOUDAS · CC BY-SA 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 250cc at Sachsenring in 2001.

In 250cc (2001–2003): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In Moto2 (2011–2012): 26 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: MZ Racing Team, Kiefer Racing.

In all, 29 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)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
2011	Portuguese GP	Moto2	38
2012	Czech GP	Moto2	32

Season by season

250ccMoto2 ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2001–2012 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc2001–2003

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P17.3

1 pts · Poles 0

Moto22011–2012

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.2

51 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2012 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2001. Of the 42 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Marc Marquez 9 world titles
24 races together: ahead 4, behind 20, both out 0
Jordi Torres 2 world titles
12 races together: ahead 5, behind 6, both out 1
Johann Zarco 2 world titles
10 races together: ahead 2, behind 8, both out 0

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 29 races · 250cc / Moto2

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

MugelloMoto2 2avg P8.0

ValenciaMoto2 1avg P9.0

JerezMoto2 2avg P10.0

AssenMoto2 2avg P10.0

Le MansMoto2 2avg P11.0

AragónMoto2 1avg P13.0

CatalunyaMoto2 2avg P13.5

SilverstoneMoto2 2avg P14.5

Sachsenring250cc 3 · Moto2 2avg P17.5

MotegiMoto2 1avg P18.0

EstorilMoto2 1avg P20.0

IndianapolisMoto2 2avg P22.0

LusailMoto2 2avg P22.5

BrnoMoto2 1—

MisanoMoto2 1—

Phillip IslandMoto2 1—

SepangMoto2 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.

Moto2 26 races · 2011–2012

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry22 races0%(0 wins)

Wet4 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry22 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet4 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry22 racesavg P16.7

Wet4 racesavg P9.8

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 30.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	13.0 → 15.0	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	23.1 → 14.3	0 wins / 19 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello2 racesavg P8.0

Valencia1 racesavg P9.0

Jerez2 racesavg P10.0

Assen2 racesavg P10.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P11.0

Aragón1 racesavg P13.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P13.5

Silverstone2 racesavg P14.5

Sachsenring2 racesavg P18.0

Motegi1 racesavg P18.0

Estoril1 racesavg P20.0

Indianapolis2 racesavg P22.0

Lusail2 racesavg P22.5

Brno1 races—

Misano1 races—

Phillip Island1 races—

Sepang1 races—

Moto2: all in the Dunlop era.

250cc 3 races · 2001–2003

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2012 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 7,379 miles
0.3× around the Earth · 2,572 laps

Time on the bike: at least 81 hours (3.4 days)
Average 142.6 km/h, top 285.1 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2011–2012, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 57,008 miles
2.3× around the Earth · at least 5.3 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

76.5%Start rate (26/34)

7Longest run of absences (races)

24Longest run of starts (races)

3.5Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2011 Moto2 P20 · 42 pts

2012 Moto2 P26 · 9 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, 2001–2012 (the rider's racing years)

2001	Sachsenring	grid 32	18
2002	Sachsenring	grid 28	19
2003	Sachsenring		15 +1

2011	Lusail	grid 12	15 +1
2011	Jerez	grid 36	10 +6
2011	Le Mans	grid 20	15 +1
2011	Catalunya	grid 24	10 +6
2011	Silverstone	grid 17	12 +4
2011	Assen	grid 39	10 +6
2011	Mugello	grid 20	8 +8
2011	Sachsenring	grid 11	DNF
2011	Brno	grid 15	DNF
2011	Indianapolis	grid 16	24
2011	Misano	grid 17	DNF
2011	Aragón	grid 17	13 +3
2011	Motegi	grid 28	18
2011	Phillip Island	grid 11	DNF
2011	Sepang	grid 15	DNF
2011	Valencia	grid 24	9 +7
2012	Lusail	grid 6	30
2012	Jerez	grid 14	DNF
2012	Estoril	grid 27	20
2012	Le Mans	grid 26	7 +9
2012	Catalunya	grid 26	17
2012	Silverstone	grid 16	17
2012	Assen	grid 18	DNF
2012	Sachsenring	grid 22	18
2012	Mugello	grid 17	DNF
2012	Indianapolis	grid 28	20