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

Riders

Mark Willis

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Nationality: Australia
Bike: Pulse
Born: May 3, 1976(age 50)
Birthplace: Narrabri
Height / weight: 174 cm / 70 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Phillip Island in 1998.

In 500cc (1998–2001): 22 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 22 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

500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1998–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1998–2001

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.3

11 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1998–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1998. Of the 47 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
11 races together: ahead 1, behind 10, both out 0
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
22 races together: ahead 1, behind 21, both out 0
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
11 races together: ahead 1, behind 10, both out 0
Alex Criville 2 world titles
22 races together: ahead 2, behind 18, 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)

500cc 22 races · 1998–2001

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	14.5 → 14.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜	19.5 → 16.0	0 wins / 12 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello1 racesavg P13.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P14.0

Phillip Island3 racesavg P14.5

Rio2 racesavg P15.0

Estoril1 racesavg P15.0

Brno1 racesavg P16.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P16.0

Assen2 racesavg P16.5

Imola1 racesavg P17.0

Welkom2 racesavg P18.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P18.0

Jerez2 racesavg P18.5

Donington1 racesavg P19.0

Suzuka1 races—

Le Mans1 races—

Valencia1 races—

500cc: 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, 1998–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)1 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,429 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 494 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 74,579 miles
3.0× around the Earth · at least 6.6 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

56.2%Start rate (18/32)

8Longest run of absences (races)

16Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1999 500cc P30 · 3 pts

2000 no Grand Prix starts

2001 500cc P25 · 3 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, 1998–2001 (the rider's racing years)

1998	Phillip Island	grid 15	14 +2
1999	Jerez	grid 24	18
1999	Assen	grid 21	17
1999	Sachsenring	grid 21	16
1999	Brno	grid 22	16
1999	Imola	grid 20	17
1999	Valencia	grid 16	DNF
1999	Phillip Island	grid 24	15 +1
1999	Welkom	grid 16	16
1999	Rio	grid 21	16
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 14	14 +2
2000	Estoril	grid 16	15 +1
2000	Rio	grid 17	14 +2
2000	Motegi	grid 18	Did not start
2000	Phillip Island	grid 16	DNF
2001	Suzuka		DNF
2001	Welkom		20
2001	Jerez		19
2001	Le Mans		DNF
2001	Mugello		13 +3
2001	Catalunya		18
2001	Assen		16
2001	Donington		19