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

Riders

Luis D'antin

Nationality: Spain
Number: 8
Born: January 2, 1964(age 62)
Birthplace: Madrid

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Jerez in 1992.

In 250cc (1992–1998): 57 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Jerez 1995 (250cc).

In all, 57 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)

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
1989	Spanish GP	125cc	19
1998	Japanese GP	250cc	19	2'11.252

Season by season

250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1992–1998 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1992–1998

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate3.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.0

475 pts · Poles 0

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

1992	Suzuka	grid 29	DNF
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 34	DNF
1992	Shah Alam	grid 34	20
1992	Jerez	grid 21	20
1992	Mugello	grid 30	23
1992	Catalunya	grid 29	15
1992	Hockenheim	grid 27	20
1992	Assen	grid 23	15
1992	Hungaroring	grid 30	25
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 29	15
1992	Donington	grid 26	DNF
1992	Interlagos	grid 15	DNF
1992	Kyalami	grid 25	DNF
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 16	DNF
1993	Shah Alam	grid 17	10 +6
1993	Suzuka	grid 21	13 +3
1993	Jerez	grid 14	11 +5
1993	Salzburgring	grid 13	12 +4
1993	Hockenheim	grid 10	10 +6
1993	Assen	grid 14	11 +5
1993	Catalunya		7 +9
1993	Donington	grid 11	DNF
1993	Brno		DNF
1993	Misano	grid 9	DNF
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 6	11 +5
1994	Eastern Creek		8 +8
1994	Shah Alam	grid 9	8 +8
1994	Suzuka	grid 11	10 +6
1994	Jerez	grid 8	6 +10
1994	Salzburgring	grid 9	7 +9
1994	Hockenheim	grid 8	9 +7
1994	Assen	grid 11	7 +9
1994	Mugello	grid 10	6 +10
1994	Le Mans	grid 12	DNF
1994	Donington	grid 15	9 +7
1994	Brno	grid 7	7 +9
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 9	6 +10
1994	Buenos Aires		9 +7
1995	Eastern Creek		DNF
1995	Shah Alam	grid 8	8 +8
1995	Suzuka	grid 9	DNF
1995	Jerez	grid 8	3 +16
1995	Nürburgring	grid 9	9 +7
1995	Assen	grid 17	9 +7
1995	Le Mans	grid 5	7 +9
1995	Donington	grid 12	11 +5
1995	Brno	grid 12	4 +13
1995	Rio	grid 11	10 +6
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 16	12 +4
1995	Catalunya	grid 6	4 +13
1996	Shah Alam	grid 6	3 +16
1996	Sentul	grid 7	4 +13
1996	Suzuka	grid 15	9 +7
1996	Jerez	grid 5	6 +10
1996	Mugello	grid 8	9 +7
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 17	10 +6
1996	Assen	grid 13	6 +10
1996	Nürburgring	grid 11	5 +11
1996	Donington	grid 7	DNF
1996	Red Bull Ring		2 +20
1996	Brno	grid 14	8 +8
1996	Imola	grid 12	6 +10
1996	Catalunya	grid 10	13 +3
1996	Rio		7 +9
1996	Eastern Creek		8 +8
1997	Shah Alam	grid 14	DNF
1997	Suzuka	grid 20	17
1997	Jerez	grid 11	11 +5
1997	Mugello	grid 17	11 +5
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 17	11 +5
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 13	8 +8
1997	Assen	grid 12	10 +6
1997	Imola	grid 11	DNF
1997	Nürburgring	grid 23	17
1997	Rio	grid 17	DNF
1997	Donington	grid 11	DNF
1997	Catalunya	grid 20	13 +3
1997	Sentul	grid 12	DNF
1997	Phillip Island	grid 14	16
1998	Johor	grid 18	DNF
1998	Jerez	grid 15	9 +7
1998	Mugello	grid 16	9 +7
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 12	8 +8
1998	Jarama	grid 10	6 +10
1998	Assen	grid 22	4 +13
1998	Donington	grid 14	9 +7
1998	Sachsenring	grid 18	12 +4
1998	Brno	grid 15	12 +4
1998	Imola	grid 14	11 +5
1998	Catalunya	grid 16	16
1998	Phillip Island	grid 11	7 +9
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 20	DNF

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1992–1998 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1992. Of the 46 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
13 races together: ahead 3, behind 9, both out 1
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
78 races together: ahead 14, behind 60, both out 4
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
64 races together: ahead 11, behind 48, both out 5
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
13 races together: ahead 0, behind 13, 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)

250cc 92 races · 1992–1998

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.4 to an average finish of 9.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	5.6 → 6.2	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 7–9	8.2 → 6.9	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 10–15	12.4 → 9.1	0 wins / 35 races
Grid 16〜	22.2 → 14.4	0 wins / 30 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Brno (average P7.8, 5 races)

Sentul2 racesavg P4.0

Jarama1 racesavg P6.0

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P6.5

Le Mans2 racesavg P7.0

Brno5 racesavg P7.8

Eastern Creek5 racesavg P8.0

Rio3 racesavg P8.5

Imola3 racesavg P8.5

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P8.5

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P8.7

Assen7 racesavg P8.9

Jerez7 racesavg P9.4

Salzburgring2 racesavg P9.5

Donington7 racesavg P9.7

Shah Alam6 racesavg P9.8

Nürburgring3 racesavg P10.3

Buenos Aires3 racesavg P10.5

Catalunya6 racesavg P11.3

Phillip Island2 racesavg P11.5

Mugello5 racesavg P11.6

Sachsenring1 racesavg P12.0

Suzuka6 racesavg P12.3

Hockenheim3 racesavg P13.0

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P15.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P25.0

Misano1 races—

Johor1 races—

Interlagos1 races—

Kyalami1 races—

250cc: 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, 1992–1998 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)77 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 5,407 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,901 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 170,717 miles
6.9× around the Earth · at least 15.5 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

93.9%Start rate (92/98)

1Longest run of absences (races)

33Longest run of starts (races)

24.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1992 250cc

1993 250cc P15 · 43 pts

1994 250cc P9 · 100 pts

1995 250cc P7 · 88 pts

1996 250cc P6 · 138 pts

1997 250cc P16 · 32 pts

1998 250cc P10 · 74 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, 1992–1998 (the rider's racing years)