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

Riders

Bernd Kassner

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: Aprilia
Born: March 29, 1964(age 62)
Birthplace: Dachau

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Hockenheim in 1989.

In 250cc (1989–1995): 47 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 47 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

250cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1959 250cc / 1956 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1989–1995 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1989–1995

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P17.7

20 pts · Poles 0

23 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, 1989–1995 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1989. Of the 72 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Max Biaggi 4 world titles
51 races together: ahead 11, behind 39, both out 1
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
10 races together: ahead 5, behind 3, both out 2
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
36 races together: ahead 7, behind 28, both out 1
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
34 races together: ahead 4, behind 30, 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 70 races · 1989–1995

By grid position

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	14.0 → 13.3	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 16〜	25.2 → 18.0	0 wins / 53 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Catalunya (average P14.0, 3 races)

Kyalami1 racesavg P13.0

Spa1 racesavg P13.0

Catalunya3 racesavg P14.0

Donington5 racesavg P15.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P15.0

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P16.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P16.0

Assen6 racesavg P16.2

Hockenheim5 racesavg P16.3

Brno4 racesavg P17.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P17.0

Hungaroring2 racesavg P17.5

Jerez4 racesavg P17.7

Jarama1 racesavg P18.0

Salzburgring5 racesavg P18.8

Le Mans4 racesavg P19.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P19.3

Mugello5 racesavg P19.5

Shah Alam4 racesavg P19.7

Eastern Creek4 racesavg P20.0

Misano3 racesavg P20.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P20.0

Rio1 racesavg P21.0

Nürburgring2 races—

Buenos Aires1 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, 1989–1995 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)65 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,903 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,351 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 87,337 miles
3.5× around the Earth · at least 8.1 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

81%Start rate (68/84)

5Longest run of absences (races)

36Longest run of starts (races)

6.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1990 250cc P36 · 4 pts

1991 250cc P38 · 1 pts

1992 250cc P26 · 1 pts

1993 250cc P31 · 2 pts

1994 250cc P25 · 9 pts

1995 250cc P28 · 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, 1989–1995 (the rider's racing years)

1989	Hockenheim	grid 26	20
1989	Salzburgring	grid 24	20
1990	Misano	grid 22	17
1990	Nürburgring	grid 23	DNF
1990	Salzburgring	grid 24	21
1990	Rijeka	grid 17	15 +1
1990	Assen	grid 31	16
1990	Spa	grid 19	13 +3
1990	Le Mans	grid 18	18
1990	Donington	grid 20	DNF
1990	Brno	grid 27	17
1990	Hungaroring	grid 23	20
1991	Misano		22
1991	Hockenheim		17
1991	Salzburgring		20
1991	Assen		21
1991	Paul Ricard		17
1991	Donington		16
1991	Mugello		DNF
1991	Brno		15 +1
1991	Le Mans		DNF
1992	Suzuka	grid 36	23
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 32	20
1992	Shah Alam	grid 31	DNF
1992	Jerez	grid 31	17
1992	Mugello	grid 32	22
1992	Catalunya	grid 19	DNF
1992	Hockenheim	grid 15	10 +1
1992	Assen	grid 17	13
1992	Hungaroring	grid 20	15
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 30	16
1992	Donington	grid 30	12
1992	Interlagos	grid 14	16
1992	Kyalami	grid 19	13
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 30	20
1993	Shah Alam	grid 27	22
1993	Suzuka	grid 31	22
1993	Jerez	grid 28	DNF
1993	Salzburgring	grid 28	DNF
1993	Hockenheim	grid 31	18
1993	Assen	grid 25	17
1993	Catalunya		14 +2
1993	Mugello	grid 23	20
1993	Donington	grid 22	17
1993	Brno		DNF
1993	Misano	grid 27	21
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 28	20
1993	Jarama	grid 27	18
1994	Eastern Creek		DNF
1994	Shah Alam	grid 16	14 +2
1994	Suzuka	grid 25	19
1994	Jerez	grid 16	14 +2
1994	Salzburgring	grid 15	14 +2
1994	Hockenheim	grid 12	DNF
1994	Assen	grid 20	14 +2
1994	Mugello	grid 17	15 +1
1994	Le Mans	grid 23	20
1995	Eastern Creek		DNF
1995	Shah Alam	grid 22	23
1995	Suzuka	grid 28	13 +3
1995	Jerez	grid 26	22
1995	Nürburgring	grid 24	DNF
1995	Mugello	grid 28	21
1995	Assen	grid 28	16
1995	Le Mans	grid 30	DNF
1995	Donington	grid 28	DNF
1995	Brno	grid 26	19
1995	Rio	grid 28	21
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 31	DNF
1995	Catalunya	grid 23	Out on lap 1