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

Riders

Marco Papa

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Nationality: Italy
Bike: Paton
Born: March 16, 1958(age 68)
Birthplace: Perugia

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Misano in 1980.

In 250cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1983–1996): 65 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 66 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
1986	French GP	500cc	22
1988	YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX	500cc	16
1993	Japanese GP	500cc	35

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1993 500cc (JPN)

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1980–1996 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1980–1980

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P17.5

1 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1983–1996

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.1

109 pts · Poles 0

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

1983	Monza	grid 18	16
1984	Misano	grid 18	20
1984	Jarama	grid 19	17
1984	Salzburgring		19
1984	Nürburgring	grid 20	29
1984	Mugello	grid 11	DNF
1985	Hockenheim		26
1985	Mugello	grid 19	20
1985	Rijeka		19
1985	Assen	grid 30	18
1985	Spa	grid 27	25
1985	Misano	grid 26	19
1986	Monza	grid 15	10 +1
1986	Rijeka	grid 17	16
1987	Hockenheim	grid 16	18
1987	Monza	grid 25	16
1987	Misano	grid 24	17
1988	Jarama	grid 20	DNF
1988	Jerez	grid 12	9 +7
1988	Imola	grid 19	24
1988	Nürburgring	grid 16	14 +2
1988	Salzburgring	grid 16	DNF
1988	Assen	grid 19	14 +2
1988	Spa	grid 13	14 +2
1988	Paul Ricard		18
1988	Donington		DNF
1988	Brno	grid 20	12 +4
1989	Jerez	grid 19	DNF
1989	Misano	grid 26	DNF
1989	Rijeka	grid 20	17
1989	Assen	grid 20	20
1989	Spa	grid 18	18
1989	Le Mans	grid 24	DNF
1989	Donington	grid 23	16
1989	Brno	grid 18	DNF
1990	Misano	grid 15	9 +7
1990	Nürburgring	grid 12	11 +5
1990	Salzburgring	grid 13	13 +3
1990	Rijeka	grid 12	6 +10
1990	Assen	grid 16	14 +2
1990	Spa	grid 14	Disqualified
1990	Le Mans	grid 11	9 +7
1990	Donington	grid 14	13 +3
1990	Anderstorp	grid 13	11 +5
1990	Brno	grid 15	13 +3
1990	Hungaroring	grid 15	12 +4
1990	Phillip Island	grid 14	10 +6
1991	Jerez	grid 13	12 +4
1991	Misano	grid 14	11 +5
1991	Salzburgring	grid 12	12 +4
1991	Jarama	grid 14	DNF
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 14	13 +3
1991	Donington	grid 15	10 +6
1991	Mugello	grid 15	12 +4
1991	Le Mans	grid 14	13 +3
1991	Shah Alam	grid 13	9 +7
1992	Suzuka		Out on lap 1
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 23	DNF
1992	Shah Alam	grid 24	DNF
1992	Jerez	grid 25	24
1992	Mugello	grid 21	DNF
1992	Catalunya	grid 26	22
1992	Hockenheim	grid 28	DNF
1992	Assen	grid 22	18
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 23	18
1992	Donington	grid 28	16
1992	Interlagos	grid 13	17
1992	Kyalami	grid 23	16
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 34	DNF
1993	Shah Alam	grid 29	DNF
1993	Jerez	grid 33	DNF
1993	Salzburgring	grid 32	25
1993	Assen	grid 31	DNF
1993	Catalunya	grid 30	DNF
1993	Mugello	grid 16	DNF
1993	Brno	grid 27	21
1993	Misano	grid 31	DNF
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 30	DNF
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 26	DNF
1994	Shah Alam	grid 29	DNF
1994	Jerez	grid 28	DNF
1994	Salzburgring	grid 28	DNF
1994	Hockenheim	grid 29	DNF
1994	Brno	grid 23	19
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 25	DNF
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 23	DNF
1994	Catalunya	grid 28	DNF
1995	Mugello	grid 32	Did not start
1995	Le Mans	grid 28	DNF
1995	Donington	grid 29	DNF
1995	Brno	grid 29	23
1995	Rio	grid 29	DNF
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 26	DNF
1995	Catalunya	grid 30	DNF
1996	Mugello	grid 24	19
1996	Imola	grid 27	18

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1980–1996 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1980. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
63 races together: ahead 1, behind 58, both out 4
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
62 races together: ahead 4, behind 55, both out 3
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
58 races together: ahead 1, behind 52, both out 5
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
26 races together: ahead 0, behind 24, 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)

All classes 97 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Shah Alam (average P9.0, 4 races)

Shah Alam500cc 4avg P9.0

Phillip Island500cc 1avg P10.0

Le Mans500cc 4avg P11.0

Anderstorp500cc 1avg P11.0

Hungaroring500cc 1avg P12.0

Donington500cc 6avg P13.8

Monza500cc 3avg P14.0

Misano250cc 1 · 500cc 7avg P14.3

Rijeka500cc 4avg P14.5

Jerez500cc 6avg P15.0

Paul Ricard500cc 2avg P15.5

Kyalami500cc 1avg P16.0

Assen500cc 6avg P16.8

Mugello500cc 6avg P17.0

Jarama500cc 3avg P17.0

Interlagos500cc 1avg P17.0

Salzburgring500cc 6avg P17.3

Brno500cc 6avg P17.6

Nürburgring500cc 3avg P18.0

Magny-Cours500cc 1avg P18.0

Spa250cc 1 · 500cc 4avg P20.5

Imola500cc 2avg P21.0

Catalunya500cc 4avg P22.0

Hockenheim500cc 4avg P22.0

Eastern Creek500cc 3—

Laguna Seca500cc 2—

Buenos Aires500cc 2—

Rio500cc 1—

Suzuka500cc 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.

500cc 95 races · 1983–1996

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 13.4 to an average finish of 11.3

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.4 → 11.3	0 wins / 25 races
Grid 16〜	24.2 → 18.8	0 wins / 64 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Shah Alam (average P9.0, 4 races)

Shah Alam4 racesavg P9.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P10.0

Le Mans4 racesavg P11.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P11.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P12.0

Donington6 racesavg P13.8

Monza3 racesavg P14.0

Rijeka4 racesavg P14.5

Jerez6 racesavg P15.0

Misano7 racesavg P15.2

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P15.5

Kyalami1 racesavg P16.0

Assen6 racesavg P16.8

Mugello6 racesavg P17.0

Jarama3 racesavg P17.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P17.0

Salzburgring6 racesavg P17.3

Brno6 racesavg P17.6

Nürburgring3 racesavg P18.0

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P18.0

Spa4 racesavg P19.0

Imola2 racesavg P21.0

Catalunya4 racesavg P22.0

Hockenheim4 racesavg P22.0

Eastern Creek3 races—

Laguna Seca2 races—

Buenos Aires2 races—

Rio1 races—

Suzuka1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 2 races · 1980

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Misano1 racesavg P10.0

Spa1 racesavg P25.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1980–1996 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)80 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 4,497 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,592 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 95,440 miles
3.8× around the Earth · at least 9.0 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

67.9%Start rate (76/112)

4Longest run of absences (races)

12Longest run of starts (races)

15.1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1985 500cc

1986〜1987 no Grand Prix starts

1988 500cc P17 · 17 pts

1989 500cc

1990 500cc P13 · 55 pts

1991 500cc P16 · 36 pts

1992 500cc

1993 500cc

1994 500cc

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, 1980–1996 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data