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

Riders

Hans Koopman

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Nationality
Netherlands Netherlands
Bike
Ega Honda
Born
April 28, 1959(age 67)
Birthplace
Heino

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Hockenheim in 1983.

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In 50cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1984–1989): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1990–1998): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 20 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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1988NATIONS GRAND PRIX80cc15
1988CZECHOSLOVAKIAN GRAND PRIX80cc17
1989CZECHOSLOVAKIAN GRAND PRIX80cc7
1999Dutch GP125cc232'21.049

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: 1988 80cc (POR)

Season by season

50cc80cc125cc ★ Champion

1510152025198419861988199019921994199619981983 50cc: P23 / 2 pts / 0 wins50cc1988 80cc: P19 / 10 pts / 0 wins1989 80cc: P13 / 26 pts / 0 wins80cc1990 125cc: P29 / 7 pts / 0 wins125cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1983–1998 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1983–1983
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P12.0

2 pts · Poles 0

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

80cc1984–1989
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P13.5

36 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1990–1998
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P20.2

7 pts · Poles 0

8 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, 1983–1998 (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 1983. Of the 76 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

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 38 races · 50cc / 80cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Misano (average P15.0, 3 races)

Hungaroring125cc 1avg P11.0
Nürburgring80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P12.5
Le Mans50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P13.0
Spa125cc 1avg P14.0
Misano80cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P15.0
Rijeka80cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P15.3
Assen50cc 1 · 80cc 5 · 125cc 4avg P15.8
Jerez80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P16.5
Hockenheim50cc 1 · 80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P18.0
Brno125cc 2avg P20.5
Salzburgring80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P24.0
Anderstorp125cc 1avg P25.0
Donington125cc 1avg P25.0
Mugello80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P29.0
Imola50cc 1—
Monza50cc 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.

125cc 18 races · 1990–1998

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hungaroring1 racesavg P11.0
Spa1 racesavg P14.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P16.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P17.0
Misano1 racesavg P18.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P18.0
Assen4 racesavg P18.8
Brno2 racesavg P20.5
Jerez1 racesavg P21.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P25.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P25.0
Donington1 racesavg P25.0
Mugello1 racesavg P29.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P29.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

80cc 15 races · 1984–1989

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.0 → average finish 10.5 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.0 → average finish 11.3 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 18.0 → average finish 22.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–98.0 → 10.50 wins / 4 races
Grid 10–1511.0 → 11.30 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜18.0 → 22.00 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 80cc, best at Assen (average P12.8, 5 races)

Nürburgring1 racesavg P9.0
Jerez1 racesavg P12.0
Assen5 racesavg P12.8
Misano2 racesavg P13.5
Hockenheim1 racesavg P14.0
Rijeka3 racesavg P14.3
Salzburgring1 racesavg P19.0
Mugello1 races—

80cc: no track-condition records.

50cc 5 races · 1983

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans1 racesavg P9.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P15.0
Imola1 races—
Assen1 races—
Monza1 races—

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1983–1998 (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)11 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 712 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 218 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 12,210 miles
0.5× around the Earth · at least 1.4 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

73.2%Start rate (30/41)
2Longest run of absences (races)
12Longest run of starts (races)
12.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1983 50cc P23 · 2 pts
1984 80cc

1985〜1987 no Grand Prix starts

1988 80cc P19 · 10 pts
1989 80cc P13 · 26 pts
1990 125cc P29 · 7 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, 1983–1998 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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