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

Riders

Domenico Brigaglia

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Nationality: Italy
Bike: Rieju
Born: June 12, 1959(age 67)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Misano in 1982.

In 125cc (1982–1990): 32 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Spa 1986 (125cc). First win: Spa 1986 (125cc).

In all, 32 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 4 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	Japanese GP	125cc	20

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1982–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1982–1990

Win rate1.6%

Podium rate14.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.1

311 pts · Poles 1

32 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, 1982–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1982. Of the 88 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
15 races together: ahead 6, behind 9, both out 0
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
20 races together: ahead 5, behind 15, both out 0
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
17 races together: ahead 14, behind 2, both out 1
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
44 races together: ahead 26, behind 16, 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)

125cc 64 races · 1982–1990

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.2 → 5.3	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 4–6	4.0 → 3.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	7.5 → 6.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	13.2 → 9.3	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	21.5 → 14.6	0 wins / 11 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Donington (average P4.5, 4 races)

Jerez1 racesavg P2.0

Donington4 racesavg P4.5

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P4.5

Jarama4 racesavg P5.3

Mugello2 racesavg P6.0

Imatra1 racesavg P6.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P6.7

Salzburgring5 racesavg P7.0

Silverstone3 racesavg P7.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P7.0

Spa4 racesavg P7.5

Anderstorp6 racesavg P7.8

Hockenheim4 racesavg P8.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P8.0

Assen5 racesavg P9.3

Misano7 racesavg P9.5

Monza3 racesavg P11.0

Brno4 racesavg P16.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P16.0

Imola1 racesavg P20.0

125cc: 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, 1982–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)27 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,562 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 565 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 35,738 miles
1.4× around the Earth · at least 3.6 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

87.3%Start rate (55/63)

2Longest run of absences (races)

19Longest run of starts (races)

16Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1984 125cc P17 · 5 pts

1985 125cc P6 · 45 pts

1986 125cc P3 · 80 pts

1987 125cc P4 · 58 pts

1988 125cc P5 · 69 pts

1989 125cc P14 · 34 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, 1982–1990 (the rider's racing years)

1982	Misano		9 +2
1982	Rijeka		10 +1
1982	Anderstorp		8 +3
1982	Imatra		6 +5
1982	Brno		8 +3
1983	Monza		18
1984	Misano		11
1984	Jarama		14
1984	Nürburgring		DNF
1984	Silverstone		13
1984	Anderstorp		13
1984	Mugello		6 +5
1985	Jarama		3 +10
1985	Hockenheim		4 +8
1985	Mugello		DNF
1985	Salzburgring		11
1985	Spa		7 +4
1985	Le Mans		4 +8
1985	Silverstone		6 +5
1985	Anderstorp		6 +5
1985	Misano		6 +5
1986	Jarama		2 +12
1986	Monza		DNF
1986	Salzburgring		5 +6
1986	Paul Ricard		5 +6
1986	Assen	grid 2	4 +8
1986	Spa		1 +15
1986	Silverstone		2 +12
1986	Anderstorp		3 +10
1986	Misano		5 +6
1986	Hockenheim		6 +5
1987	Jerez	grid 1	2 +12
1987	Hockenheim		5 +6
1987	Monza		4 +8
1987	Salzburgring		5 +6
1987	Assen		DNF
1987	Le Mans		7 +4
1987	Donington		DNF
1987	Anderstorp		3 +10
1987	Brno		DNF
1987	Misano		DNF
1987	Jarama		2 +12
1988	Imola	grid 22	20
1988	Nürburgring	grid 8	8 +8
1988	Salzburgring	grid 13	DNF
1988	Assen	grid 7	4 +13
1988	Spa	grid 3	11 +5
1988	Rijeka	grid 3	4 +13
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 10	4 +13
1988	Donington	grid 4	3 +15
1988	Anderstorp	grid 12	14 +2
1988	Brno	grid 16	24
1989	Phillip Island	grid 23	16
1989	Misano	grid 14	13 +3
1989	Hockenheim	grid 24	17
1989	Salzburgring	grid 22	7 +9
1989	Assen	grid 18	16
1989	Spa	grid 24	11 +5
1989	Le Mans	grid 18	9 +7
1989	Donington	grid 15	6 +10
1989	Brno	grid 29	DNF
1990	Misano	grid 25	13 +3
1990	Assen	grid 16	13 +3
1990	Donington	grid 15	DNF