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

Riders

Dani Pedrosa

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Nationality
Spain Spain
Number
26
Team (2024 MotoGP)
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
Bike
KTM
Born
September 29, 1985(age 41)
Birthplace
Sabadell

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Suzuka in 2001.

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In 125cc (2001–2003): 39 starts, 7 wins, 15 podiums. In 250cc (2004–2005): 32 starts, 15 wins, 24 podiums. Teams: Telefonica Movistar Honda 250cc. In MotoGP (2006–2024): 221 starts, 31 wins, 112 podiums. Teams: Repsol Honda Team, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.

First podium: Valencia 2001 (125cc). First win: Assen 2002 (125cc). World champion: 2003 125cc, 2005 250cc.

In all, 292 Grand Prix starts, 53 wins and 151 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 6 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 2001 125cc (RIO, PAC) / 2002 125cc (RIO, PAC) / 2003 125cc (RIO, PAC)

Season by season

125cc250ccMotoGP ★ Champion

151015202520052010201520202002 125cc: P3 / 243 pts / 2 wins2003 125cc: P1 / 223 pts / 5 wins ★125cc2004 250cc: P1 / 317 pts / 7 wins ★2005 250cc: P1 / 309 pts / 8 wins ★250cc2006 MotoGP: P5 / 215 pts / 2 wins2007 MotoGP: P2 / 242 pts / 2 wins2008 MotoGP: P3 / 249 pts / 2 wins2009 MotoGP: P3 / 234 pts / 2 wins2010 MotoGP: P2 / 245 pts / 4 wins2011 MotoGP: P4 / 219 pts / 3 wins2012 MotoGP: P2 / 332 pts / 7 wins2013 MotoGP: P3 / 300 pts / 3 wins2014 MotoGP: P4 / 246 pts / 1 wins2015 MotoGP: P4 / 206 pts / 2 wins2016 MotoGP: P6 / 155 pts / 1 wins2017 MotoGP: P4 / 210 pts / 2 wins2018 MotoGP: P11 / 117 pts / 0 wins2021 MotoGP: P25 / 6 pts / 0 wins2023 MotoGP: P21 / 32 pts / 0 wins2024 MotoGP: P24 / 7 pts / 0 winsMotoGP

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

Teams in years without official results: 2025 MotoGP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing / 2022 MotoGP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing / 2020 MotoGP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

Scope: official results DB, 2001–2024 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc2001–2003 ★ 1 titles (2003)
Win rate17.9%
Podium rate38.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.5

502 pts · Poles 7

250cc2004–2005 ★ 2 titles (2004, 2005)
Win rate46.9%
Podium rate75.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.0

626 pts · Poles 5

MotoGP2006–2024
Win rate14.0%
Podium rate50.7%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.1

2998 pts · Poles 31

Sprint

17 pts · Average finish (when classified) avg P4.3

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2001–2024 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

1.9 places better on slow tracks than on fast tracks

Strong
  1. Jerez 1.8 places better than usual (11 finishes)
  2. Shanghai 1.7 places better than usual (3 finishes)
  3. Sepang 1.7 places better than usual (9 finishes)
Weak
  1. Assen 4.0 places worse than usual (7 finishes)
  2. Phillip Island 2.7 places worse than usual (7 finishes)
  3. Donington 1.4 places worse than usual (4 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2001. Of the 43 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)

MotoGP 221 races · 2006–2024

By tyre era

Since Michelin, podium chances have fallen to 1/2 or less

Win rate
Multiple suppliers52 races12%(6 wins)
Bridgestone114 races19%(22 wins)
Michelin55 races5%(3 wins)
Podium rate
Multiple suppliers52 races52%(27 podiums)
Bridgestone114 races64%(73 podiums)
Michelin55 races22%(12 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Multiple suppliers52 racesavg P3.9
Bridgestone114 racesavg P3.4
Michelin55 racesavg P5.9

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 51.9% dry, 37.9% wet

Win rate
Dry189 races14%(27 wins)
Wet29 races14%(4 wins)
Podium rate
Dry189 races52%(98 podiums)
Wet29 races38%(11 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry189 racesavg P3.9
Wet29 racesavg P5.6

3 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.5 to an average finish of 8.0

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.0 → average finish 2.8 (98 races, 22 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.9 → average finish 3.1 (57 races, 8 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.9 → average finish 5.6 (39 races, 1 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.5 → average finish 8.0 (22 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 17.6 → average finish 14.5 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.0 → 2.822 wins / 98 races
Grid 4–64.9 → 3.18 wins / 57 races
Grid 7–97.9 → 5.61 wins / 39 races
Grid 10–1511.5 → 8.00 wins / 22 races
Grid 16〜17.6 → 14.50 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Shanghai (average P2.3, 3 races)

Shanghai3 racesavg P2.3
Jerez14 racesavg P2.5
Termas4 racesavg P2.5
Sepang10 racesavg P2.6
Sachsenring12 racesavg P2.9
Valencia13 racesavg P2.9
Catalunya12 racesavg P3.0
Estoril7 racesavg P3.2
Laguna Seca7 racesavg P3.2
Mugello13 racesavg P3.4
Motegi11 racesavg P3.4
COTA5 racesavg P3.5
Indianapolis8 racesavg P4.0
Aragón9 racesavg P4.3
Misano13 racesavg P4.6
Le Mans13 racesavg P4.8
Brno13 racesavg P4.8
Lusail13 racesavg P5.0
Silverstone7 racesavg P5.0
Donington4 racesavg P5.3
Assen12 racesavg P6.2
Phillip Island11 racesavg P6.4
Red Bull Ring4 racesavg P6.8
Istanbul2 racesavg P14.0
Buriram1 races—
250cc 32 races · 2004–2005

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 76.9% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry13 races54%(7 wins)
Wet2 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry13 races77%(10 podiums)
Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry13 racesavg P1.8
Wet2 racesavg P5.0

17 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 1.6

average grid average finish (classified)

1510Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 1.7 → average finish 1.6 (13 races, 6 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.7 → average finish 2.1 (7 races, 3 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.0 → average finish 3.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15
Grid 1–31.7 → 1.66 wins / 13 races
Grid 4–64.7 → 2.13 wins / 7 races
Grid 10–1513.0 → 3.00 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Jerez (average P1.0, 2 races)

Jerez2 racesavg P1.0
Le Mans2 racesavg P1.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P1.0
Sepang2 racesavg P1.0
Valencia2 racesavg P1.0
Welkom1 racesavg P1.0
Catalunya2 racesavg P1.5
Mugello2 racesavg P1.5
Motegi2 racesavg P1.5
Brno2 racesavg P2.0
Assen2 racesavg P2.0
Rio1 racesavg P2.0
Istanbul1 racesavg P2.0
Phillip Island2 racesavg P2.5
Donington2 racesavg P2.5
Lusail2 racesavg P3.0
Estoril2 racesavg P4.0
Shanghai1 racesavg P6.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

125cc 39 races · 2001–2003

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.0 to an average finish of 8.9

average grid average finish (classified)

1510152025Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 1.5 → average finish 4.7 (8 races, 3 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.8 → average finish 2.2 (5 races, 3 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.8 → average finish 4.0 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.0 → average finish 8.9 (10 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 24.5 → average finish 15.0 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–31.5 → 4.73 wins / 8 races
Grid 4–64.8 → 2.23 wins / 5 races
Grid 7–97.8 → 4.00 wins / 4 races
Grid 10–1512.0 → 8.90 wins / 10 races
Grid 16〜24.5 → 15.00 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Sepang (average P2.7, 3 races)

Valencia2 racesavg P2.0
Sepang3 racesavg P2.7
Mugello2 racesavg P3.0
Catalunya3 racesavg P3.3
Brno3 racesavg P3.7
Assen3 racesavg P4.5
Welkom3 racesavg P5.7
Jerez3 racesavg P6.0
Phillip Island2 racesavg P6.0
Estoril3 racesavg P6.3
Le Mans3 racesavg P7.0
Donington3 racesavg P7.0
Sachsenring3 racesavg P7.3
Suzuka3 racesavg P11.3

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, 2001–2024 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

at least 19,133 miles
0.8× around the Earth · 6,696 laps

Time on the bike: at least 818 hours (34.1 days)
Average 150.2 km/h, top 349.6 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2024, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 861,354 miles
34.6× around the Earth · at least 78.3 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

94.4%Start rate (288/305)
3Longest run of absences (races)
77Longest run of starts (races)
265.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2001 125cc
2002 125cc P3 · 243 pts
2003 125cc P1 · 223 pts
2004 250cc P1 · 317 pts
2005 250cc P1 · 309 pts
2006 MotoGP P5 · 215 pts
2007 MotoGP P2 · 242 pts
2008 MotoGP P3 · 249 pts
2009 MotoGP P3 · 234 pts
2010 MotoGP P2 · 245 pts
2011 MotoGP P4 · 219 pts
2012 MotoGP P2 · 332 pts
2013 MotoGP P3 · 300 pts
2014 MotoGP P4 · 246 pts
2015 MotoGP P4 · 206 pts
2016 MotoGP P6 · 155 pts
2017 MotoGP P4 · 210 pts
2018 MotoGP P11 · 117 pts

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? 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, 2001–2024 (the rider's racing years); excludes 6 races with no official result data

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