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

Riders

Hector Barbera

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Nationality: Spain
Number: 40
Team (2018 Moto2): Pons HP40
Bike: Chassis Kalex / Engine Honda
Born: November 2, 1986(age 39)
Birthplace: Dos Aguas

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Suzuka in 2002.

In 125cc (2002–2004): 43 starts, 5 wins, 11 podiums. In 250cc (2005–2009): 75 starts, 4 wins, 20 podiums. Teams: Fortuna Honda, Fortuna Aprilia, Team Toth Aprilia, Pepe World Team. In MotoGP (2010–2017): 139 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Paginas Amarillas Aspar, Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP, Pramac Racing Team, Avintia Blusens, Avintia Racing, Ducati Team. In Moto2 (2018): 6 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Pons HP40.

First podium: Assen 2003 (125cc). First win: Donington 2003 (125cc).

In all, 263 Grand Prix starts, 9 wins and 31 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 4 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 2002 125cc (RIO, PAC) / 2003 125cc (RIO, PAC)

Season by season

125cc250ccMotoGPMoto2 ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2002–2018 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc2002–2004

Win rate11.6%

Podium rate25.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.8

372 pts · Poles 1

250cc2005–2009

Win rate5.3%

Podium rate26.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.3

830 pts · Poles 8

Moto22018–2018

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.2

10 pts · Poles 0

MotoGP2010–2017

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.3

479 pts · Poles 0

2010	Lusail	grid 16	12 +4
2010	Jerez	grid 14	13 +3
2010	Le Mans	grid 15	8 +8
2010	Mugello	grid 13	12 +4
2010	Silverstone	grid 11	11 +5
2010	Assen	grid 14	12 +4
2010	Catalunya	grid 13	10 +6
2010	Sachsenring	grid 6	9 +7
2010	Laguna Seca	grid 10	DNF
2010	Brno	grid 9	9 +7
2010	Indianapolis	grid 16	10 +6
2010	Misano	grid 12	9 +7
2010	Aragón	grid 10	11 +5
2010	Motegi	grid 15	13 +3
2010	Sepang	grid 15	11 +5
2010	Phillip Island	grid 15	14 +2
2010	Estoril	grid 15	10 +6
2010	Valencia	grid 13	8 +8
2011	Lusail	grid 6	12 +4
2011	Jerez	grid 13	6 +10
2011	Estoril	grid 10	Did not complete lap 1
2011	Le Mans	grid 14	9 +7
2011	Catalunya	grid 10	11 +5
2011	Silverstone	grid 12	11 +5
2011	Assen	grid 13	12 +4
2011	Mugello	grid 10	7 +9
2011	Sachsenring	grid 11	11 +5
2011	Laguna Seca	grid 8	9 +7
2011	Brno	grid 13	10 +6
2011	Indianapolis	grid 10	DNF
2011	Misano	grid 9	9 +7
2011	Aragón	grid 13	8 +8
2011	Motegi	grid 9	DNF
2011	Valencia	grid 9	11 +5
2012	Lusail	grid 8	9 +7
2012	Jerez	grid 12	10 +6
2012	Estoril	grid 8	10 +6
2012	Le Mans	grid 9	9 +7
2012	Catalunya	grid 11	11 +5
2012	Silverstone	grid 6	10 +6
2012	Assen	grid 11	7 +9
2012	Sachsenring	grid 11	9 +7
2012	Mugello	grid 3	9 +7
2012	Misano	grid 13	DNF
2012	Aragón	grid 10	12 +4
2012	Motegi	grid 12	10 +6
2012	Sepang	grid 7	7 +9
2012	Phillip Island	grid 13	12 +4
2012	Valencia	grid 9	DNF
2013	Lusail	grid 22	13 +3
2013	COTA	grid 15	18
2013	Jerez	grid 10	12 +4
2013	Le Mans	grid 15	18
2013	Mugello	grid 15	10 +6
2013	Catalunya	grid 15	DNF
2013	Assen	grid 14	20
2013	Sachsenring	grid 13	11 +5
2013	Laguna Seca	grid 13	10 +6
2013	Indianapolis	grid 17	16
2013	Brno	grid 19	DNF
2013	Silverstone	grid 14	13 +3
2013	Misano	grid 17	DNF
2013	Aragón	grid 19	DNF
2013	Sepang	grid 14	14 +2
2013	Phillip Island	grid 19	14 +2
2013	Motegi	grid 22	16
2013	Valencia	grid 13	12 +4
2014	Lusail	grid 19	DNF
2014	COTA	grid 18	15 +1
2014	Termas	grid 21	16
2014	Jerez	grid 23	15 +1
2014	Le Mans	grid 19	DNF
2014	Mugello	grid 19	DNF
2014	Catalunya	grid 22	19
2014	Assen	grid 20	18
2014	Sachsenring	grid 20	18
2014	Indianapolis	grid 20	DNF
2014	Brno	grid 21	17
2014	Silverstone	grid 21	19
2014	Misano	grid 21	19
2014	Aragón	grid 12	19
2014	Motegi	grid 16	15 +1
2014	Phillip Island	grid 14	5 +11
2014	Sepang	grid 16	9 +7
2014	Valencia	grid 17	11 +5
2015	Lusail	grid 15	15 +1
2015	COTA	grid 13	12 +4
2015	Termas	grid 12	13 +3
2015	Jerez	grid 13	14 +2
2015	Le Mans	grid 19	13 +3
2015	Mugello	grid 15	13 +3
2015	Catalunya	grid 13	16
2015	Assen	grid 17	Did not complete lap 1
2015	Sachsenring	grid 13	13 +3
2015	Indianapolis	grid 14	15 +1
2015	Brno	grid 11	16
2015	Silverstone	grid 17	13 +3
2015	Misano	grid 18	18
2015	Aragón	grid 19	16
2015	Motegi	grid 18	9 +7
2015	Phillip Island	grid 14	16
2015	Sepang	grid 25	13 +3
2015	Valencia	grid 14	16
2016	Lusail	grid 8	9 +7
2016	Termas	grid 8	5 +11
2016	COTA	grid 14	9 +7
2016	Jerez	grid 9	10 +6
2016	Le Mans	grid 13	8 +8
2016	Mugello	grid 15	12 +4
2016	Catalunya	grid 4	11 +5
2016	Assen	grid 12	6 +10
2016	Sachsenring	grid 2	9 +7
2016	Red Bull Ring	grid 10	Disqualified
2016	Brno	grid 5	5 +11
2016	Silverstone	grid 18	14 +2
2016	Misano	grid 11	13 +3
2016	Aragón	grid 13	13 +3
2016	Motegi	grid 8	17
2016	Phillip Island	grid 10	DNF
2016	Sepang	grid 12	4 +13
2016	Valencia	grid 13	11 +5
2017	Lusail	grid 20	13 +3
2017	Termas	grid 21	13 +3
2017	COTA	grid 15	14 +2
2017	Jerez	grid 21	12 +4
2017	Le Mans	grid 20	DNF
2017	Mugello	grid 14	14 +2
2017	Catalunya	grid 6	9 +7
2017	Assen	grid 20	16
2017	Sachsenring	grid 18	Disqualified
2017	Brno	grid 16	20
2017	Red Bull Ring	grid 14	17
2017	Silverstone	grid 15	14 +2
2017	Misano	grid 13	DNF
2017	Aragón	grid 19	18
2017	Motegi	grid 17	14 +2
2017	Phillip Island	grid 19	20
2017	Sepang	grid 20	14 +2
2017	Valencia	grid 20	15 +1

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2002–2018 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

Strong

Sepang 2.5 places better than usual (7 finishes)
Termas 1.9 places better than usual (4 finishes)
Mugello 0.9 places better than usual (7 finishes)

Weak

Aragón 2.0 places worse than usual (7 finishes)
Misano 1.8 places worse than usual (5 finishes)
Catalunya 1.6 places worse than usual (5 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 2002. Of the 45 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
134 races together: ahead 11, behind 121, both out 2
Marc Marquez 9 world titles
90 races together: ahead 13, behind 75, both out 2
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
225 races together: ahead 50, behind 168, both out 7
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
167 races together: ahead 18, behind 146, both out 3

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)

Moto2 6 races · 2018

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	14.0 → 12.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜	19.5 → 17.0	0 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Le Mans (average P11.0, 1 races)

Le Mans1 racesavg P11.0

Lusail1 racesavg P13.0

Jerez1 racesavg P14.0

COTA1 racesavg P18.0

Termas1 racesavg P20.0

Mugello1 races—

Moto2: all in the Dunlop era; Dry races only.

MotoGP 139 races · 2010–2017

By tyre era

Podium rate: 0.0% with Michelin, 0.0% with Bridgestone

Win rate

Bridgestone103 races0%(0 wins)

Michelin36 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Bridgestone103 races0%(0 podiums)

Michelin36 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Bridgestone103 racesavg P12.3

Michelin36 racesavg P12.2

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry120 races0%(0 wins)

Wet18 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry120 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet18 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry120 racesavg P12.5

Wet18 racesavg P11.0

1 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.8 to an average finish of 11.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.5 → 9.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 4–6	5.5 → 9.3	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 7–9	8.4 → 9.5	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 10–15	12.8 → 11.8	0 wins / 72 races
Grid 16〜	19.2 → 14.9	0 wins / 45 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Laguna Seca (average P9.5, 3 races)

Laguna Seca3 racesavg P9.5

Estoril3 racesavg P10.0

Sepang7 racesavg P10.3

Le Mans8 racesavg P10.8

Mugello8 racesavg P11.0

Sachsenring8 racesavg P11.4

Jerez8 racesavg P11.5

Termas4 racesavg P11.8

Lusail8 racesavg P11.9

Valencia8 racesavg P12.0

Catalunya8 racesavg P12.4

Brno7 racesavg P12.8

Assen8 racesavg P13.0

Silverstone8 racesavg P13.1

Motegi8 racesavg P13.4

Phillip Island7 racesavg P13.5

Misano8 racesavg P13.6

COTA5 racesavg P13.6

Indianapolis5 racesavg P13.7

Aragón8 racesavg P13.9

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P17.0

250cc 75 races · 2005–2009

Dry / wet

More podiums in the dry (28.3% dry, 16.7% wet)

Win rate

Dry60 races5%(3 wins)

Wet12 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry60 races28%(17 podiums)

Wet12 races17%(2 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry60 racesavg P5.2

Wet12 racesavg P6.4

3 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 7–9, they move up from an average grid of 7.7 to an average finish of 5.9

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.1 → 4.1	3 wins / 34 races
Grid 4–6	4.9 → 4.7	1 wins / 17 races
Grid 7–9	7.7 → 5.9	0 wins / 10 races
Grid 10–15	11.0 → 10.3	0 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

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

Misano3 racesavg P2.3

Sepang4 racesavg P3.3

Lusail5 racesavg P3.4

Valencia4 racesavg P3.5

Phillip Island4 racesavg P4.0

Mugello5 racesavg P4.7

Jerez5 racesavg P4.8

Brno5 racesavg P5.0

Shanghai4 racesavg P5.0

Sachsenring5 racesavg P5.2

Istanbul3 racesavg P5.3

Donington5 racesavg P5.7

Assen4 racesavg P5.8

Indianapolis1 racesavg P6.0

Motegi4 racesavg P7.3

Estoril5 racesavg P7.4

Catalunya4 racesavg P7.5

Le Mans5 racesavg P8.2

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

125cc 43 races · 2002–2004

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.1 → 4.0	3 wins / 8 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 4.0	1 wins / 6 races
Grid 7–9	8.3 → 5.8	0 wins / 7 races
Grid 10–15	12.7 → 6.5	1 wins / 7 races
Grid 16〜	21.0 → 11.0	0 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Donington (average P1.0, 3 races)

Donington3 racesavg P1.0

Rio1 racesavg P1.0

Estoril3 racesavg P1.5

Valencia3 racesavg P3.3

Brno3 racesavg P5.3

Mugello3 racesavg P6.0

Jerez3 racesavg P7.3

Sepang3 racesavg P8.0

Phillip Island3 racesavg P8.7

Catalunya3 racesavg P9.5

Assen3 racesavg P9.7

Le Mans3 racesavg P10.3

Welkom2 racesavg P11.5

Lusail1 racesavg P12.0

Sachsenring3 racesavg P12.3

Suzuka2 racesavg P16.0

Motegi1 races—

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, 2002–2018 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 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 16,348 miles
0.7× around the Earth · 5,666 laps

Time on the bike: at least 715 hours (29.8 days)
Average 146.8 km/h, top 352.2 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2018, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 780,882 miles
31.4× around the Earth · at least 70.9 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

95.9%Start rate (257/268)

4Longest run of absences (races)

96Longest run of starts (races)

116Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2002 125cc P14 · 50 pts

2003 125cc P3 · 164 pts

2004 125cc P2 · 202 pts

2005 250cc P9 · 120 pts

2006 250cc P7 · 152 pts

2007 250cc P5 · 177 pts

2008 250cc P6 · 142 pts

2009 250cc P2 · 239 pts

2010 MotoGP P12 · 90 pts

2011 MotoGP P11 · 82 pts

2012 MotoGP P11 · 83 pts

2013 MotoGP P16 · 35 pts

2014 MotoGP P18 · 26 pts

2015 MotoGP P15 · 33 pts

2016 MotoGP P10 · 102 pts

2017 MotoGP P22 · 28 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, 2002–2018 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

2002	Suzuka		16
2002	Jerez	grid 16	12 +4
2002	Le Mans		15 +1
2002	Mugello		Did not complete lap 1
2002	Catalunya		18
2002	Assen	grid 24	20
2002	Donington		DNF
2002	Sachsenring		21
2002	Brno		4 +13
2002	Estoril	grid 14	DNF
2002	Sepang		8 +8
2002	Phillip Island	grid 19	14 +2
2002	Valencia	grid 6	6 +10
2003	Suzuka	grid 9	DNF
2003	Welkom		13 +3
2003	Jerez	grid 7	7 +9
2003	Le Mans	grid 9	11 +5
2003	Mugello	grid 12	9 +7
2003	Catalunya	grid 4	DNF
2003	Assen	grid 9	3 +16
2003	Donington	grid 6	1 +25
2003	Sachsenring	grid 3	14 +2
2003	Brno	grid 9	5 +11
2003	Estoril	grid 22	2 +20
2003	Sepang	grid 14	8 +8
2003	Phillip Island	grid 6	6 +10
2003	Valencia	grid 4	3 +16
2004	Welkom		10 +6
2004	Jerez	grid 12	3 +16
2004	Le Mans	grid 3	5 +11
2004	Mugello	grid 7	3 +16
2004	Catalunya	grid 2	1 +25
2004	Assen	grid 13	6 +10
2004	Rio	grid 1	1 +25
2004	Sachsenring	grid 2	2 +20
2004	Donington	grid 2	Did not complete lap 1
2004	Brno	grid 24	7 +9
2004	Estoril	grid 10	1 +25
2004	Motegi	grid 4	DNF
2004	Lusail	grid 14	12 +4
2004	Sepang	grid 2	DNF
2004	Phillip Island	grid 8	6 +10
2004	Valencia	grid 2	1 +25

2005	Jerez		5 +11
2005	Estoril		11 +5
2005	Shanghai		7 +9
2005	Le Mans		7 +9
2005	Mugello		6 +10
2005	Catalunya		16
2005	Assen		9 +7
2005	Donington		DNF
2005	Sachsenring		8 +8
2005	Brno	grid 12	Did not complete lap 1
2005	Motegi		8 +8
2005	Sepang	grid 8	6 +10
2005	Lusail	grid 9	7 +9
2005	Phillip Island	grid 5	4 +13
2005	Istanbul	grid 6	6 +10
2005	Valencia	grid 2	5 +11
2006	Jerez	grid 3	5 +11
2006	Lusail	grid 2	4 +13
2006	Istanbul	grid 5	2 +20
2006	Shanghai	grid 1	1 +25
2006	Le Mans	grid 3	7 +9
2006	Mugello	grid 7	Did not complete lap 1
2006	Donington	grid 6	5 +11
2006	Sachsenring	grid 3	5 +11
2006	Brno	grid 4	5 +11
2006	Sepang	grid 1	DNF
2006	Phillip Island	grid 7	6 +10
2006	Motegi	grid 8	7 +9
2006	Estoril	grid 5	10 +6
2006	Valencia	grid 6	3 +16
2007	Lusail	grid 2	3 +16
2007	Jerez	grid 2	DNF
2007	Istanbul	grid 10	8 +8
2007	Shanghai	grid 2	6 +10
2007	Le Mans	grid 3	4 +13
2007	Mugello	grid 6	3 +16
2007	Catalunya	grid 2	8 +8
2007	Donington	grid 8	DNF
2007	Assen	grid 5	7 +9
2007	Sachsenring	grid 7	6 +10
2007	Brno	grid 5	4 +13
2007	Misano	grid 3	3 +16
2007	Estoril	grid 3	5 +11
2007	Motegi	grid 4	3 +16
2007	Phillip Island	grid 2	Did not complete lap 1
2007	Sepang	grid 7	2 +20
2007	Valencia	grid 5	5 +11
2008	Lusail	grid 2	2 +20
2008	Jerez	grid 7	5 +11
2008	Estoril	grid 9	8 +8
2008	Shanghai	grid 2	6 +10
2008	Le Mans	grid 11	12 +4
2008	Mugello	grid 1	DNF
2008	Catalunya	grid 3	3 +16
2008	Donington	grid 3	4 +13
2008	Assen	grid 2	5 +11
2008	Sachsenring	grid 3	2 +20
2008	Brno	grid 3	4 +13
2008	Misano	grid 1	3 +16
2009	Lusail	grid 4	1 +25
2009	Motegi	grid 5	11 +5
2009	Jerez	grid 2	4 +13
2009	Le Mans	grid 11	11 +5
2009	Mugello	grid 3	5 +11
2009	Catalunya	grid 1	3 +16
2009	Assen	grid 1	2 +20
2009	Sachsenring	grid 2	5 +11
2009	Donington	grid 1	8 +8
2009	Brno	grid 3	7 +9
2009	Indianapolis	grid 4	6 +10
2009	Misano	grid 2	1 +25
2009	Estoril	grid 1	3 +16
2009	Phillip Island	grid 5	2 +20
2009	Sepang	grid 4	2 +20
2009	Valencia	grid 2	1 +25

2018	Lusail	grid 19	13 +3
2018	Termas	grid 18	20
2018	COTA	grid 20	18
2018	Jerez	grid 15	14 +2
2018	Le Mans	grid 13	11 +5
2018	Mugello	grid 21	DNF