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

Riders

Julian Simon

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Nationality: Spain
Number: 60
Team (2017 Moto2): Tech 3 Racing
Bike: Chassis Tech 3 / Engine Honda
Born: April 3, 1987(age 39)
Birthplace: Villacañas

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

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

In 125cc (2002–2006): 59 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. Teams: Red Bull KTM GP125. In 250cc (2007–2008): 33 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Repsol Honda 250cc, Repsol KTM 250cc. In 125cc (2009): 16 starts, 7 wins, 12 podiums. Teams: Bancaja Aspar Team 125cc. In Moto2 (2010–2017): 116 starts, 0 wins, 12 podiums. Teams: Mapfre Aspar Team, Mapfre Aspar Team Moto2, Blusens Avintia, Italtrans Racing Team, QMMF Racing Team, Garage Plus Interwetten.

First podium: Donington 2005 (125cc). First win: Donington 2005 (125cc). World champion: 2009 125cc.

In all, 224 Grand Prix starts, 8 wins and 26 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

125cc250ccMoto2 ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2002–2017 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc2002–2009 ★ 1 titles (2009)

Win rate10.7%

Podium rate18.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.7

573 pts · Poles 7

250cc2007–2008

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.5

232 pts · Poles 0

Moto22010–2017

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate10.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.6

585 pts · Poles 3

2010	Lusail	grid 2	Did not complete lap 1
2010	Jerez	grid 2	8 +8
2010	Le Mans	grid 9	2 +20
2010	Mugello	grid 10	9 +7
2010	Silverstone	grid 4	3 +16
2010	Assen	grid 6	6 +10
2010	Catalunya	grid 11	3 +16
2010	Sachsenring	grid 4	DNF
2010	Brno	grid 9	5 +11
2010	Indianapolis	grid 1	2 +20
2010	Misano	grid 3	2 +20
2010	Aragón	grid 4	2 +20
2010	Motegi	grid 1	2 +20
2010	Sepang	grid 1	21
2010	Phillip Island	grid 6	4 +13
2010	Estoril	grid 2	12 +4
2010	Valencia	grid 7	3 +16
2011	Lusail	grid 6	10 +6
2011	Jerez	grid 10	6 +10
2011	Estoril	grid 3	2 +20
2011	Le Mans	grid 9	4 +13
2011	Catalunya	grid 8	DNF
2011	Sachsenring	grid 5	DNF
2011	Indianapolis	grid 15	7 +9
2011	Misano	grid 14	12 +4
2011	Aragón	grid 2	17
2011	Valencia	grid 21	10 +6
2012	Lusail	grid 11	15 +1
2012	Jerez	grid 25	23
2012	Estoril	grid 7	8 +8
2012	Le Mans	grid 11	12 +4
2012	Catalunya	grid 17	DNF
2012	Silverstone	grid 26	22
2012	Assen	grid 23	14 +2
2012	Sachsenring	grid 2	15 +1
2012	Mugello	grid 19	14 +2
2012	Indianapolis	grid 4	3 +16
2012	Brno	grid 17	11 +5
2012	Misano	grid 12	12 +4
2012	Aragón	grid 21	17
2012	Motegi	grid 8	11 +5
2012	Sepang	grid 13	4 +13
2012	Phillip Island	grid 17	DNF
2012	Valencia	grid 11	2 +20
2013	Lusail	grid 6	6 +10
2013	COTA	grid 10	20
2013	Jerez	grid 14	16
2013	Le Mans	grid 18	8 +8
2013	Mugello	grid 17	17
2013	Catalunya	grid 16	15 +1
2013	Assen	grid 14	10 +6
2013	Sachsenring	grid 6	4 +13
2013	Indianapolis	grid 9	11 +5
2013	Brno	grid 14	DNF
2013	Silverstone	grid 15	12 +4
2013	Misano	grid 8	12 +4
2013	Aragón	grid 7	8 +8
2013	Sepang	grid 17	10 +6
2013	Phillip Island	grid 15	DNF
2013	Motegi	grid 19	5 +11
2013	Valencia	grid 15	11 +5
2014	Lusail	grid 19	16
2014	COTA	grid 5	23
2014	Termas	grid 19	17
2014	Jerez	grid 16	14 +2
2014	Le Mans	grid 12	DNF
2014	Mugello	grid 20	22
2014	Catalunya	grid 18	12 +4
2014	Assen	grid 11	7 +9
2014	Sachsenring	grid 15	16
2014	Indianapolis	grid 14	Did not complete lap 1
2014	Brno	grid 11	7 +9
2014	Silverstone	grid 13	12 +4
2014	Misano	grid 13	8 +8
2014	Aragón	grid 11	16
2014	Motegi	grid 7	6 +10
2014	Phillip Island	grid 26	20
2014	Sepang	grid 7	6 +10
2014	Valencia	grid 12	DNF
2015	Lusail	grid 21	13 +3
2015	COTA	grid 7	9 +7
2015	Termas	grid 14	26
2015	Jerez	grid 30	11 +5
2015	Le Mans	grid 9	6 +10
2015	Mugello	grid 12	7 +9
2015	Catalunya	grid 15	15 +1
2015	Assen	grid 12	11 +5
2015	Sachsenring	grid 15	9 +7
2015	Indianapolis	grid 17	DNF
2015	Brno	grid 22	18
2015	Silverstone	grid 16	18
2015	Misano	grid 10	5 +11
2015	Aragón	grid 16	DNF
2015	Motegi	grid 14	16
2015	Phillip Island	grid 10	18
2015	Sepang	grid 12	25
2015	Valencia	grid 6	18
2016	Lusail	grid 23	DNF
2016	Termas	grid 24	19
2016	COTA	grid 11	9 +7
2016	Le Mans	grid 15	DNF
2016	Mugello	grid 20	17
2016	Catalunya	grid 17	13 +3
2016	Assen	grid 15	16
2016	Sachsenring	grid 17	3 +16
2016	Red Bull Ring	grid 20	15 +1
2016	Brno	grid 18	13 +3
2016	Silverstone	grid 13	14 +2
2016	Misano	grid 14	DNF
2016	Aragón	grid 15	21
2016	Motegi	grid 16	8 +8
2016	Phillip Island	grid 14	DNF
2016	Valencia	grid 6	23
2017	Lusail	grid 26	23
2017	Termas	grid 26	18
2017	COTA	grid 21	DNF

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2002–2017 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

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.

Marc Marquez 9 world titles
42 races together: ahead 20, behind 22, both out 0
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
48 races together: ahead 14, behind 33, both out 1
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
15 races together: ahead 1, behind 14, both out 0
Johann Zarco 2 world titles
102 races together: ahead 29, behind 71, 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)

Moto2 116 races · 2010–2017

Dry / wet

More podiums in the wet (20.0% wet, 9.4% dry)

Win rate

Dry106 races0%(0 wins)

Wet10 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry106 races9%(10 podiums)

Wet10 races20%(2 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry106 racesavg P11.9

Wet10 racesavg P9.0

By grid position

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 9.0

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.9 → 9.0	0 wins / 10 races
Grid 4–6	5.2 → 9.3	0 wins / 13 races
Grid 7–9	7.9 → 7.0	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 10–15	12.8 → 12.0	0 wins / 42 races
Grid 16〜	20.0 → 14.7	0 wins / 37 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Indianapolis (average P5.8, 6 races)

Indianapolis6 racesavg P5.8

Le Mans7 racesavg P6.4

Estoril3 racesavg P7.3

Motegi6 racesavg P8.0

Misano7 racesavg P8.5

Sachsenring7 racesavg P9.4

Assen6 racesavg P10.7

Brno6 racesavg P10.8

Valencia7 racesavg P11.2

Catalunya7 racesavg P11.6

Jerez6 racesavg P13.0

Sepang5 racesavg P13.2

Aragón7 racesavg P13.5

Silverstone6 racesavg P13.5

Lusail8 racesavg P13.8

Phillip Island6 racesavg P14.0

Mugello6 racesavg P14.3

Red Bull Ring1 racesavg P15.0

COTA5 racesavg P15.3

Termas4 racesavg P20.0

Moto2: all in the Dunlop era.

125cc 75 races · 2002–2009

Dry / wet

More podiums in the wet (75.0% wet, 26.3% dry)

Win rate

Dry38 races11%(4 wins)

Wet4 races75%(3 wins)

Podium rate

Dry38 races26%(10 podiums)

Wet4 races75%(3 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry38 racesavg P5.5

Wet4 racesavg P3.3

33 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 3.4

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.9 → 3.4	6 wins / 16 races
Grid 4–6	4.3 → 4.6	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 7–9	7.7 → 7.9	1 wins / 9 races
Grid 10–15	12.1 → 11.5	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 16〜	25.6 → 18.3	0 wins / 17 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Motegi (average P2.5, 3 races)

Misano1 racesavg P1.0

Motegi3 racesavg P2.5

Indianapolis1 racesavg P5.0

Lusail4 racesavg P6.8

Donington4 racesavg P7.0

Shanghai2 racesavg P7.5

Jerez6 racesavg P8.3

Sepang5 racesavg P8.4

Estoril4 racesavg P8.7

Sachsenring4 racesavg P8.8

Mugello5 racesavg P9.3

Phillip Island5 racesavg P9.5

Valencia6 racesavg P10.3

Le Mans5 racesavg P10.8

Brno5 racesavg P11.0

Assen4 racesavg P11.0

Istanbul1 racesavg P11.0

Rio1 racesavg P14.0

Catalunya6 racesavg P14.4

Welkom2 racesavg P19.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P19.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

250cc 33 races · 2007–2008

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry27 races0%(0 wins)

Wet6 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry27 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet6 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry27 racesavg P7.6

Wet6 racesavg P7.2

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 7–9: average finish 7.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.6 → 5.7	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 7.5	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 7–9	7.5 → 7.1	0 wins / 15 races
Grid 10–15	11.4 → 9.0	0 wins / 7 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Sachsenring (average P5.0, 2 races)

Sachsenring2 racesavg P5.0

Motegi2 racesavg P5.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P5.0

Sepang2 racesavg P6.0

Valencia2 racesavg P6.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P6.5

Jerez2 racesavg P7.0

Shanghai2 racesavg P7.0

Istanbul1 racesavg P7.0

Misano2 racesavg P7.5

Estoril2 racesavg P7.5

Donington2 racesavg P7.5

Mugello2 racesavg P9.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P9.5

Lusail2 racesavg P9.5

Brno2 racesavg P10.0

Assen2 racesavg P10.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2002–2017 (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 12,722 miles
0.5× around the Earth · 4,400 laps

Time on the bike: at least 591 hours (24.6 days)
Average 142 km/h, top 290.5 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2017, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 670,275 miles
26.9× around the Earth · at least 60.8 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

93.6%Start rate (218/233)

3Longest run of absences (races)

77Longest run of starts (races)

88.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2003 125cc P29 · 4 pts

2004 125cc P14 · 60 pts

2005 125cc P7 · 123 pts

2006 125cc P9 · 97 pts

2007 250cc P9 · 123 pts

2008 250cc P10 · 109 pts

2009 125cc P1 · 289 pts

2010 Moto2 P2 · 201 pts

2011 Moto2 P14 · 68 pts

2012 Moto2 P13 · 81 pts

2013 Moto2 P13 · 81 pts

2014 Moto2 P17 · 56 pts

2015 Moto2 P18 · 58 pts

2016 Moto2 P18 · 40 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, 2002–2017 (the rider's racing years); excludes 4 races with no official result data

2002	Jerez	grid 29	DNF
2002	Catalunya		22
2002	Valencia	grid 22	DNF
2003	Suzuka	grid 24	19
2003	Welkom		27
2003	Jerez	grid 29	DNF
2003	Le Mans	grid 26	20
2003	Mugello	grid 34	DNF
2003	Catalunya	grid 28	24
2003	Assen	grid 29	17
2003	Donington	grid 30	18
2003	Sachsenring	grid 25	20
2003	Brno	grid 24	22
2003	Estoril	grid 20	DNF
2003	Sepang	grid 30	25
2003	Phillip Island	grid 28	12 +4
2003	Valencia	grid 22	19
2004	Welkom		11 +5
2004	Jerez	grid 17	11 +5
2004	Le Mans	grid 18	13 +3
2004	Mugello	grid 15	20
2004	Catalunya	grid 11	14 +2
2004	Assen	grid 12	19
2004	Rio	grid 13	14 +2
2004	Sachsenring	grid 7	9 +7
2004	Donington	grid 8	8 +8
2004	Brno	grid 3	10 +6
2004	Lusail	grid 8	7 +9
2004	Sepang	grid 15	6 +10
2004	Phillip Island	grid 10	20
2004	Valencia	grid 8	13 +3
2005	Jerez		9 +7
2005	Estoril		9 +7
2005	Shanghai		10 +6
2005	Le Mans		8 +8
2005	Mugello		7 +9
2005	Catalunya		8 +8
2005	Assen		6 +10
2005	Donington		1 +25
2005	Sachsenring		5 +11
2005	Brno	grid 13	10 +6
2005	Motegi		Did not complete lap 1
2005	Sepang	grid 8	6 +10
2005	Lusail	grid 4	8 +8
2005	Phillip Island	grid 11	DNF
2005	Valencia	grid 12	8 +8
2006	Jerez	grid 4	5 +11
2006	Lusail	grid 10	10 +6
2006	Istanbul	grid 7	11 +5
2006	Shanghai	grid 3	5 +11
2006	Le Mans	grid 14	12 +4
2006	Mugello	grid 12	7 +9
2006	Catalunya	grid 6	DNF
2006	Brno	grid 8	DNF
2006	Sepang	grid 11	4 +13
2006	Phillip Island	grid 10	5 +11
2006	Motegi	grid 4	3 +16
2006	Estoril	grid 4	5 +11
2006	Valencia	grid 8	DNF
2009	Lusail	grid 1	2 +10
2009	Motegi	grid 2	2 +20
2009	Jerez	grid 1	DNF
2009	Le Mans	grid 7	1 +25
2009	Mugello	grid 3	3 +16
2009	Catalunya	grid 1	4 +13
2009	Assen	grid 2	2 +20
2009	Sachsenring	grid 1	1 +25
2009	Donington	grid 3	1 +25
2009	Brno	grid 4	2 +20
2009	Indianapolis	grid 1	5 +11
2009	Misano	grid 2	1 +25
2009	Estoril	grid 1	12 +4
2009	Phillip Island	grid 3	1 +25
2009	Sepang	grid 2	1 +25
2009	Valencia	grid 1	1 +25

2007	Lusail	grid 10	8 +8
2007	Jerez	grid 3	DNF
2007	Istanbul	grid 8	7 +9
2007	Shanghai	grid 4	7 +9
2007	Le Mans	grid 2	5 +11
2007	Mugello	grid 10	7 +9
2007	Catalunya	grid 12	10 +6
2007	Donington	grid 3	7 +9
2007	Assen	grid 9	DNF
2007	Sachsenring	grid 5	DNF
2007	Brno	grid 7	8 +8
2007	Misano	grid 8	10 +6
2007	Estoril	grid 7	8 +8
2007	Motegi	grid 7	6 +10
2007	Phillip Island	grid 9	6 +10
2007	Sepang	grid 8	6 +10
2007	Valencia	grid 7	6 +10
2008	Lusail	grid 14	11 +5
2008	Jerez	grid 5	7 +9
2008	Estoril	grid 11	7 +9
2008	Shanghai	grid 4	DNF
2008	Le Mans	grid 7	8 +8
2008	Mugello	grid 13	11 +5
2008	Catalunya	grid 10	9 +7
2008	Donington	grid 7	8 +8
2008	Assen	grid 7	10 +6
2008	Sachsenring	grid 2	5 +11
2008	Brno	grid 6	12 +4
2008	Misano	grid 7	5 +11
2008	Motegi	grid 7	4 +13
2008	Phillip Island	grid 6	4 +13
2008	Sepang	grid 7	DNF
2008	Valencia	grid 3	DNF