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

Riders

Michele Pirro

Nationality: Italy
Number: 51
Team (2026 MotoGP): BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP
Bike: Ducati
Born: July 5, 1986(age 40)
Birthplace: San Giovanni Rotondo

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Jerez in 2005.

In 125cc (2005–2006): 26 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Malaguti Reparto Corse, WTR Blauer USA, Humangest Racing Team. In Moto2 (2010–2011): 18 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. Teams: Gresini Racing Moto2. In MotoGP (2012–2026): 73 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: San Carlo Honda Gresini, Ducati Test Team, Ignite Pramac Racing, Ducati Team, OCTO Pramac Yakhnich, Avintia Racing.

First podium: Silverstone 2011 (Moto2). First win: Valencia 2011 (Moto2).

In all, 117 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 2 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125ccMoto2MotoGP ★ Champion this season: after 17 races

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

Scope: official results DB, 2005–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2005–2006

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P20.3

3 pts · Poles 0

Moto22010–2011

Win rate5.6%

Podium rate11.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.3

86 pts · Poles 1

MotoGP2012–2026

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.4

234 pts · Poles 0

Sprint

0 pts · Average finish (when classified) avg P18.7

2012	Lusail		grid 17	Too few laps
2012	Jerez		grid 15	DNF
2012	Estoril		grid 16	14 +2
2012	Le Mans		grid 14	14 +2
2012	Catalunya		grid 16	14 +2
2012	Silverstone		grid 14	13 +3
2012	Assen		grid 14	9 +7
2012	Sachsenring		grid 16	DNF
2012	Mugello		grid 14	Excluded
2012	Laguna Seca		grid 16	DNF
2012	Indianapolis		grid 15	DNF
2012	Brno		grid 14	14 +2
2012	Misano		grid 15	10 +6
2012	Aragón		grid 15	15 +1
2012	Motegi		grid 18	15 +1
2012	Sepang		grid 15	12 +4
2012	Phillip Island		grid 14	14 +2
2012	Valencia		grid 15	5 +11
2013	Jerez		grid 14	11 +5
2013	Le Mans		grid 14	8 +8
2013	Mugello		grid 10	7 +9
2013	Catalunya		grid 14	10 +6
2013	Assen		grid 11	14 +2
2013	Sachsenring		grid 14	10 +6
2013	Brno		grid 14	12 +4
2013	Silverstone		grid 15	12 +4
2013	Misano		grid 11	10 +6
2013	Valencia		grid 17	10 +6
2014	Termas		grid 19	17
2014	Jerez		grid 17	DNF
2014	Mugello		grid 15	11 +5
2014	Catalunya		grid 15	14 +2
2014	Brno		grid 13	12 +4
2014	Valencia		grid 12	9 +7
2015	Mugello		grid 6	8 +8
2015	Misano		grid 5	DNF
2015	Valencia		grid 12	12 +4
2016	Termas		grid 18	12 +4
2016	COTA		grid 17	8 +8
2016	Jerez		grid 20	16
2016	Mugello		grid 11	10 +6
2016	Catalunya		grid 15	15 +1
2016	Assen		grid 20	DNF
2016	Red Bull Ring		grid 17	12 +4
2016	Misano		grid 5	7 +9
2016	Aragón		grid 17	12 +4
2017	Mugello		grid 4	9 +7
2017	Misano		grid 11	5 +11
2017	Valencia		grid 6	9 +7
2018	Misano		grid 14	15 +1
2018	Sepang		grid 14	DNF
2018	Valencia		grid 12	4 +13
2019	Mugello		grid 12	7 +9
2019	Misano		grid 12	DNF
2019	Valencia		grid 14	DNF
2020	Red Bull Ring		grid 22	12 +4
2020	Red Bull Ring		grid 15	20
2021	Mugello		grid 16	13 +3
2021	Misano		grid 14	11 +5
2021	Misano		grid 22	12 +4
2022	Mugello		grid 13	18
2022	Catalunya		grid 22	16
2022	Misano		grid 17	Did not complete lap 1
2023	COTA		grid 18	11 +5
2023	Mugello		grid 16	16
2023	Misano		grid 14	DNF
2023	Buddh		grid 20	16
2023	Motegi		grid 21	16
2024	Catalunya		grid 22	20
2025	Phillip Island		grid 22	18
2025	Sepang		grid 22	17
2026	Buriram		grid 22	19
2026	Mugello		grid 21	19
2023	COTA	Sprint	grid 18	DNF
2023	Mugello	Sprint	grid 16	15
2023	Misano	Sprint	grid 14	20
2023	Buddh	Sprint	grid 20	14
2023	Motegi	Sprint	grid 21	19
2024	Catalunya	Sprint	grid 22	21
2025	Phillip Island	Sprint	grid 22	20
2025	Sepang	Sprint	grid 22	20
2026	Buriram	Sprint	grid 22	21
2026	Mugello	Sprint	grid 21	18

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2005–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Strongest and weakest circuits

2.3 places better on anticlockwise tracks than on clockwise tracks / 2.5 places better on left-corner heavy tracks than on right-corner heavy tracks

Strong

Valencia 4.3 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Misano 2.7 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Mugello 1.5 places better than usual (4 finishes)

Weak

Catalunya 1.0 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
Brno 0.9 places worse than usual (3 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 2005. Of the 51 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Marc Marquez 9 world titles
63 races together: ahead 9, behind 54, both out 0
Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
59 races together: ahead 9, behind 48, both out 2
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
53 races together: ahead 10, behind 42, both out 1
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
52 races together: ahead 6, behind 46, both out 0

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 73 races · 2012–2026

By tyre era

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

Win rate

Bridgestone37 races0%(0 wins)

Michelin36 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Bridgestone37 races0%(0 podiums)

Michelin36 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Bridgestone37 racesavg P11.6

Michelin36 racesavg P13.2

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry66 races0%(0 wins)

Wet7 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry66 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet7 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry66 racesavg P12.9

Wet7 racesavg P8.0

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 13.6 to an average finish of 11.3

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	5.2 → 8.3	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–15	13.6 → 11.3	0 wins / 39 races
Grid 16〜	18.8 → 14.6	0 wins / 29 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Valencia (average P8.2, 7 races)

Valencia7 racesavg P8.2

COTA2 racesavg P9.5

Misano11 racesavg P10.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P10.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P11.0

Assen3 racesavg P11.5

Mugello11 racesavg P11.8

Silverstone2 racesavg P12.5

Brno3 racesavg P12.7

Jerez4 racesavg P13.5

Aragón2 racesavg P13.5

Estoril1 racesavg P14.0

Sepang3 racesavg P14.5

Termas2 racesavg P14.5

Red Bull Ring3 racesavg P14.7

Catalunya6 racesavg P14.8

Motegi2 racesavg P15.5

Phillip Island2 racesavg P16.0

Buddh1 racesavg P16.0

Buriram1 racesavg P19.0

Lusail1 races—

Indianapolis1 races—

Laguna Seca1 races—

Moto2 18 races · 2010–2011

Dry / wetSmall sample

More podiums in the wet (33.3% wet, 6.7% dry)

Win rate

Dry15 races7%(1 wins)

Wet3 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry15 races7%(1 podiums)

Wet3 races33%(1 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry15 racesavg P12.9

Wet3 racesavg P9.7

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 4.0	1 wins / 2 races
Grid 4–6	5.3 → 11.7	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 7–9	8.2 → 12.4	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–15	13.2 → 14.6	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	21.5 → 18.0	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Valencia (average P1.0, 1 races)

Valencia1 racesavg P1.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P3.0

Sepang1 racesavg P7.0

Lusail1 racesavg P8.0

Jerez1 racesavg P9.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P10.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P12.0

Motegi1 racesavg P13.0

Aragón2 racesavg P14.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P14.0

Misano1 racesavg P14.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P14.0

Assen1 racesavg P17.0

Brno1 racesavg P18.0

Indianapolis1 racesavg P20.0

Estoril1 racesavg P22.0

Mugello1 races—

Moto2: all in the Dunlop era.

125cc 26 races · 2005–2006

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry22 races0%(0 wins)

Wet2 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry22 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry22 racesavg P21.1

Wet2 racesavg P13.0

2 races without track-condition data are not included

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Lusail (average P18.0, 2 races)

Lusail2 racesavg P18.0

Mugello2 racesavg P19.0

Brno2 racesavg P19.0

Shanghai2 racesavg P19.0

Estoril1 racesavg P19.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P20.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P23.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P23.0

Sepang2 racesavg P24.0

Assen2 races—

Phillip Island2 races—

Donington2 races—

Jerez1 races—

Motegi1 races—

Istanbul1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2005–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

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

Ridden on the bike

at least 6,838 miles
0.3× around the Earth · 2,354 laps

Time on the bike: at least 330 hours (13.8 days)
Average 144.5 km/h, top 361.2 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2026, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 278,158 miles
11.2× around the Earth · at least 25.7 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

77.7%Start rate (80/103)

4Longest run of absences (races)

35Longest run of starts (races)

60.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2005 125cc P33 · 3 pts

2006 125cc

2007〜2010 no Grand Prix starts

2011 Moto2 P9 · 84 pts

2012 MotoGP P15 · 43 pts

2013 MotoGP P13 · 56 pts

2014〜2015 no Grand Prix starts

2016 MotoGP P19 · 36 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, 2005–2026 (the rider's racing years)

2005	Jerez		Did not complete lap 1
2005	Estoril		19
2005	Shanghai		13 +3
2005	Le Mans		DNF
2005	Mugello		19
2005	Catalunya		Did not complete lap 1
2005	Assen		DNF
2005	Donington		Did not complete lap 1
2005	Sachsenring		Did not complete lap 1
2005	Brno	grid 29	DNF
2005	Motegi		DNF
2005	Sepang	grid 30	DNF
2005	Lusail	grid 30	DNF
2005	Phillip Island	grid 31	DNF
2006	Lusail	grid 24	18
2006	Istanbul	grid 28	DNF
2006	Shanghai	grid 31	25
2006	Le Mans	grid 24	23
2006	Mugello	grid 30	DNF
2006	Catalunya	grid 26	20
2006	Assen	grid 20	DNF
2006	Donington	grid 36	DNF
2006	Sachsenring	grid 22	23
2006	Brno	grid 17	19
2006	Sepang	grid 25	24
2006	Phillip Island	grid 34	DNF

2010	Aragón	grid 8	14 +2
2011	Lusail	grid 9	8 +8
2011	Jerez	grid 7	9 +7
2011	Estoril	grid 6	22
2011	Le Mans	grid 13	14 +2
2011	Catalunya	grid 14	12 +4
2011	Silverstone	grid 6	3 +16
2011	Assen	grid 9	17
2011	Mugello	grid 21	DNF
2011	Sachsenring	grid 4	10 +6
2011	Brno	grid 22	18
2011	Indianapolis	grid 13	20
2011	Misano	grid 8	14 +2
2011	Aragón	grid 13	DNF
2011	Motegi	grid 14	13 +3
2011	Phillip Island	grid 12	14 +2
2011	Sepang	grid 3	7 +9
2011	Valencia	grid 1	1 +25