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

Riders

Vesa Kallio

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Nationality: Finland
Number: 66
Born: September 6, 1980(age 46)
Birthplace: Valkeakoski
Height / weight: 160 cm / 55 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Sachsenring in 2003.

In 250cc (2003): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (2004): 16 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 19 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

250cc125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2003–2004 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2004–2004

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P21.9

1 pts · Poles 0

250cc2003–2003

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P18.3

0 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2003–2004 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2003. Of the 39 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
16 races together: ahead 3, behind 12, both out 1
Casey Stoner 2 world titles
13 races together: ahead 3, behind 9, both out 1

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)

All classes 19 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Motegi125cc 1avg P15.0

Estoril250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P18.0

Jerez125cc 1avg P18.0

Brno250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P20.5

Sachsenring250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P20.5

Rio125cc 1avg P21.0

Assen125cc 1avg P23.0

Phillip Island125cc 1avg P23.0

Valencia125cc 1avg P23.0

Welkom125cc 1avg P24.0

Le Mans125cc 1avg P26.0

Catalunya125cc 1avg P27.0

Mugello125cc 1—

Sepang125cc 1—

Lusail125cc 1—

Donington125cc 1—

Average finish across classes (Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and so on together). See each class below for class-only figures. Only circuits with 3+ races count as a best track.

125cc 16 races · 2004

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Motegi1 racesavg P15.0

Jerez1 racesavg P18.0

Estoril1 racesavg P18.0

Rio1 racesavg P21.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P22.0

Brno1 racesavg P23.0

Assen1 racesavg P23.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P23.0

Valencia1 racesavg P23.0

Welkom1 racesavg P24.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P26.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P27.0

Mugello1 races—

Sepang1 races—

Lusail1 races—

Donington1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

250cc 3 races · 2003

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P18.0

Estoril1 racesavg P18.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P19.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2003–2004 (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

Every session

at least 1,030 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 363 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 59,300 miles
2.4× around the Earth · at least 5.3 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

100%Start rate (16/16)

0Longest run of absences (races)

16Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2004 125cc P33 · 1 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, 2003–2004 (the rider's racing years)

2004	Welkom		24
2004	Jerez	grid 32	18
2004	Le Mans	grid 30	26
2004	Mugello	grid 31	DNF
2004	Catalunya	grid 29	27
2004	Assen	grid 17	23
2004	Rio	grid 27	21
2004	Sachsenring	grid 27	22
2004	Donington	grid 27	DNF
2004	Brno	grid 38	23
2004	Estoril	grid 27	18
2004	Motegi	grid 29	15 +1
2004	Lusail	grid 20	Out on lap 1
2004	Sepang	grid 30	DNF
2004	Phillip Island	grid 27	23
2004	Valencia	grid 31	23