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

Riders

Mike Leitner

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Nationality
Austria Austria

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Silverstone in 1984.

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In 125cc (1984–1990): 25 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 25 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)

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1988NATIONS GRAND PRIX125cc15
1988YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX125cc11
1988SWEDISH GRAND PRIX125cc20
1989Japanese GP125cc22
1989Spanish GP125cc25
1989NATIONS GRAND PRIX125cc27
1989French GP125cc25

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

110203019841985198619871988198919901985 125cc: P20 / 3 pts / 0 wins1986 125cc: P21 / 2 pts / 0 wins1987 125cc: P10 / 32 pts / 0 wins1988 125cc: P27 / 11 pts / 0 wins1989 125cc: P37 / 4 pts / 0 wins125cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1984–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1984–1990
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P16.0

52 pts · Poles 0

30 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1984–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1984. Of the 87 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)

125cc 55 races · 1984–1990

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.0 → average finish 5.0 (1 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 14.2 → average finish 16.7 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 21.5 → average finish 23.3 (15 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–98.0 → 5.00 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–1514.2 → 16.70 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜21.5 → 23.30 wins / 15 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Jarama (average P6.0, 3 races)

Jarama3 racesavg P6.0
Monza2 racesavg P11.0
Misano4 racesavg P11.3
Hockenheim3 racesavg P11.3
Anderstorp5 racesavg P13.3
Jerez2 racesavg P14.5
Assen5 racesavg P15.0
Le Mans3 racesavg P16.0
Silverstone2 racesavg P17.0
Salzburgring6 racesavg P17.3
Brno3 racesavg P19.0
Nürburgring4 racesavg P20.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P23.0
Donington4 racesavg P24.0
Spa3 racesavg P24.0
Mugello2 racesavg P24.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P24.0
Rijeka1 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, 1984–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)20 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,145 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 400 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 36,537 miles
1.5× around the Earth · at least 3.6 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

82.5%Start rate (47/57)
3Longest run of absences (races)
15Longest run of starts (races)
3.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1985 125cc P20 · 3 pts
1986 125cc P21 · 2 pts
1987 125cc P10 · 32 pts
1988 125cc P27 · 11 pts

1989 no Grand Prix starts

1990 125cc

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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, 1984–1990 (the rider's racing years)

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