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

Riders

Michele Danese

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Nationality
Italy Italy
Number
41
Team (2006 250cc)
WTR Blauer USA
Bike
Aprilia
Born
September 11, 1982(age 44)
Birthplace
Sovizzo

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Sepang in 2003.

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In 125cc (2003–2004): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2005–2006): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Campetella Racing, WTR Blauer USA.

In all, 7 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
2003Australian GP125cc311'41.064

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

12468102003200420052006

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Scope: official results DB, 2003–2006 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2003–2004
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P26.5

0 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc2005–2006
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P19.0

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, 2003–2006 (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.

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 9 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jerez250cc 1avg P16.0
Lusail250cc 1avg P19.0
Assen250cc 1avg P22.0
Sepang125cc 1avg P26.0
Rio125cc 1avg P27.0
Mugello125cc 1—
Motegi125cc 1—
Valencia125cc 1—
Istanbul250cc 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.

250cc 4 races · 2005–2006

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jerez1 racesavg P16.0
Lusail1 racesavg P19.0
Assen1 racesavg P22.0
Istanbul1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; Dry races only; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

125cc 5 races · 2003–2004

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sepang1 racesavg P26.0
Rio1 racesavg P27.0
Mugello1 races—
Motegi1 races—
Valencia1 races—

125cc: 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, 2003–2006 (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 1,306 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 401 laps

Time on the bike: at least 13 hours (0.5 days)
Average 135.2 km/h, top 266.3 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2006, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 28,768 miles
1.2× around the Earth · at least 2.6 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 2003–2006 (the rider's racing years)

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