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

Riders

James Toseland

Nationality: United Kingdom
Number: 52
Team (2009 MotoGP): Monster Yamaha Tech 3
Bike: Yamaha
Born: October 5, 1980(age 46)
Birthplace: Sheffield

Photos (9)

2005
Kevin Smith · CC BY 2.0
2007
Robvonk at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
2007
Chris Ssk · CC BY 3.0
2008
Brundle · Public domain
2009
At this race · Mark Fleming · CC BY 2.0
2009
At this race · Mark Fleming · CC BY 2.0
2009
At this race · dog4aday · CC BY-SA 2.0
2009
Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
2019
Rikita · CC BY-SA 4.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in MotoGP at Lusail in 2008.

In MotoGP (2008–2009): 35 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Tech 3 Yamaha, Monster Yamaha Tech 3.

In all, 35 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

MotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2008–2009 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

MotoGP2008–2009

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.9

197 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2008–2009 (the rider's racing years)

Strongest and weakest circuits

1.4 places better on right-corner heavy tracks than on left-corner heavy tracks

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 2008. Of the 40 riders who debuted that year, 3 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
35 races together: ahead 3, behind 32, both out 0
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
34 races together: ahead 7, behind 26, both out 1
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
34 races together: ahead 7, behind 27, both out 0
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
33 races together: ahead 14, behind 18, 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)

MotoGP 35 races · 2008–2009

By tyre eraSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% with Bridgestone, 0.0% with Multiple suppliers

Win rate

Multiple suppliers18 races0%(0 wins)

Bridgestone17 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Multiple suppliers18 races0%(0 podiums)

Bridgestone17 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Multiple suppliers18 racesavg P9.6

Bridgestone17 racesavg P10.3

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry27 races0%(0 wins)

Wet7 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry27 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet7 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry27 racesavg P9.6

Wet7 racesavg P11.1

1 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.4 to an average finish of 10.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 6.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 4–6	5.4 → 7.8	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 7–9	8.2 → 7.9	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 10–15	12.4 → 10.8	0 wins / 18 races
Grid 16〜	16.0 → 15.0	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello2 racesavg P6.5

Assen2 racesavg P7.5

Misano2 racesavg P8.0

Estoril2 racesavg P8.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P9.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P9.0

Jerez2 racesavg P9.5

Catalunya2 racesavg P9.5

Motegi2 racesavg P10.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P10.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P10.5

Brno2 racesavg P11.0

Lusail2 racesavg P11.0

Valencia2 racesavg P11.5

Donington2 racesavg P11.5

Indianapolis2 racesavg P12.0

Shanghai1 racesavg P12.0

Sepang2 racesavg P15.0

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2008–2009 (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 11,163 miles
0.4× around the Earth · 4,016 laps

Time on the bike: at least 121 hours (5.0 days)
Average 148.2 km/h, top 334.1 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2008–2009, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 121,095 miles
4.9× around the Earth · at least 10.9 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 (35/35)

0Longest run of absences (races)

35Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2008 MotoGP P11 · 105 pts

2009 MotoGP P14 · 92 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, 2008–2009 (the rider's racing years)

2008	Lusail	grid 2	6 +10
2008	Jerez	grid 8	6 +10
2008	Estoril	grid 6	7 +9
2008	Shanghai	grid 7	12 +4
2008	Le Mans	grid 7	DNF
2008	Mugello	grid 8	6 +10
2008	Catalunya	grid 6	6 +10
2008	Donington	grid 16	17
2008	Assen	grid 13	9 +7
2008	Sachsenring	grid 11	11 +5
2008	Laguna Seca	grid 5	9 +7
2008	Brno	grid 16	13 +3
2008	Misano	grid 9	6 +10
2008	Indianapolis	grid 10	18
2008	Motegi	grid 10	11 +5
2008	Phillip Island	grid 5	6 +10
2008	Sepang	grid 12	DNF
2008	Valencia	grid 5	11 +5
2009	Lusail	grid 13	16
2009	Motegi	grid 10	9 +7
2009	Jerez	grid 14	13 +3
2009	Le Mans	grid 12	9 +7
2009	Mugello	grid 14	7 +9
2009	Catalunya	grid 9	13 +3
2009	Assen	grid 9	6 +10
2009	Laguna Seca	grid 15	Excluded
2009	Sachsenring	grid 14	10 +6
2009	Donington	grid 9	6 +10
2009	Brno	grid 14	9 +7
2009	Indianapolis	grid 10	6 +10
2009	Misano	grid 14	10 +6
2009	Estoril	grid 12	9 +7
2009	Phillip Island	grid 12	14 +2
2009	Sepang	grid 16	15 +1
2009	Valencia	grid 14	12 +4