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

Riders

Ricard Cardus (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Qualis Social · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2014 · Wikimedia Commons

Ricard Cardus

Nationality
Spain Spain
Number
88
Team (2017 Moto2)
CarXpert Interwetten
Bike
Chassis Kalex / Engine Honda
Born
March 18, 1988(age 38)
Birthplace
Barcelona

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Brno in 2007.

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In 125cc (2007–2008): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Racc Aprilia, Andalucia Derbi. In Moto2 (2010–2017): 93 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Viessmann Kiefer Racing, Maquinza-SAG Team, QMMF Racing Team, Arguiñano Racing Team, NGM Mobile Forward Racing, Tech 3.

In all, 96 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

125ccMoto2 ★ Champion

1102030200820102012201420162011 Moto2: P31 / 2 pts / 0 wins2012 Moto2: P25 / 10 pts / 0 wins2013 Moto2: P23 / 9 pts / 0 wins2014 Moto2: P18 / 45 pts / 0 wins2015 Moto2: P24 / 20 pts / 0 wins2016 Moto2: P37 / 0 pts / 0 wins2017 Moto2: P29 / 7 pts / 0 winsMoto2

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Scope: official results DB, 2007–2017 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2007–2008
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P24.5

0 pts · Poles 0

Moto22010–2017
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P17.3

92 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2007–2017 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2007. Of the 37 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)

Moto2 93 races · 2010–2017

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry85 races0%(0 wins)
Wet8 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry85 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet8 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry85 racesavg P17.6
Wet8 racesavg P14.6

By grid position

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 15.1

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.0 → average finish 21.0 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.3 → average finish 15.1 (14 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 22.8 → average finish 17.5 (76 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–98.0 → 21.00 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–1513.3 → 15.10 wins / 14 races
Grid 16〜22.8 → 17.50 wins / 76 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Sepang (average P13.3, 4 races)

Sepang4 racesavg P13.3
COTA4 racesavg P14.0
Estoril3 racesavg P14.5
Phillip Island5 racesavg P15.0
Motegi6 racesavg P16.0
Indianapolis5 racesavg P16.5
Silverstone4 racesavg P16.5
Valencia5 racesavg P17.0
Assen5 racesavg P17.3
Sachsenring6 racesavg P17.4
Jerez6 racesavg P17.6
Catalunya5 racesavg P18.0
Termas2 racesavg P18.0
Le Mans6 racesavg P18.3
Mugello6 racesavg P18.5
Aragón5 racesavg P19.0
Lusail6 racesavg P19.5
Misano5 racesavg P20.5
Brno5 racesavg P21.6

Moto2: all in the Dunlop era.

125cc 3 races · 2007–2008

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Best circuit: Brno (average P23.0, 1 races)

Brno1 racesavg P23.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P26.0
Valencia1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2007–2017 (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 5,466 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,878 laps

Time on the bike: at least 313 hours (13.0 days)
Average 144.4 km/h, top 291.4 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2007–2017, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 280,333 miles
11.3× around the Earth · at least 25.5 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

90.8%Start rate (79/87)
3Longest run of absences (races)
48Longest run of starts (races)
7.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2011 Moto2 P31 · 2 pts
2012 Moto2 P25 · 10 pts
2013 Moto2 P23 · 9 pts
2014 Moto2 P18 · 45 pts
2015 Moto2 P24 · 20 pts

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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, 2007–2017 (the rider's racing years)

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