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

Riders

Garry Cowan

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Nationality: Ireland

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Silverstone in 1986.

In 250cc (1986–1989): 19 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

250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1986–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1986–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P18.9

28 pts · Poles 0

15 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, 1986–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1986. Of the 63 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
15 races together: ahead 3, behind 11, both out 1
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
31 races together: ahead 7, behind 23, both out 1
Sito Pons 2 world titles
33 races together: ahead 1, behind 32, both out 0
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
21 races together: ahead 8, behind 13, both out 0

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)

250cc 33 races · 1986–1989

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 7–9	9.0 → 9.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.5 → 9.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜	25.7 → 20.4	0 wins / 26 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Rijeka (average P11.0, 3 races)

Rijeka3 racesavg P11.0

Donington3 racesavg P12.0

Goiânia1 racesavg P12.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P13.0

Jerez2 racesavg P13.5

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P15.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P15.5

Anderstorp1 racesavg P16.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P17.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P17.0

Brno3 racesavg P19.0

Spa2 racesavg P21.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P21.0

Misano2 racesavg P22.0

Jarama1 racesavg P23.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P25.7

Assen3 racesavg P26.5

Suzuka1 racesavg P31.0

250cc: 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, 1986–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)16 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,054 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 368 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 39,731 miles
1.6× around the Earth · at least 3.7 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

71.1%Start rate (32/45)

5Longest run of absences (races)

15Longest run of starts (races)

2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1987 250cc

1988 250cc P42 · 3 pts

1989 250cc P19 · 25 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, 1986–1989 (the rider's racing years)

1986	Silverstone		17
1987	Hockenheim	grid 16	DNF
1987	Salzburgring	grid 23	28
1987	Rijeka	grid 27	DNF
1987	Assen	grid 29	27
1987	Le Mans	grid 33	16
1987	Donington		15
1987	Brno	grid 25	20
1987	Misano	grid 26	27
1988	Jarama	grid 36	23
1988	Jerez	grid 29	18
1988	Salzburgring	grid 33	28
1988	Assen	grid 34	26
1988	Spa	grid 31	21
1988	Rijeka	grid 24	DNF
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 25	13 +3
1988	Donington	grid 19	DNF
1988	Anderstorp		Did not start
1988	Brno	grid 30	20
1989	Suzuka	grid 38	31
1989	Phillip Island	grid 30	21
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 23	15 +1
1989	Jerez	grid 12	9 +7
1989	Misano	grid 22	17
1989	Hockenheim	grid 16	17
1989	Salzburgring	grid 21	21
1989	Rijeka	grid 18	11 +5
1989	Assen	grid 13	DNF
1989	Spa		DNF
1989	Le Mans	grid 24	15 +1
1989	Donington	grid 9	9 +7
1989	Anderstorp	grid 19	16
1989	Brno	grid 16	17
1989	Goiânia		12 +4