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

Riders

Thierry Rapicault

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Nationality: France
Bike: Yamaha

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Kyalami in 1983.

In 250cc (1983–1985): 17 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1987): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1988): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Le Mans 1983 (250cc).

In all, 22 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1983–1988 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1983–1988

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate2.9%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.9

21 pts · Poles 1

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

500cc1987–1988

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.0

0 pts · Poles 0

2 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, 1983–1988 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1983. Of the 76 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
21 races together: ahead 1, behind 18, both out 2
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
10 races together: ahead 2, behind 6, both out 2
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
34 races together: ahead 6, behind 25, both out 3
Sito Pons 2 world titles
20 races together: ahead 5, behind 13, both out 2

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 38 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Salzburgring (average P12.0, 3 races)

Monza250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P7.0

Le Mans250cc 2avg P7.5

Kyalami250cc 2avg P9.0

Spa250cc 2avg P11.5

Salzburgring250cc 3avg P12.0

Paul Ricard250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P12.0

Rijeka250cc 2avg P13.0

Jerez500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P14.5

Silverstone250cc 3avg P15.3

Hockenheim250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P15.5

Mugello250cc 2avg P15.5

Jarama250cc 3avg P17.0

Anderstorp250cc 4—

Assen250cc 3—

Goiânia250cc 1—

Nürburgring250cc 1—

Misano250cc 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 34 races · 1983–1988

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Salzburgring (average P12.0, 3 races)

Monza1 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P7.5

Kyalami2 racesavg P9.0

Spa2 racesavg P11.5

Salzburgring3 racesavg P12.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P12.0

Rijeka2 racesavg P13.0

Silverstone3 racesavg P15.3

Mugello2 racesavg P15.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P15.5

Jerez1 racesavg P16.0

Jarama3 racesavg P17.0

Anderstorp4 races—

Assen3 races—

Goiânia1 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

Misano1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

500cc 4 races · 1987–1988

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jerez1 racesavg P13.0

Paul Ricard1 races—

Monza1 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

500cc: 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, 1983–1988 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)10 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 643 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 219 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 10,531 miles
0.4× around the Earth · at least 1.1 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

82.9%Start rate (29/35)

1Longest run of absences (races)

13Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1983 250cc P14 · 19 pts

1984 250cc P29 · 1 pts

1985 250cc P31 · 1 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, 1983–1988 (the rider's racing years)

1983	Kyalami		9 +2
1983	Le Mans		3 +10
1983	Monza		7 +4
1983	Hockenheim		21
1983	Jarama		DNF
1983	Salzburgring		DNF
1983	Rijeka		13
1983	Assen		DNF
1983	Spa		13
1983	Silverstone		8 +3
1983	Anderstorp		DNF
1984	Kyalami		DNF
1984	Misano		DNF
1984	Salzburgring		DNF
1984	Paul Ricard		12
1984	Assen		DNF
1984	Spa		10 +1
1984	Silverstone		16
1984	Anderstorp		DNF
1984	Mugello		17
1985	Jarama		DNF
1985	Hockenheim		10 +1
1985	Mugello		14
1985	Salzburgring		12
1985	Rijeka		DNF
1985	Assen		DNF
1985	Le Mans		12
1985	Silverstone		22
1985	Anderstorp		DNF
1988	Jarama	grid 29	17
1988	Jerez	grid 30	16
1988	Nürburgring	grid 1	DNF
1988	Anderstorp	grid 28	DNF
1988	Goiânia	grid 31	DNF

1987	Jerez	grid 20	13
1987	Hockenheim	grid 22	DNF
1987	Monza	grid 23	DNF
1988	Paul Ricard		DNF