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

Riders

Franco Uncini

Nationality: Italy
Bike: Suzuki
Born: March 9, 1955(age 71)
Birthplace: Recanati

Photos (4)

1980
At this race · Fernando Pereira / Anefo · CC0
1982
At this race · Hans van Dijk for Anefo · CC0
1982
At this race · Hans van Dijk for Anefo · CC0
1982
At this race · Hans van Dijk for Anefo · CC0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 350cc at Mugello in 1976.

In 350cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1976–1978): 9 starts, 2 wins, 5 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1979–1985): 44 starts, 5 wins, 10 podiums.

First podium: Mugello 1976 (350cc). First win: Imola 1977 (250cc). World champion: 1982 500cc.

In all, 58 Grand Prix starts, 7 wins and 17 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).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1978	VENEZUELA GRAND PRIX	250cc	1	1'39.400
1979	NATIONS GRAND PRIX	500cc	9
1979	SWEDISH GRAND PRIX	500cc	5
1979	FINLAND GRAND PRIX	500cc	3
1980	French GP	500cc	9
1981	Dutch GP	500cc	8
1982	San Marino GP	500cc	2

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1976 350cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1976–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1976–1978

Win rate11.8%

Podium rate41.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.5

120 pts · Poles 4

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

350cc1976–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate30.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.9

57 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1979–1985 ★ 1 titles (1982)

Win rate8.2%

Podium rate18.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.5

269 pts · Poles 1

18 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, 1976–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1976. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Kork Ballington 4 world titles
43 races together: ahead 21, behind 21, both out 1
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
27 races together: ahead 4, behind 22, both out 1
Walter Villa 4 world titles
19 races together: ahead 11, behind 8, both out 0
Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
41 races together: ahead 11, behind 30, 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)

All classes 88 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Rijeka (average P2.0, 5 races)

Rijeka500cc 5avg P2.0

Misano500cc 4avg P3.5

Imatra350cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P3.5

Imola250cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.5

San Carlos250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.0

Buenos Aires500cc 1avg P4.0

Montjuïc350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.5

Jarama250cc 1 · 500cc 5avg P4.6

Brno250cc 2avg P5.0

Mugello350cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P5.2

Assen350cc 3 · 250cc 3 · 500cc 5avg P6.0

Hockenheim250cc 1 · 500cc 5avg P6.0

Monza500cc 2avg P6.0

Salzburgring350cc 1 · 500cc 6avg P6.4

Nürburgring500cc 2avg P6.5

Anderstorp500cc 4avg P7.0

Le Mans500cc 3avg P8.0

Spa250cc 3 · 500cc 3avg P8.2

Kyalami500cc 3avg P8.5

Silverstone250cc 1 · 500cc 6avg P9.0

Nogaro250cc 1avg P11.0

Paul Ricard500cc 1—

Karlskoga350cc 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.

500cc 61 races · 1979–1985

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 7–9, they move up from an average grid of 7.7 to an average finish of 4.6

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.2 → 2.2	4 wins / 8 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 5.1	0 wins / 17 races
Grid 7–9	7.7 → 4.6	0 wins / 10 races
Grid 10–15	11.2 → 9.2	1 wins / 19 races
Grid 16〜	19.0 → 13.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Rijeka (average P2.0, 5 races)

Rijeka5 racesavg P2.0

Imatra2 racesavg P3.0

Misano4 racesavg P3.5

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P4.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P4.0

Jarama5 racesavg P5.0

Assen5 racesavg P5.8

Monza2 racesavg P6.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P6.5

Hockenheim5 racesavg P7.0

Anderstorp4 racesavg P7.0

Salzburgring6 racesavg P7.2

Spa3 racesavg P7.3

Le Mans3 racesavg P8.0

Mugello2 racesavg P8.0

Kyalami3 racesavg P8.5

Silverstone6 racesavg P9.8

Paul Ricard1 races—

Imola1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 17 races · 1976–1978

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Assen (average P5.3, 3 races)

Imola1 racesavg P1.0

Jarama1 racesavg P3.0

Mugello1 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P4.0

Imatra1 racesavg P4.0

Brno2 racesavg P5.0

Assen3 racesavg P5.3

Montjuïc1 racesavg P6.0

Spa3 racesavg P9.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P11.0

San Carlos1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

350cc 10 races · 1976–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring1 racesavg P2.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0

Mugello2 racesavg P3.5

Imola1 racesavg P6.0

Assen3 racesavg P7.0

Imatra1 races—

Karlskoga1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1976–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)36 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 4,184 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,548 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 13,820 miles
0.6× around the Earth · at least 1.7 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

72.8%Start rate (75/103)

4Longest run of absences (races)

10Longest run of starts (races)

155.8Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1977 250cc P2 · 72 pts

1978 250cc P8 · 42 pts

1979 500cc P5 · 51 pts

1980 500cc P4 · 50 pts

1981 500cc P13 · 12 pts

1982 500cc P1 · 103 pts

1983 500cc P9 · 31 pts

1984 500cc P14 · 14 pts

1985 500cc P15 · 8 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, 1976–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1976	Assen		10 +1
1976	Spa		18
1976	Montjuïc		6 +5
1977	San Carlos	grid 1	DNF
1977	Hockenheim		3 +10
1977	Imola	grid 1	1 +15
1977	Assen		2 +12
1977	Spa		7 +4
1977	Imatra		4 +8
1977	Brno	grid 1	1 +15
1977	Silverstone		4 +8
1978	Jarama		3 +10
1978	Nogaro		11
1978	Mugello		3 +10
1978	Assen		4 +8
1978	Spa		2 +12
1978	Brno		9 +2

1979	San Carlos	grid 6	4 +8
1979	Salzburgring		6 +5
1979	Hockenheim	grid 2	6 +5
1979	Jarama	grid 6	5 +6
1979	Rijeka	grid 9	3 +10
1979	Assen	grid 8	6 +5
1979	Silverstone	grid 12	7 +4
1979	Le Mans	grid 4	4 +8
1980	Misano	grid 5	2 +12
1980	Jarama	grid 4	7 +4
1980	Assen	grid 8	3 +10
1980	Spa	grid 4	6 +5
1980	Imatra	grid 4	3 +10
1980	Silverstone	grid 5	6 +5
1980	Nürburgring	grid 6	7 +4
1981	Salzburgring	grid 11	7 +4
1981	Hockenheim	grid 10	10 +1
1981	Monza	grid 10	8 +3
1981	Paul Ricard	grid 8	DNF
1981	Rijeka	grid 6	DNF
1981	Imola	grid 10	DNF
1981	Silverstone	grid 13	16
1981	Imatra	grid 10	DNF
1981	Anderstorp	grid 12	7 +4
1982	Buenos Aires	grid 7	4 +8
1982	Salzburgring	grid 10	1 +15
1982	Jarama	grid 3	3 +10
1982	Misano	grid 1	1 +15
1982	Assen	grid 3	1 +15
1982	Spa	grid 11	3 +10
1982	Rijeka	grid 3	1 +15
1982	Silverstone	grid 2	1 +15
1982	Anderstorp	grid 2	DNF
1982	Hockenheim	grid 2	DNF
1983	Kyalami	grid 7	6 +5
1983	Le Mans	grid 6	DNF
1983	Monza	grid 4	4 +8
1983	Hockenheim	grid 7	5 +6
1983	Jarama	grid 5	5 +6
1983	Salzburgring	grid 9	5 +6
1983	Rijeka	grid 7	DNF
1983	Assen	grid 5	DNF
1984	Kyalami		DNF
1984	Misano	grid 5	5 +6
1984	Jarama	grid 4	DNF
1984	Salzburgring		11
1984	Nürburgring	grid 11	6 +5
1984	Silverstone	grid 10	11
1984	Anderstorp	grid 7	DNF
1984	Mugello	grid 6	8 +3
1985	Kyalami	grid 11	11
1985	Jarama		Did not start
1985	Hockenheim		DNF
1985	Mugello	grid 10	8 +3
1985	Salzburgring	grid 15	13
1985	Rijeka		DNF
1985	Assen	grid 13	13
1985	Spa	grid 19	13
1985	Le Mans	grid 11	12
1985	Silverstone	grid 13	18
1985	Anderstorp		DNF
1985	Misano	grid 10	6 +5