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

Riders

Patrick Fernandez

Nationality: France
Born: March 4, 1952(age 74)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Salzburgring in 1975.

In 125cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1980): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1980–1981): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1982): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1982–1985): 18 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: San Carlos 1977 (350cc). First win: Salzburgring 1981 (350cc).

In all, 69 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 15 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1976 350cc (TT) / 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

125cc250cc350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1975–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1975–1975

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

4 pts · Poles 0

250cc1976–1985

Win rate1.3%

Podium rate15.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.3

289 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1976–1982

Win rate5.7%

Podium rate40.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

244 pts · Poles 1

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

500cc1980–1981

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.5

4 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, 1975–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1975. Of the 60 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
76 races together: ahead 25, behind 48, both out 3
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
46 races together: ahead 12, behind 34, both out 0
Walter Villa 4 world titles
34 races together: ahead 13, behind 19, both out 2
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 4, behind 7, 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)

All classes 117 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at San Carlos (average P2.6, 5 races)

San Carlos350cc 3 · 250cc 2avg P2.6

Hockenheim350cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P3.5

Buenos Aires350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.5

Karlskoga350cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P4.0

Monza250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P4.5

Assen250cc 7 · 350cc 6 · 500cc 1avg P5.1

Brno250cc 5 · 350cc 1avg P5.2

Le Mans350cc 2 · 250cc 4avg P5.4

Imola350cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P5.7

Opatija250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P5.7

Rijeka350cc 3 · 250cc 5avg P6.1

Kyalami250cc 3avg P6.7

Imatra250cc 7 · 350cc 4 · 500cc 1avg P7.8

Salzburgring125cc 1 · 350cc 3 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P8.5

Anderstorp350cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P8.5

Mugello250cc 3 · 350cc 1avg P8.8

Nürburgring250cc 2avg P9.0

Montjuïc250cc 1avg P9.0

Spa250cc 7 · 500cc 1avg P9.4

Jarama350cc 1 · 250cc 5avg P10.0

Paul Ricard350cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P12.0

Silverstone250cc 5 · 350cc 2avg P12.6

Nogaro350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P13.5

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 77 races · 1976–1985

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Hockenheim (average P3.5, 3 races)

San Carlos2 racesavg P2.5

Karlskoga2 racesavg P3.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P3.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P3.5

Monza2 racesavg P5.0

Opatija2 racesavg P5.0

Brno5 racesavg P5.8

Le Mans4 racesavg P6.3

Assen7 racesavg P6.5

Kyalami3 racesavg P6.7

Imola2 racesavg P7.0

Rijeka5 racesavg P7.3

Imatra7 racesavg P7.3

Nürburgring2 racesavg P9.0

Montjuïc1 racesavg P9.0

Mugello3 racesavg P9.3

Spa7 racesavg P9.4

Jarama5 racesavg P12.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P12.0

Silverstone5 racesavg P13.8

Anderstorp2 racesavg P14.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P17.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P21.0

Misano1 races—

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

350cc 35 races · 1976–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at San Carlos (average P2.7, 3 races)

San Carlos3 racesavg P2.7

Assen6 racesavg P3.0

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Imola1 racesavg P3.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P3.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P3.3

Le Mans2 racesavg P4.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P4.0

Jarama1 racesavg P4.0

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

Rijeka3 racesavg P4.7

Nogaro1 racesavg P6.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P6.0

Imatra4 racesavg P6.7

Mugello1 racesavg P7.0

Opatija1 racesavg P7.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P8.0

Paul Ricard1 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

500cc 4 races · 1980–1981

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P7.0

Imatra1 racesavg P14.0

Spa1 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 10–15.

125cc 1 races · 1975

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1975–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)20 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,423 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 442 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 13,719 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

77.7%Start rate (87/112)

4Longest run of absences (races)

26Longest run of starts (races)

98.9Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1976 250cc P12 · 21 pts

1977 no Grand Prix starts

1978 250cc P3 · 55 pts

1978 350cc P8 · 36 pts

1979 250cc P5 · 63 pts

1979 350cc

1980 no Grand Prix starts

1981 250cc P5 · 43 pts

1981 350cc P4 · 46 pts

1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 250cc P11 · 26 pts

1984 250cc P14 · 16 pts

1985 250cc

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, 1975–1985 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

1976	Opatija		4 +8
1976	Le Mans		10 +1
1976	Assen		6 +5
1976	Spa		9 +2
1976	Imatra		8 +3
1976	Montjuïc		9 +2
1977	San Carlos		2 +12
1977	Opatija		6 +5
1977	Spa		8 +3
1977	Imatra		6 +5
1977	Brno		8 +3
1978	San Carlos		3 +10
1978	Nogaro		21
1978	Mugello		5 +6
1978	Assen		8 +3
1978	Spa		4 +8
1978	Karlskoga		3 +10
1978	Imatra		DNF
1978	Silverstone		8 +3
1978	Nürburgring		9 +2
1978	Brno		4 +8
1978	Rijeka		6 +5
1979	Imola		6 +5
1979	Jarama		6 +5
1979	Rijeka		3 +10
1979	Assen		6 +5
1979	Karlskoga		3 +10
1979	Imatra		3 +10
1979	Silverstone		8 +3
1979	Brno		6 +5
1979	Le Mans		3 +10
1980	Spa		3 +10
1980	Imatra		5 +6
1981	Buenos Aires		3 +10
1981	Monza		5 +6
1981	Paul Ricard		7 +4
1981	Jarama		6 +5
1981	Assen		3 +10
1981	Spa		12
1981	Imola		8 +3
1981	Silverstone		20
1981	Imatra		6 +5
1981	Brno		DNF
1982	Assen		5 +6
1982	Imatra		16
1982	Brno		5 +6
1982	Mugello		8 +3
1982	Hockenheim		5 +6
1983	Kyalami		4 +8
1983	Le Mans		6 +5
1983	Monza		DNF
1983	Hockenheim		2 +12
1983	Jarama		DNF
1983	Salzburgring		11
1983	Rijeka		10 +1
1983	Assen		DNF
1983	Spa		11
1983	Silverstone		DNF
1983	Anderstorp		14
1984	Kyalami	grid 2	1 +15
1984	Misano		DNF
1984	Jarama		24
1984	Salzburgring		DNF
1984	Nürburgring		DNF
1984	Paul Ricard		17
1984	Rijeka		10 +1
1984	Assen		11
1984	Spa		19
1984	Silverstone		19
1984	Anderstorp		DNF
1984	Mugello		15
1985	Kyalami		15
1985	Jarama		DNF
1985	Hockenheim		DNF
1985	Salzburgring		23
1985	Rijeka		DNF
1985	Le Mans		DNF

1980	Assen	grid 14	7 +4
1980	Spa	grid 5	DNF
1980	Imatra		14
1981	Salzburgring	grid 15	DNF