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Eugenio Lazzarini (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
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Eugenio Lazzarini

Nationality
Italy Italy
Born
March 26, 1945(age 81)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Le Mans in 1969.

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In 250cc (1969): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1969–1970): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1970–1975): 16 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1975–1976): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1977): 2 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1977): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1977–1978): 4 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums. In 50cc (1978): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1978): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1978): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1978): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1978): 4 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1979): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1979): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1979–1980): 3 starts, 3 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1980): 3 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1981–1982): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1982): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1982): 3 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1982): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 125cc (1983): 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 50cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1983–1984): 6 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1973 (125cc). First win: Assen 1973 (125cc). World champion: 1978 125cc, 1979 50cc, 1980 50cc.

In all, 100 Grand Prix starts, 18 wins and 56 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 3 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 125cc (NAT) / 1971 125cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc50cc125cc ★ Champion

1102030197019721974197619781980198219841969 250cc: P34 / 4 pts / 0 wins250cc1969 50cc: P21 / 6 pts / 0 wins1970 50cc: P12 / 9 pts / 0 wins1975 50cc: P2 / 61 pts / 1 wins1976 50cc: P4 / 53 pts / 0 wins1977 50cc: P2 / 72 pts / 2 wins1978 50cc: P2 / 64 pts / 2 wins1979 50cc: P1 / 75 pts / 5 wins ★1980 50cc: P1 / 74 pts / 2 wins ★1982 50cc: P2 / 69 pts / 3 wins1983 50cc: P2 / 69 pts / 3 wins50cc1970 125cc: P32 / 5 pts / 0 wins1971 125cc: P33 / 3 pts / 0 wins1972 125cc: P11 / 22 pts / 0 wins1973 125cc: P5 / 59 pts / 1 wins1974 125cc: P20 / 9 pts / 0 wins1975 125cc: P5 / 47 pts / 0 wins1976 125cc: P7 / 26 pts / 0 wins1977 125cc: P2 / 105 pts / 1 wins1978 125cc: P1 / 114 pts / 4 wins ★1979 125cc: P15 / 22 pts / 0 wins1980 125cc: P17 / 8 pts / 0 wins1981 125cc: P18 / 8 pts / 0 wins1982 125cc: P2 / 95 pts / 2 wins1983 125cc: P3 / 67 pts / 1 wins1984 125cc: P2 / 78 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1969–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1969–1983 ★ 2 titles (1979, 1980)
Win rate34.6%
Podium rate78.8%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.9

578 pts · Poles 4

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

125cc1970–1984 ★ 1 titles (1978)
Win rate10.1%
Podium rate44.9%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.2

675 pts · Poles 14

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

250cc1969–1969
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.0

4 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1969–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1969. Of the 79 riders who debuted that year, 0 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)

All classes 142 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Rijeka (average P1.6, 6 races)

Rijeka50cc 4 · 125cc 2avg P1.6
Misano50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P2.0
Nogaro125cc 1avg P2.0
San Carlos125cc 1avg P2.0
Jarama125cc 8 · 50cc 7avg P2.4
Anderstorp125cc 5 · 50cc 3avg P3.3
Assen50cc 9 · 125cc 7avg P3.3
Hockenheim125cc 4 · 50cc 4avg P3.4
Salzburgring125cc 7avg P3.4
Silverstone125cc 5avg P3.5
Brno125cc 3avg P3.7
Spa125cc 9 · 50cc 5avg P4.0
Imola125cc 5 · 50cc 3avg P4.0
Imatra125cc 6 · 50cc 2avg P4.0
Monza125cc 4 · 50cc 1avg P4.0
Paul Ricard125cc 5avg P4.2
Nürburgring50cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P4.2
Opatija125cc 5avg P4.8
Karlskoga125cc 1avg P5.0
Le Mans250cc 1 · 50cc 4 · 125cc 3avg P5.3
Mugello125cc 3 · 50cc 3avg P5.3
Montjuïc50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P5.5
Sachsenring50cc 1avg P6.0
Buenos Aires125cc 1avg P8.0

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.

125cc 89 races · 1970–1984

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Mugello (average P2.7, 3 races)

Rijeka2 racesavg P1.0
Nogaro1 racesavg P2.0
San Carlos1 racesavg P2.0
Mugello3 racesavg P2.7
Jarama8 racesavg P3.0
Misano1 racesavg P3.0
Salzburgring7 racesavg P3.4
Assen7 racesavg P3.5
Silverstone5 racesavg P3.5
Brno3 racesavg P3.7
Anderstorp5 racesavg P3.8
Paul Ricard5 racesavg P4.2
Imatra6 racesavg P4.8
Opatija5 racesavg P4.8
Spa9 racesavg P4.9
Hockenheim4 racesavg P5.0
Monza4 racesavg P5.0
Karlskoga1 racesavg P5.0
Nürburgring2 racesavg P5.5
Imola5 racesavg P5.6
Le Mans3 racesavg P6.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P8.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P8.0

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

50cc 52 races · 1969–1983

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 50cc, best at Imola (average P1.3, 3 races)

Misano2 racesavg P1.0
Monza1 racesavg P1.0
Imola3 racesavg P1.3
Jarama7 racesavg P1.7
Hockenheim4 racesavg P1.8
Rijeka4 racesavg P1.8
Anderstorp3 racesavg P2.3
Spa5 racesavg P2.4
Imatra2 racesavg P2.5
Montjuïc1 racesavg P3.0
Assen9 racesavg P3.2
Nürburgring3 racesavg P3.3
Le Mans4 racesavg P4.8
Sachsenring1 racesavg P6.0
Mugello3 racesavg P8.0

50cc: no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

250cc 1 races · 1969

250cc: 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, 1969–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)27 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,694 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 545 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 16,421 miles
0.7× around the Earth · at least 2.0 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

78.2%Start rate (122/156)
3Longest run of absences (races)
18Longest run of starts (races)
240.2Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1973 125cc P5 · 59 pts

1974 no Grand Prix starts

1975 125cc P5 · 47 pts
1975 50cc P2 · 61 pts
1976 125cc P7 · 26 pts
1976 50cc P4 · 53 pts
1977 125cc P2 · 105 pts
1977 50cc P2 · 72 pts
1978 125cc P1 · 114 pts
1978 50cc P2 · 64 pts
1979 125cc P15 · 22 pts
1979 50cc P1 · 75 pts
1980 50cc P1 · 74 pts

1981 no Grand Prix starts

1982 125cc P2 · 95 pts
1982 50cc P2 · 69 pts
1983 125cc P3 · 67 pts
1983 50cc P2 · 69 pts
1984 125cc P2 · 78 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, 1969–1984 (the rider's racing years); excludes 3 races with no official result data

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