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

Riders

Ricardo Tormo

Nationality: Spain
Born: September 7, 1952(age 74)

Photos (2)

2008
Bardamu · Public domain
Bardamu · Public domain

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 50cc at Jarama in 1973.

In 50cc (1973–1978): 9 starts, 1 wins, 6 podiums. In 125cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1978–1980): 6 starts, 4 wins, 5 podiums. In 125cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1980): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1981): 5 starts, 5 wins, 5 podiums. In 125cc (1981–1982): 5 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1983): 8 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums.

First podium: Imola 1977 (50cc). First win: Anderstorp 1977 (50cc). World champion: 1978 50cc, 1981 50cc.

In all, 42 Grand Prix starts, 13 wins and 24 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
1979	YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX	125cc	1	1'53.700
1982	SWEDISH GRAND PRIX	125cc	1	1'47.970

Season by season

50cc125cc80cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1973–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1973–1983 ★ 2 titles (1978, 1981)

Win rate42.9%

Podium rate71.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.4

371 pts · Poles 1

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

80cc1984–1984

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1978–1983

Win rate12.1%

Podium rate33.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.0

199 pts · Poles 6

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, 1973–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1973. Of the 107 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
36 races together: ahead 7, behind 26, both out 3
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
43 races together: ahead 26, behind 16, both out 1
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
44 races together: ahead 18, behind 25, both out 1
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
29 races together: ahead 11, behind 16, 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 69 races · 50cc / 80cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

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

Nürburgring50cc 2avg P1.0

Mugello50cc 1avg P1.0

Le Mans125cc 2avg P1.5

Imola50cc 3 · 125cc 2avg P2.0

Brno50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.0

Misano50cc 1 · 80cc 1avg P2.0

Opatija50cc 1avg P2.0

Rijeka50cc 6 · 125cc 3avg P2.2

Anderstorp50cc 1 · 125cc 2avg P2.3

Monza50cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P2.5

Imatra125cc 2avg P2.5

Spa50cc 3 · 125cc 3avg P3.2

Assen50cc 6 · 125cc 5avg P3.2

Hockenheim50cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P4.0

Jarama50cc 6 · 125cc 3avg P5.5

Silverstone125cc 3avg P5.5

Montjuïc50cc 1avg P6.0

Buenos Aires125cc 2avg P7.0

Salzburgring125cc 2avg P10.5

Nogaro125cc 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.

80cc 1 races · 1984

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

80cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

50cc 35 races · 1973–1983

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)

Nürburgring2 racesavg P1.0

Mugello1 racesavg P1.0

Brno1 racesavg P1.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P1.0

Monza1 racesavg P1.0

Imola3 racesavg P1.3

Assen6 racesavg P2.0

Spa3 racesavg P2.0

Misano1 racesavg P2.0

Opatija1 racesavg P2.0

Rijeka6 racesavg P2.2

Hockenheim2 racesavg P4.0

Jarama6 racesavg P4.2

Montjuïc1 racesavg P6.0

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

125cc 33 races · 1978–1983

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Spa (average P4.3, 3 races)

Le Mans2 racesavg P1.5

Imatra2 racesavg P2.5

Anderstorp2 racesavg P3.0

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Imola2 racesavg P4.0

Monza1 racesavg P4.0

Spa3 racesavg P4.3

Assen5 racesavg P4.6

Silverstone3 racesavg P5.5

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P7.0

Jarama3 racesavg P7.7

Salzburgring2 racesavg P10.5

Rijeka3 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

Nogaro1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1973–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)14 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 869 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 276 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 8,519 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 1.0 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

76.8%Start rate (53/69)

6Longest run of absences (races)

13Longest run of starts (races)

87.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1977 50cc P3 · 69 pts

1978 50cc P1 · 99 pts

1979 no Grand Prix starts

1980 50cc P4 · 36 pts

1981 125cc P8 · 36 pts

1981 50cc P1 · 90 pts

1982 125cc P5 · 58 pts

1982 50cc P4 · 40 pts

1983 125cc P5 · 52 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, 1973–1984 (the rider's racing years)

1973	Jarama		10 +1
1976	Montjuïc		6 +5
1977	Imola		2 +12
1977	Jarama		3 +10
1977	Opatija		2 +12
1977	Assen		2 +12
1977	Spa		4 +8
1977	Anderstorp		1 +15
1978	Jarama		2 +12
1978	Mugello		1 +15
1978	Assen		2 +12
1978	Spa		1 +15
1978	Nürburgring		1 +15
1978	Brno		1 +15
1978	Rijeka		1 +15
1979	Rijeka		5 +6
1980	Jarama		5 +6
1980	Rijeka		1 +15
1980	Assen		1 +15
1980	Nürburgring		DNF
1981	Hockenheim		DNF
1981	Monza		1 +15
1981	Jarama		1 +15
1981	Rijeka		1 +15
1981	Assen		1 +15
1981	Spa		1 +15
1981	Imola		1 +15
1982	Jarama		DNF
1982	Misano		2 +12
1982	Assen		3 +10
1982	Rijeka		3 +10
1982	Hockenheim		4 +8
1983	Rijeka		DNF
1983	Assen		3 +10
1983	Imola	grid 1	1 +15

1978	Salzburgring		10 +1
1978	Nogaro		DNF
1979	Assen		2 +12
1979	Imatra		1 +15
1979	Le Mans		2 +12
1980	Jarama		5 +6
1980	Rijeka		DNF
1980	Assen		6 +5
1980	Spa		9 +2
1981	Buenos Aires		12
1981	Assen		8 +3
1981	Imola		4 +8
1981	Silverstone		9 +2
1981	Imatra		4 +8
1981	Anderstorp		1 +15
1982	Buenos Aires		2 +12
1982	Jarama		8 +3
1982	Assen		5 +6
1982	Spa	grid 1	1 +15
1982	Rijeka		DNF
1982	Silverstone		2 +12
1982	Brno		3 +10
1983	Le Mans	grid 1	1 +15
1983	Monza		4 +8
1983	Hockenheim		DNF
1983	Jarama		10 +1
1983	Salzburgring		11
1983	Rijeka		DNF
1983	Assen		2 +12
1983	Spa		3 +10
1983	Silverstone	grid 1	DNF
1983	Anderstorp	grid 1	5 +6
1983	Imola		DNF