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

Riders

Marco Lucchinelli

Nationality: Italy
Bike: Cagiva
Born: June 26, 1954(age 72)
Birthplace: Bolano

Photos (5)

1978
At this race · Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
1981
At this race · Hans van Dijk for Anefo · CC0
1981
At this race · Hans van Dijk for Anefo · CC0
1981
At this race · Hans van Dijk for Anefo · CC0
2007
Snowdog · Public domain

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Le Mans in 1976.

In 500cc (1976–1978): 5 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1978–1986): 47 starts, 3 wins, 11 podiums.

First podium: Le Mans 1976 (500cc). First win: Nürburgring 1980 (500cc). World champion: 1981 500cc.

In all, 53 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 14 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
1978	FINLAND GRAND PRIX	500cc	7
1979	BELGIUM GRAND PRIX	500cc	10
1982	Dutch GP	500cc	7
1982	British GP	500cc	14

Season by season

350cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1975–1986 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

350cc1975–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.5

9 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1976–1986 ★ 1 titles (1981)

Win rate7.7%

Podium rate24.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.3

361 pts · Poles 9

26 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, 1975–1986 (the rider's racing years)

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.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
11 races together: ahead 5, behind 5, both out 1
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
23 races together: ahead 17, behind 4, both out 2
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
22 races together: ahead 2, behind 19, both out 1
Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
50 races together: ahead 9, behind 39, 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 80 races · 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Nürburgring (average P1.5, 3 races)

Nürburgring500cc 3avg P1.5

Paul Ricard500cc 3avg P2.0

Le Mans500cc 3avg P2.5

Assen500cc 7avg P3.5

Imola350cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P4.0

Imatra500cc 5avg P4.3

Hockenheim500cc 5avg P4.5

Spa500cc 6avg P4.6

Misano500cc 4avg P5.0

Mugello350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P5.0

Buenos Aires500cc 1avg P5.0

Salzburgring500cc 7avg P5.5

Jarama500cc 6avg P5.7

Anderstorp500cc 4avg P6.7

San Carlos500cc 1avg P7.0

Karlskoga500cc 1avg P7.0

Monza500cc 3avg P7.5

Rijeka500cc 5avg P8.5

Silverstone500cc 5avg P8.8

Kyalami500cc 2avg P9.0

Brno500cc 2—

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 78 races · 1976–1986

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 3.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.8 → 3.1	5 wins / 18 races
Grid 4–6	4.9 → 6.1	1 wins / 14 races
Grid 7–9	8.3 → 7.7	0 wins / 11 races
Grid 10–15	12.8 → 7.0	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Nürburgring (average P1.5, 3 races)

Nürburgring3 racesavg P1.5

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P2.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P2.5

Imola3 racesavg P2.5

Assen7 racesavg P3.5

Imatra5 racesavg P4.3

Hockenheim5 racesavg P4.5

Mugello2 racesavg P4.5

Spa6 racesavg P4.6

Misano4 racesavg P5.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P5.0

Salzburgring7 racesavg P5.5

Jarama6 racesavg P5.7

Anderstorp4 racesavg P6.7

San Carlos1 racesavg P7.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P7.0

Monza3 racesavg P7.5

Rijeka5 racesavg P8.5

Silverstone5 racesavg P8.8

Kyalami2 racesavg P9.0

Brno2 races—

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

350cc 2 races · 1975–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello1 racesavg P6.0

Imola1 racesavg P7.0

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, 1975–1986 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)29 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 2,949 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,067 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 10,708 miles
0.4× around the Earth · at least 1.3 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 (68/87)

5Longest run of absences (races)

25Longest run of starts (races)

106.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1976 500cc P4 · 40 pts

1977 500cc P11 · 25 pts

1978 500cc P9 · 30 pts

1979 500cc P18 · 11 pts

1980 500cc P3 · 59 pts

1981 500cc P1 · 105 pts

1982 500cc P8 · 43 pts

1983 500cc P7 · 48 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, 1975–1986 (the rider's racing years)

1976	Le Mans		3 +10
1976	Salzburgring		2 +12
1976	Imatra		5 +6
1976	Brno		DNF
1976	Nürburgring		2 +12
1977	San Carlos		7 +4
1977	Hockenheim		7 +4
1977	Paul Ricard		DNF
1977	Assen		6 +5
1977	Anderstorp		DNF
1977	Imatra		2 +12
1977	Brno		DNF
1978	Jarama		DNF
1978	Salzburgring		4 +8
1978	Mugello		3 +10
1978	Spa		7 +4
1978	Silverstone	grid 10	4 +8
1978	Nürburgring	grid 7	DNF
1979	Salzburgring		9 +2
1979	Hockenheim		DNF
1979	Imola	grid 8	DNF
1979	Jarama	grid 13	10 +1
1979	Rijeka	grid 5	DNF
1979	Assen	grid 9	DNF
1979	Karlskoga		7 +4
1979	Imatra	grid 9	9 +2
1979	Silverstone		9 +2
1979	Le Mans	grid 13	DNF
1980	Misano	grid 1	DNF
1980	Jarama	grid 3	2 +12
1980	Paul Ricard	grid 1	3 +10
1980	Assen	grid 4	DNF
1980	Spa	grid 3	2 +12
1980	Imatra	grid 2	DNF
1980	Silverstone	grid 2	3 +10
1980	Nürburgring	grid 4	1 +15
1981	Salzburgring	grid 2	DNF
1981	Hockenheim	grid 6	3 +10
1981	Monza	grid 1	5 +6
1981	Paul Ricard	grid 1	1 +15
1981	Rijeka	grid 1	2 +12
1981	Assen	grid 1	1 +15
1981	Spa	grid 1	1 +15
1981	Imola	grid 1	1 +15
1981	Silverstone	grid 6	19
1981	Imatra	grid 1	1 +15
1981	Anderstorp	grid 2	9 +2
1982	Buenos Aires	grid 4	5 +6
1982	Salzburgring	grid 9	DNF
1982	Jarama	grid 6	5 +6
1982	Misano	grid 4	5 +6
1982	Spa	grid 6	6 +5
1982	Rijeka	grid 9	8 +3
1982	Anderstorp	grid 4	5 +6
1982	Mugello	grid 3	6 +5
1982	Hockenheim	grid 3	5 +6
1983	Kyalami	grid 6	9 +2
1983	Le Mans	grid 5	2 +12
1983	Monza	grid 5	10 +1
1983	Hockenheim	grid 4	3 +10
1983	Jarama	grid 9	DNF
1983	Salzburgring	grid 8	7 +4
1983	Rijeka	grid 8	9 +2
1983	Assen	grid 15	DNF
1983	Spa	grid 7	7 +4
1983	Silverstone	grid 16	DNF
1983	Anderstorp	grid 8	6 +5
1983	Imola	grid 3	4 +8
1984	Kyalami		DNF
1984	Misano	grid 19	DNF
1984	Jarama	grid 26	DNF
1984	Salzburgring		DNF
1984	Assen	grid 33	DNF
1985	Rijeka		15
1985	Assen	grid 34	DNF
1985	Spa	grid 28	DNF
1985	Misano	grid 14	DNF
1986	Monza	grid 12	DNF