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Riders

Alberto Pagani (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Romolo Siena · Public domain · 1972 · Wikimedia Commons

Alberto Pagani

Nationality
Italy Italy
Bike
MV Agusta
Born
August 29, 1938(age 88)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Ulster in 1959.

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In 125cc (1959): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1961): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1962): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 50cc (1963): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1965–1966): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1966–1967): 5 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1968–1970): 5 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums. In 250cc (1970): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1971): 2 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 5 starts, 1 wins, 5 podiums.

First podium: Buenos Aires 1963 (50cc). First win: Imola 1969 (500cc).

In all, 31 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 13 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 5 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1964 250cc (TT) / 1966 350cc (BEL) / 1970 250cc (TT) / 1971 125cc (TT) / 1972 500cc (TT)

Season by season

125cc250cc500cc50cc350cc ★ Champion

110203019601962196419661968197019721959 125cc: P13 / 2 pts / 0 wins1962 125cc: P19 / 2 pts / 0 wins1971 125cc: P25 / 4 pts / 0 wins125cc1960 250cc: P15 / 2 pts / 0 wins1962 250cc: P9 / 8 pts / 0 wins1964 250cc: P11 / 6 pts / 0 wins1965 250cc: P29 / 1 pts / 0 wins1966 250cc: P16 / 4 pts / 0 wins1970 250cc: P35 / 4 pts / 0 wins250cc1961 500cc: P15 / 3 pts / 0 wins1968 500cc: P4 / 9 pts / 0 wins1969 500cc: P14 / 15 pts / 1 wins1970 500cc: P5 / 30 pts / 0 wins1971 500cc: P8 / 29 pts / 1 wins1972 500cc: P2 / 87 pts / 1 wins500cc1963 50cc: P7 / 9 pts / 0 wins50cc1966 350cc: P6 / 11 pts / 0 wins1967 350cc: P6 / 11 pts / 0 wins1972 350cc: P30 / 4 pts / 0 wins350cc

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

Teams in years without official results: 1954 500cc / 1951 125cc

Scope: official results DB, 1959–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1963–1966
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate20.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.2

9 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1959–1971
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

8 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1960–1970
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate22.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P5.7

25 pts · Poles 0

Includes 6 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

350cc1966–1972
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate22.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P4.7

26 pts · Poles 0

Includes 1 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

500cc1961–1972
Win rate15.8%
Podium rate63.2%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

173 pts · Poles 0

Includes 12 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

4 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, 1959–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1959. Of the 26 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 46 races · 50cc / 125cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P2.5, 3 races)

Opatija500cc 1avg P1.0
Imola500cc 2avg P1.5
Assen500cc 3avg P2.5
Le Mans500cc 1avg P3.0
Buenos Aires50cc 1avg P3.0
Spa250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.5
Sachsenring250cc 1 · 350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.0
Isle of Man350cc 1avg P4.0
Monza125cc 2 · 500cc 4 · 250cc 3 · 350cc 2avg P4.1
Hockenheim350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P4.5
Imatra500cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P4.8
Nürburgring350cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P5.0
Fuji350cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P5.0
Ulster125cc 1avg P5.0
Tampere50cc 1avg P5.0
Brno350cc 2avg P5.5
Clermont-Ferrand50cc 1avg P6.0
Montjuïc250cc 4 · 50cc 1avg P6.6
Salzburgring500cc 1avg P7.0

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.

500cc 19 races · 1961–1972

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Assen (average P2.5, 3 races)

Opatija1 racesavg P1.0
Imola2 racesavg P1.5
Nürburgring1 racesavg P2.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P2.0
Spa1 racesavg P2.0
Assen3 racesavg P2.5
Monza4 racesavg P3.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P3.0
Imatra3 racesavg P4.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P5.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P7.0

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

350cc 9 races · 1966–1972

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Fuji1 racesavg P3.0
Monza2 racesavg P3.5
Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0
Isle of Man1 racesavg P4.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P5.0
Brno2 racesavg P5.5
Nürburgring1 racesavg P8.0

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

125cc 4 races · 1959–1971

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Ulster1 racesavg P5.0
Monza2 racesavg P6.0
Imatra1 racesavg P7.0

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

250cc 9 races · 1960–1970

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Monza (average P4.3, 3 races)

Monza3 racesavg P4.3
Sachsenring1 racesavg P5.0
Spa1 racesavg P5.0
Montjuïc4 racesavg P7.0

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

50cc 5 races · 1963–1966

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P3.0
Tampere1 racesavg P5.0
Montjuïc1 racesavg P5.0
Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P6.0
Fuji1 racesavg P7.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1959–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)4 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 900 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 321 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,041 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 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

50%Start rate (10/20)
3Longest run of absences (races)
4Longest run of starts (races)
86.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1967 350cc P6 · 11 pts

1968〜1971 no Grand Prix starts

1972 500cc P2 · 87 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, 1959–1972 (the rider's racing years); excludes 5 races with no official result data

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