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

Riders

Osamu Miyazaki

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Nationality: Japan
Bike: Yamaha
Born: January 23, 1966(age 60)
Birthplace: Yamaguchi-ken

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Suzuka in 1991.

In 250cc (1991–2002): 32 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Suzuka 2002 (250cc). First win: Suzuka 2002 (250cc).

In all, 32 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 1 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
1998	Dutch GP	250cc	10	2'08.319

Season by season

250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1991–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1991–2002

Win rate2.1%

Podium rate2.1%

Average finish (when classified)avg P13.0

130 pts · Poles 0

16 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, 1991–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1991. Of the 34 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
10 races together: ahead 3, behind 7, both out 0
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
32 races together: ahead 4, behind 24, both out 4
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
26 races together: ahead 6, behind 20, both out 0
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
26 races together: ahead 5, behind 21, both out 0

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)

250cc 47 races · 1991–2002

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.5 to an average finish of 10.3

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	5.0 → 24.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 9.3	1 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–15	12.5 → 10.3	0 wins / 11 races
Grid 16〜	19.2 → 14.3	0 wins / 27 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Paul Ricard (average P10.0, 3 races)

Assen2 racesavg P8.0

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P10.0

Suzuka9 racesavg P11.7

Donington2 racesavg P12.0

Jerez3 racesavg P12.3

Catalunya3 racesavg P13.0

Shah Alam2 racesavg P13.0

Sentul2 racesavg P13.0

Motegi2 racesavg P13.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P13.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P13.0

Imola3 racesavg P14.3

Nürburgring2 racesavg P15.0

Johor1 racesavg P15.0

Brno3 racesavg P16.0

Mugello3 racesavg P17.5

Rio2 races—

Red Bull Ring2 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1991–2002 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)32 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 2,640 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 891 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 89,594 miles
3.6× around the Earth · at least 8.1 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

88.6%Start rate (39/44)

4Longest run of absences (races)

20Longest run of starts (races)

8.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1996 250cc P20 · 22 pts

1997 250cc P13 · 47 pts

1998 250cc P24 · 14 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, 1991–2002 (the rider's racing years)

1991	Suzuka		16
1992	Suzuka	grid 5	24
1993	Suzuka	grid 23	DNF
1995	Suzuka	grid 14	6 +10
1996	Shah Alam	grid 23	15 +1
1996	Sentul	grid 17	DNF
1996	Suzuka	grid 19	13 +3
1996	Jerez	grid 16	15 +1
1996	Mugello	grid 21	20
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 19	DNF
1996	Assen	grid 11	8 +8
1996	Nürburgring	grid 14	12 +4
1996	Donington	grid 20	12 +4
1996	Red Bull Ring		DNF
1996	Brno	grid 8	DNF
1996	Imola	grid 14	16
1996	Catalunya	grid 20	15 +1
1996	Rio		DNF
1996	Eastern Creek		Did not start
1997	Shah Alam	grid 18	11 +5
1997	Suzuka	grid 10	DNF
1997	Jerez	grid 21	12 +4
1997	Mugello	grid 18	15 +1
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 22	DNF
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 19	10 +6
1997	Assen	grid 13	8 +8
1997	Imola	grid 13	9 +7
1997	Nürburgring	grid 20	18
1997	Rio	grid 18	Out on lap 1
1997	Donington	grid 22	DNF
1997	Brno	grid 18	14 +2
1997	Catalunya	grid 12	10 +6
1997	Sentul	grid 15	13 +3
1997	Phillip Island	grid 11	11 +5
1998	Suzuka	grid 8	14 +2
1998	Johor	grid 16	15 +1
1998	Jerez	grid 16	10 +6
1998	Mugello	grid 19	DNF
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 21	DNF
1998	Brno	grid 18	18
1998	Imola	grid 17	18
1998	Catalunya	grid 7	14 +2
1998	Phillip Island	grid 21	15 +1
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 17	13 +3
2000	Suzuka	grid 9	8 +8
2000	Motegi	grid 11	Disqualified
2001	Motegi	grid 20	13 +3
2002	Suzuka	grid 8	1 +25