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

Riders

Pentti Korhonen

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Nationality: Finland
Born: June 14, 1951(age 75)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Imatra in 1969.

In 250cc (1969–1970): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1973–1974): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1974): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1975): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1976): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1976): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1977): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1977–1978): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1978–1979): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1973 (350cc).

In all, 50 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 6 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 7 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1969 250cc (TT) / 1970 250cc (TT) / 1972 500cc (TT) / 1973 250cc (TT) / 1974 350cc (TT) / 1975 500cc (TT) / 1976 350cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc500cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1969–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1969–1979

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate8.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.9

128 pts · Poles 1

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

350cc1973–1979

Win rate2.9%

Podium rate17.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.7

175 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1972–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate12.5%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.0

32 pts · Poles 0

2 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, 1969–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 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.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
19 races together: ahead 5, behind 12, both out 2
Anton Mang 5 world titles
19 races together: ahead 4, behind 12, both out 3
Walter Villa 4 world titles
40 races together: ahead 9, behind 27, both out 4
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
31 races together: ahead 6, behind 24, both out 1

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 77 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Mugello (average P3.5, 3 races)

Montjuïc250cc 2avg P3.0

Mugello250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.5

San Carlos250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P4.0

Anderstorp500cc 2 · 350cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P5.3

Hockenheim250cc 2 · 350cc 3avg P5.5

Le Mans350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P5.5

Assen500cc 1 · 350cc 5 · 250cc 3avg P5.8

Opatija350cc 3 · 250cc 3avg P5.8

Imatra250cc 5 · 500cc 2 · 350cc 3avg P6.0

Jarama350cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P6.5

Paul Ricard350cc 2avg P7.0

Karlskoga350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.0

Brno500cc 2 · 350cc 4 · 250cc 2avg P7.3

Nogaro350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.0

Rijeka250cc 1avg P8.0

Salzburgring350cc 3avg P8.3

Spa250cc 4avg P9.0

Imola250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P9.0

Nürburgring250cc 1avg P9.0

Silverstone250cc 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.

350cc 34 races · 1973–1979

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Hockenheim (average P3.0, 3 races)

Hockenheim3 racesavg P3.0

Imatra3 racesavg P3.5

Mugello1 racesavg P4.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P4.0

Opatija3 racesavg P4.7

Assen5 racesavg P4.8

Anderstorp2 racesavg P5.0

Jarama2 racesavg P6.5

Brno4 racesavg P6.8

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P7.0

Karlskoga1 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P8.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P8.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P8.3

Imola1 races—

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

250cc 35 races · 1969–1979

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Assen (average P6.7, 3 races)

Mugello2 racesavg P3.0

Montjuïc2 racesavg P3.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P3.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P4.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P6.5

Assen3 racesavg P6.7

Opatija3 racesavg P7.0

Imatra5 racesavg P7.2

Brno2 racesavg P8.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P8.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P8.0

Spa4 racesavg P9.0

Imola2 racesavg P9.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P9.0

Jarama1 races—

Silverstone1 races—

Nogaro1 races—

Karlskoga1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

500cc 8 races · 1972–1978

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Anderstorp2 racesavg P4.5

Imatra2 racesavg P5.5

Assen1 racesavg P7.0

Brno2 racesavg P9.0

Jarama1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1969–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

Every race

72.7%Start rate (24/33)

2Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

30.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1975 350cc P3 · 48 pts

1976 250cc P4 · 47 pts

1977 no Grand Prix starts

1978 250cc P19 · 10 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, 1969–1979 (the rider's racing years); excludes 7 races with no official result data

1969	Imatra		7 +4
1970	Imatra		7 +4
1973	Hockenheim		7 +4
1974	Spa		10 +1
1974	Opatija		6 +5
1974	Montjuïc		2 +12
1975	Jarama		DNF
1975	Imola		9 +2
1975	Assen		6 +5
1975	Anderstorp		9 +2
1976	Opatija		8 +3
1976	Le Mans		3 +10
1976	Mugello		3 +10
1976	Spa		8 +3
1976	Anderstorp	grid 1	4 +8
1976	Imatra		4 +8
1976	Brno		8 +3
1976	Nürburgring		9 +2
1976	Montjuïc		4 +8
1977	San Carlos		4 +8
1977	Opatija		7 +4
1977	Assen		8 +3
1977	Spa		DNF
1978	Nogaro		DNF
1978	Mugello		DNF
1978	Assen		6 +5
1978	Spa		9 +2
1978	Imatra		12
1978	Silverstone		DNF
1978	Rijeka		8 +3
1979	Hockenheim		9 +2
1979	Imola		9 +2
1979	Karlskoga		DNF
1979	Imatra		6 +5
1979	Brno		DNF

1973	Paul Ricard	7 +4
1973	Hockenheim	3 +10
1973	Opatija	8 +3
1973	Imatra	4 +8
1974	Salzburgring	8 +3
1974	Assen	5 +6
1974	Anderstorp	3 +10
1974	Opatija	5 +6
1975	Paul Ricard	7 +4
1975	Jarama	6 +5
1975	Salzburgring	9 +2
1975	Hockenheim	3 +10
1975	Imola	DNF
1975	Assen	2 +12
1975	Brno	10 +1
1975	Opatija	1 +15
1976	Le Mans	8 +3
1976	Mugello	4 +8
1976	Brno	4 +8
1977	San Carlos	4 +8
1977	Assen	DNF
1977	Anderstorp	7 +4
1977	Imatra	DNF
1977	Brno	4 +8
1978	Salzburgring	8 +3
1978	Nogaro	8 +3
1978	Assen	4 +8
1978	Karlskoga	7 +4
1978	Brno	9 +2
1979	Hockenheim	DNF
1979	Jarama	7 +4
1979	Assen	8 +3
1979	Imatra	3 +10
1979	Le Mans	DNF

1972	Imatra	6 +5
1974	Assen	7 +4
1974	Anderstorp	3 +10
1974	Imatra	5 +6
1974	Brno	9 +2
1975	Anderstorp	6 +5
1975	Brno	DNF
1978	Jarama	DNF