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

Riders

Akira Saito

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Nationality: Japan
Number: 4
Born: December 2, 1963(age 62)
Birthplace: Aichi-Ken

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Suzuka in 1992.

In 125cc (1992–1996): 33 starts, 0 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Mugello 1993 (125cc).

In all, 33 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 4 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1991–1996 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1991–1996

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate10.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.7

364 pts · Poles 0

24 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, 1991–1996 (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
15 races together: ahead 5, behind 8, both out 2
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
55 races together: ahead 28, behind 25, both out 2
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
56 races together: ahead 13, behind 41, both out 2
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
53 races together: ahead 19, behind 33, 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)

125cc 56 races · 1991–1996

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 7–9, they move up from an average grid of 7.8 to an average finish of 4.5

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.6 → 3.5	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 4–6	5.2 → 7.4	0 wins / 12 races
Grid 7–9	7.8 → 4.5	0 wins / 11 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 10.8	0 wins / 13 races
Grid 16〜	20.7 → 12.1	0 wins / 15 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Suzuka (average P4.8, 6 races)

Suzuka6 racesavg P4.8

Catalunya4 racesavg P5.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P6.0

Misano1 racesavg P6.0

Shah Alam4 racesavg P6.3

Mugello4 racesavg P7.3

Brno3 racesavg P7.7

Eastern Creek4 racesavg P8.5

Le Mans2 racesavg P9.0

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P9.0

Sentul1 racesavg P9.0

Assen4 racesavg P9.3

Donington4 racesavg P10.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P10.0

Rio2 racesavg P11.5

Red Bull Ring1 racesavg P12.0

Jerez4 racesavg P16.0

Imola1 racesavg P16.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P19.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P19.0

125cc: 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, 1991–1996 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)53 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,174 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,102 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 94,260 miles
3.8× around the Earth · at least 8.6 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

96.4%Start rate (54/56)

1Longest run of absences (races)

31Longest run of starts (races)

8.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1993 125cc P6 · 117 pts

1994 125cc P14 · 53 pts

1995 125cc P3 · 135 pts

1996 125cc P17 · 43 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, 1991–1996 (the rider's racing years)

1991	Suzuka	grid 11	8 +8
1992	Suzuka	grid 7	5 +8
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 25	7 +9
1993	Shah Alam	grid 6	DNF
1993	Suzuka	grid 7	4 +13
1993	Jerez	grid 13	DNF
1993	Salzburgring	grid 7	5 +11
1993	Hockenheim	grid 18	4 +13
1993	Assen	grid 18	9 +7
1993	Catalunya	grid 5	3 +16
1993	Mugello	grid 2	3 +16
1993	Donington	grid 4	5 +11
1993	Brno	grid 9	5 +11
1993	Misano	grid 6	6 +10
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 12	DNF
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 14	6 +10
1994	Shah Alam	grid 19	8 +8
1994	Suzuka	grid 3	5 +11
1994	Jerez	grid 8	DNF
1994	Salzburgring	grid 17	7 +9
1994	Hockenheim	grid 6	8 +8
1994	Assen	grid 7	Out on lap 1
1994	Mugello	grid 17	14 +2
1994	Le Mans	grid 16	14 +2
1994	Donington	grid 20	15 +1
1994	Brno		Did not start
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 12	19
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 14	14 +2
1994	Catalunya	grid 27	DNF
1995	Eastern Creek	grid 11	11 +5
1995	Shah Alam	grid 3	3 +16
1995	Suzuka	grid 9	2 +20
1995	Jerez	grid 10	8 +8
1995	Nürburgring	grid 3	DNF
1995	Mugello	grid 8	7 +9
1995	Assen	grid 2	3 +16
1995	Le Mans	grid 7	4 +13
1995	Donington	grid 6	Out on lap 1
1995	Brno	grid 6	3 +16
1995	Rio	grid 5	6 +10
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 9	4 +13
1995	Catalunya	grid 5	7 +9
1996	Shah Alam	grid 11	8 +8
1996	Sentul	grid 11	9 +7
1996	Suzuka	grid 5	DNF
1996	Jerez	grid 4	24
1996	Mugello	grid 5	5 +11
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 14	10 +6
1996	Assen	grid 12	16
1996	Nürburgring	grid 28	19
1996	Donington	grid 8	DNF
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 24	12 +4
1996	Brno	grid 17	15 +1
1996	Imola	grid 23	16
1996	Catalunya	grid 17	Out on lap 1
1996	Rio	grid 25	17
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 14	10 +6