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

Riders

Gianni Ribuffo

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Nationality
Italy Italy

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Opatija in 1973.

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In 125cc (1973–1974): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 2 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc50cc ★ Champion

1102030401973197419751976197719781973 125cc: P26 / 5 pts / 0 wins1974 125cc: P44 / 1 pts / 0 wins125cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1973–1978 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

50cc1974–1978
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P18.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1973–1975
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P11.5

6 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, 1973–1978 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1973. Of the 107 riders who debuted that year, 1 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 6 races · 50cc / 125cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza125cc 1avg P9.0
Opatija125cc 2 · 50cc 1avg P12.3
Mugello50cc 1avg P17.0
Paul Ricard125cc 1avg P19.0

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.

50cc 2 races · 1974–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello1 racesavg P17.0
Opatija1 racesavg P19.0

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

125cc 4 races · 1973–1975

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Opatija2 racesavg P9.0
Monza1 racesavg P9.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P19.0

125cc: 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, 1973–1978 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 119 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 32 laps

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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1973–1978 (the rider's racing years)

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