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

Riders

Bernard Fau

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Nationality: France
Bike: Yamaha

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Imola in 1975.

In 500cc (1975–1982): 11 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 18 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)

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
1979	Spanish GP	500cc	4
1979	Dutch GP	500cc	13

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1975 500cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc500cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1974–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1974–1983

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.4

1 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1977–1977

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1975–1982

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.3

34 pts · Poles 0

9 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, 1974–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1974. Of the 71 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Kork Ballington 4 world titles
11 races together: ahead 0, behind 11, both out 0
Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
14 races together: ahead 1, behind 12, both out 1
Barry Sheene 2 world titles
15 races together: ahead 4, behind 10, both out 1
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
10 races together: ahead 0, behind 9, 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 34 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Assen (average P7.0, 4 races)

Silverstone500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Assen500cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.0

Hockenheim500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P7.0

Imola500cc 3avg P7.5

Anderstorp500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P10.0

Salzburgring500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P11.0

Imatra500cc 3avg P11.0

Rijeka500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P12.0

Buenos Aires500cc 1avg P12.0

Spa250cc 4 · 500cc 2avg P12.4

Paul Ricard500cc 3avg P13.5

Jarama250cc 1avg P20.0

Le Mans250cc 1—

Kyalami250cc 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.

250cc 13 races · 1974–1983

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hockenheim1 racesavg P10.0

Spa4 racesavg P14.0

Jarama1 racesavg P20.0

Le Mans1 races—

Assen1 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

Silverstone1 races—

Kyalami1 races—

Rijeka1 races—

Anderstorp1 races—

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

500cc 20 races · 1975–1982

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 6.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 7.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	12.4 → 11.0	0 wins / 8 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Imola (average P7.5, 3 races)

Hockenheim1 racesavg P4.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P4.0

Assen2 racesavg P7.0

Imola3 racesavg P7.5

Spa2 racesavg P10.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P10.0

Imatra3 racesavg P11.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P11.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P12.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P12.0

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P13.5

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

350cc 1 races · 1977

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1974–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)9 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 716 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 238 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 1,378 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.2 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

86.4%Start rate (19/22)

2Longest run of absences (races)

10Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1981 500cc P11 · 14 pts

1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 250cc P31 · 1 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, 1974–1983 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1974	Spa	16
1975	Spa	11
1977	Spa	15
1983	Kyalami	DNF
1983	Le Mans	DNF
1983	Hockenheim	10 +1
1983	Jarama	20
1983	Salzburgring	DNF
1983	Rijeka	DNF
1983	Assen	DNF
1983	Spa	DNF
1983	Silverstone	DNF
1983	Anderstorp	DNF

1975	Imola		9 +2
1976	Assen		7 +4
1976	Imatra		11
1977	Paul Ricard		DNF
1979	Salzburgring		11
1979	Hockenheim		4 +8
1979	Imola	grid 6	6 +5
1980	Paul Ricard	grid 15	15
1980	Spa	grid 8	10 +1
1980	Imatra		DNF
1981	Salzburgring		DNF
1981	Paul Ricard	grid 13	12
1981	Rijeka		12
1981	Assen	grid 11	7 +4
1981	Spa	grid 11	10 +1
1981	Imola	grid 11	DNF
1981	Silverstone	grid 8	4 +8
1981	Imatra	grid 13	DNF
1981	Anderstorp	grid 13	10 +1
1982	Buenos Aires	grid 12	12