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

Riders

Donnie Robinson

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Nationality: Ireland
Bike: Yamaha

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Ulster in 1971.

In 500cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1982): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1982): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1983–1984): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Imatra 1982 (350cc).

In all, 13 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

500cc250cc350cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1972–1984

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.3

16 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1981–1982

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate25.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.3

17 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1971–1973

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.0

6 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1971. Of the 56 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
11 races together: ahead 0, behind 11, both out 0
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
11 races together: ahead 1, behind 8, both out 2

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 19 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P3.0

Jarama250cc 2avg P6.5

Isle of Man250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P7.5

Silverstone350cc 2avg P8.0

Spa250cc 1avg P8.0

Ulster500cc 1avg P9.0

Salzburgring350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P10.0

Anderstorp250cc 1avg P10.0

Assen250cc 1avg P11.0

Le Mans250cc 1—

Mugello250cc 1—

Nürburgring250cc 1—

Hockenheim250cc 1—

Monza250cc 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 · 1972–1984

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama2 racesavg P6.5

Spa1 racesavg P8.0

Isle of Man1 racesavg P8.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P10.0

Assen1 racesavg P11.0

Le Mans1 races—

Mugello1 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

Monza1 races—

Imatra1 races—

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

350cc 4 races · 1981–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imatra1 racesavg P3.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P8.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P10.0

350cc: no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

500cc 2 races · 1971–1973

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Isle of Man1 racesavg P7.0

Ulster1 racesavg P9.0

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, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)4 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 259 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 103 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 2,044 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.3 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

50%Start rate (6/12)

2Longest run of absences (races)

2Longest run of starts (races)

13.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1982 250cc P23 · 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, 1971–1984 (the rider's racing years)

1972	Isle of Man	8 +3
1982	Jarama	5 +6
1982	Assen	11
1982	Spa	8 +3
1982	Anderstorp	10 +1
1982	Imatra	DNF
1982	Mugello	DNF
1983	Le Mans	DNF
1983	Monza	DNF
1983	Hockenheim	DNF
1983	Jarama	8 +3
1983	Salzburgring	DNF
1984	Nürburgring	DNF

1981	Silverstone		9 +2
1982	Salzburgring		10 +1
1982	Silverstone		7 +4
1982	Imatra	grid 3	3 +10