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

Riders

Gianni Pelletier

No freely licensed photo found, so the race number and team colour are shown instead. About photos

Nationality: Italy
Bike: Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Imola in 1979.

In 500cc (1979–1983): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 9 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
1979	VENEZUELA GRAND PRIX	500cc	9
1979	WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX	500cc	15
1979	YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX	500cc	11
1981	NATIONS GRAND PRIX	500cc	13
1981	BELGIUM GRAND PRIX	500cc	13

Season by season

350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1978–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P21.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1977–1978

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.0

2 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1979–1983

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.8

12 pts · Poles 0

6 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, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 1, behind 9, both out 2
Barry Sheene 2 world titles
12 races together: ahead 4, behind 7, 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 18 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Rijeka (average P7.7, 3 races)

Rijeka350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P7.7

Imola350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P9.5

Salzburgring500cc 2avg P10.5

Jarama500cc 2avg P12.0

Nogaro500cc 1avg P15.0

Hockenheim500cc 2avg P18.5

Brno250cc 1avg P21.0

Silverstone500cc 1—

Anderstorp500cc 1—

Monza500cc 1—

Imatra500cc 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.

500cc 15 races · 1979–1983

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.4 → 9.5	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜	20.0 → 12.0	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rijeka2 racesavg P7.0

Imola2 racesavg P9.5

Salzburgring2 racesavg P10.5

Jarama2 racesavg P12.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P15.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P18.5

Silverstone1 races—

Anderstorp1 races—

Monza1 races—

Imatra1 races—

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

250cc 1 races · 1978

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

350cc 2 races · 1977–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rijeka1 racesavg P9.0

Imola1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)8 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 624 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 232 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 788 miles
0.0× around the Earth · at least 0.1 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

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, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

1979	Imola		10 +1
1979	Jarama		12
1979	Silverstone		DNF
1981	Salzburgring		10 +1
1981	Rijeka	grid 13	6 +5
1981	Imola	grid 12	9 +2
1981	Imatra		DNF
1981	Anderstorp		DNF
1982	Nogaro	grid 15	15
1982	Hockenheim		24
1983	Monza	grid 15	DNF
1983	Hockenheim	grid 22	13
1983	Jarama	grid 21	12
1983	Salzburgring	grid 17	11
1983	Rijeka	grid 12	8 +3