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

Riders

Simone Sanna

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Nationality: Italy
Number: 18
Born: March 16, 1978(age 48)
Birthplace: Firenze
Height / weight: 168 cm / 60 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Mugello in 1997.

In 125cc (1997–2004): 59 starts, 2 wins, 7 podiums.

First podium: Imola 1999 (125cc). First win: Catalunya 2000 (125cc).

In all, 59 Grand Prix starts, 2 wins and 7 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, 1997–2004 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1997–2004

Win rate4.5%

Podium rate13.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.5

486 pts · Poles 0

7 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, 1997–2004 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1997. Of the 73 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
16 races together: ahead 10, behind 6, both out 0
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
30 races together: ahead 11, behind 19, both out 0
Manuel Poggiali 2 world titles
59 races together: ahead 23, behind 33, both out 3
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
17 races together: ahead 11, behind 6, both out 0

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 66 races · 1997–2004

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.9 to an average finish of 9.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.7 → 3.9	2 wins / 9 races
Grid 4–6	5.3 → 6.2	0 wins / 7 races
Grid 7–9	7.8 → 7.7	0 wins / 13 races
Grid 10–15	12.9 → 9.8	1 wins / 17 races
Grid 16〜	20.2 → 12.6	0 wins / 10 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Motegi (average P3.0, 4 races)

Imola1 racesavg P2.0

Motegi4 racesavg P3.0

Estoril3 racesavg P3.7

Suzuka3 racesavg P4.0

Sachsenring5 racesavg P4.8

Catalunya4 racesavg P6.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P6.0

Rio4 racesavg P6.5

Jerez4 racesavg P7.0

Valencia4 racesavg P8.3

Brno4 racesavg P8.3

Welkom3 racesavg P8.7

Phillip Island4 racesavg P9.3

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P10.0

Assen4 racesavg P10.5

Mugello5 racesavg P11.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P11.5

Sepang4 racesavg P11.8

Donington5 racesavg P16.8

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, 1997–2004 (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 3,743 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,292 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 198,450 miles
8.0× around the Earth · at least 17.9 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

98.4%Start rate (63/64)

1Longest run of absences (races)

33Longest run of starts (races)

16Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1999 125cc P8 · 123 pts

2000 125cc P6 · 132 pts

2001 125cc P7 · 125 pts

2002 125cc P7 · 106 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, 1997–2004 (the rider's racing years)

1997	Mugello	grid 27	24
1999	Sepang	grid 7	6 +10
1999	Motegi	grid 7	Out on lap 1
1999	Jerez	grid 8	7 +9
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 7	10 +6
1999	Mugello	grid 6	4 +13
1999	Catalunya	grid 3	8 +8
1999	Assen	grid 12	14 +2
1999	Donington	grid 9	DNF
1999	Sachsenring	grid 14	9 +7
1999	Brno	grid 7	8 +8
1999	Imola	grid 3	2 +20
1999	Valencia	grid 9	7 +9
1999	Phillip Island	grid 13	12 +4
1999	Welkom	grid 3	6 +10
1999	Rio	grid 11	9 +7
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 13	6 +10
2000	Welkom		12 +4
2000	Sepang	grid 10	14 +2
2000	Suzuka	grid 15	DNF
2000	Jerez	grid 6	Out on lap 1
2000	Le Mans	grid 16	10 +6
2000	Mugello	grid 2	DNF
2000	Catalunya	grid 12	1 +25
2000	Assen	grid 4	5 +11
2000	Donington	grid 13	22
2000	Sachsenring	grid 3	3 +16
2000	Brno	grid 7	DNF
2000	Estoril	grid 14	5 +11
2000	Valencia	grid 17	6 +10
2000	Rio	grid 3	1 +25
2000	Motegi	grid 12	3 +16
2000	Phillip Island	grid 6	10 +6
2001	Suzuka	grid 19	3 +16
2001	Jerez	grid 5	DNF
2001	Le Mans	grid 13	13 +3
2001	Mugello	grid 11	5 +11
2001	Catalunya	grid 12	10 +6
2001	Assen	grid 18	11 +5
2001	Donington	grid 15	6 +10
2001	Sachsenring	grid 2	1 +25
2001	Brno	grid 4	10 +6
2001	Estoril	grid 3	4 +13
2001	Valencia	grid 2	6 +10
2001	Motegi	grid 24	DNF
2001	Phillip Island	grid 7	DNF
2001	Sepang	grid 9	16
2001	Rio	grid 9	2 +20
2002	Suzuka		5 +11
2002	Welkom		8 +8
2002	Jerez	grid 9	7 +9
2002	Le Mans		DNF
2002	Mugello		11 +5
2002	Catalunya		5 +11
2002	Assen	grid 18	12 +4
2002	Donington		17
2002	Sachsenring		6 +10
2002	Brno		7 +9
2002	Estoril	grid 6	2 +20
2002	Rio	grid 15	14 +2
2002	Motegi	grid 16	DNF
2002	Sepang		11 +5
2002	Phillip Island	grid 7	6 +10
2002	Valencia	grid 15	14 +2
2004	Sachsenring	grid 21	DNF
2004	Donington	grid 26	22