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

Riders

Klaus Nöhles

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Nationality: Germany
Bike: Honda
Born: December 12, 1976(age 49)
Birthplace: Willich
Height / weight: 179 cm / 61 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 Sachsenring in 1998.

In 125cc (1998–1999): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2000–2001): 24 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (2002): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2003–2004): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 47 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

125cc250cc ★ 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

125cc1997–2002

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.7

20 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc2000–2004

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.3

75 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, 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
10 races together: ahead 6, behind 3, both out 1
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
20 races together: ahead 1, behind 19, both out 0
Manuel Poggiali 2 world titles
22 races together: ahead 3, behind 17, 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 52 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Jerez (average P11.0, 3 races)

Jerez250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P11.0

Brno125cc 2 · 250cc 3avg P12.3

Estoril250cc 3 · 125cc 1avg P13.0

Suzuka250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P13.0

Le Mans250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P13.3

Welkom250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P14.0

Rio250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P14.0

Catalunya250cc 3avg P14.0

Sepang250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P14.0

Sachsenring125cc 3 · 250cc 3avg P14.4

Donington250cc 3avg P15.3

Mugello250cc 2avg P16.0

Nürburgring125cc 1avg P16.0

Assen250cc 4avg P18.0

Phillip Island125cc 1avg P18.0

Lusail250cc 1avg P19.0

Valencia250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P21.0

Motegi250cc 2 · 125cc 1avg P25.0

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.

250cc 36 races · 2000–2004

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 13.6

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	4.0 → 5.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	7.3 → 11.5	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 10–15	12.7 → 13.6	0 wins / 15 races
Grid 16〜	22.6 → 16.4	0 wins / 16 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Brno (average P10.0, 3 races)

Brno3 racesavg P10.0

Jerez2 racesavg P11.0

Sachsenring3 racesavg P13.0

Estoril3 racesavg P13.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P13.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P13.5

Catalunya3 racesavg P14.0

Welkom2 racesavg P14.0

Donington3 racesavg P15.3

Mugello2 racesavg P16.0

Rio2 racesavg P16.5

Assen4 racesavg P18.0

Lusail1 racesavg P19.0

Motegi2 races—

Sepang1 races—

Valencia1 races—

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

125cc 16 races · 1997–2002

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 14.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.0 → 13.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	25.1 → 17.8	0 wins / 7 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rio1 racesavg P9.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P12.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P14.0

Sepang1 racesavg P14.0

Brno2 racesavg P14.5

Sachsenring3 racesavg P15.3

Nürburgring1 racesavg P16.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P18.0

Valencia1 racesavg P21.0

Motegi1 racesavg P25.0

Welkom1 races—

Jerez1 races—

Estoril1 races—

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)1 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,095 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,077 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 145,793 miles
5.9× around the Earth · at least 13.2 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

71.9%Start rate (46/64)

5Longest run of absences (races)

15Longest run of starts (races)

19.4Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2000 250cc P12 · 45 pts

2001 250cc P18 · 25 pts

2002 125cc P26 · 15 pts

2003 no Grand Prix starts

2004 250cc

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	Nürburgring		16
1998	Sachsenring	grid 22	16
1999	Sachsenring	grid 6	14 +2
1999	Brno	grid 12	13 +3
2002	Suzuka		12 +4
2002	Welkom		Out on lap 1
2002	Jerez	grid 27	DNF
2002	Le Mans		14 +2
2002	Sachsenring		16
2002	Brno		16
2002	Estoril	grid 22	DNF
2002	Rio	grid 21	9 +7
2002	Motegi	grid 29	25
2002	Sepang		14 +2
2002	Phillip Island	grid 25	18
2002	Valencia	grid 30	21

2000	Welkom		14 +2
2000	Sepang	grid 10	Out on lap 1
2000	Suzuka	grid 28	13 +3
2000	Jerez	grid 11	8 +8
2000	Le Mans	grid 15	14 +2
2000	Mugello	grid 7	DNF
2000	Catalunya	grid 12	15 +1
2000	Assen	grid 7	18
2000	Donington	grid 10	16
2000	Sachsenring	grid 4	5 +11
2000	Brno	grid 10	9 +7
2000	Estoril	grid 8	5 +11
2000	Valencia	grid 15	DNF
2000	Rio	grid 14	17
2000	Motegi	grid 24	DNF
2001	Suzuka	grid 13	14 +2
2001	Welkom	grid 17	14 +2
2001	Jerez	grid 14	14 +2
2001	Le Mans	grid 14	12 +4
2001	Mugello	grid 14	16
2001	Catalunya	grid 12	15 +1
2001	Assen	grid 16	18
2001	Donington	grid 16	12 +4
2001	Sachsenring	grid 19	DNF
2001	Brno	grid 18	11 +5
2001	Estoril	grid 18	11 +5
2003	Catalunya	grid 12	12 +4
2003	Assen	grid 14	15 +1
2004	Assen	grid 28	21
2004	Rio	grid 20	16
2004	Sachsenring	grid 19	21
2004	Donington	grid 23	18
2004	Brno	grid 29	DNF
2004	Estoril	grid 28	23
2004	Motegi	grid 33	DNF
2004	Lusail	grid 26	19