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

Riders

Marco Melandri

Nationality: Italy
Number: 33
Team (2015 MotoGP): Aprilia Racing Team Gresini
Bike: Aprilia
Born: August 7, 1982(age 44)
Birthplace: Ravenna
Height / weight: 166 cm / 62 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (3)

2007
Snowdog · Public domain
2017
Rikita · CC BY-SA 4.0
1vince · CC BY-SA 3.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

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

In 125cc (1997–1999): 27 starts, 7 wins, 15 podiums. In 250cc (2000–2002): 45 starts, 10 wins, 24 podiums. In MotoGP (2003–2015): 137 starts, 5 wins, 20 podiums. Teams: Movistar Honda MotoGP, Fortuna Honda, Honda Gresini, Ducati Marlboro Team, Hayate Racing Team, San Carlo Honda Gresini.

First podium: Mugello 1998 (125cc). First win: Assen 1998 (125cc). World champion: 2002 250cc.

In all, 209 Grand Prix starts, 22 wins and 59 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
2004	RIO GRAND PRIX	MotoGP	13	1'49.773
2010	Dutch GP	MotoGP	16

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: 2004 MotoGP (RIO)

Season by season

125cc250ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1997–2015 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1997–1999

Win rate24.1%

Podium rate58.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.3

428 pts · Poles 6

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

250cc2000–2002 ★ 1 titles (2002)

Win rate21.3%

Podium rate53.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.3

651 pts · Poles 3

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

MotoGP2003–2015

Win rate3.6%

Podium rate14.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.4

1017 pts · Poles 0

Includes 3 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

2003	Jerez	grid 16	17
2003	Le Mans		15 +1
2003	Mugello	grid 12	11 +5
2003	Catalunya	grid 14	13 +3
2003	Assen	grid 8	DNF
2003	Donington	grid 3	DNF
2003	Sachsenring	grid 12	DNF
2003	Brno	grid 17	10 +6
2003	Estoril	grid 11	7 +9
2003	Rio	grid 16	11 +5
2003	Motegi	grid 9	5 +11
2003	Sepang	grid 14	11 +5
2003	Phillip Island	grid 7	DNF
2004	Welkom	grid 7	11 +5
2004	Jerez	grid 11	DNF
2004	Le Mans	grid 6	6 +10
2004	Mugello		9 +7
2004	Catalunya	grid 5	3 +16
2004	Assen	grid 4	3 +16
2004	Sachsenring	grid 14	DNF
2004	Brno	grid 11	9 +7
2004	Estoril	grid 7	DNF
2004	Motegi	grid 6	5 +11
2004	Lusail	grid 14	DNF
2004	Sepang	grid 10	DNF
2004	Phillip Island	grid 10	DNF
2004	Valencia	grid 16	DNF
2005	Jerez	grid 3	3 +16
2005	Estoril	grid 5	4 +13
2005	Shanghai	grid 2	3 +16
2005	Le Mans	grid 3	4 +13
2005	Mugello	grid 7	4 +13
2005	Catalunya	grid 2	3 +16
2005	Assen	grid 3	2 +20
2005	Laguna Seca	grid 11	Out on lap 1
2005	Donington	grid 3	DNF
2005	Sachsenring	grid 5	7 +9
2005	Brno	grid 5	6 +10
2005	Motegi	grid 3	DNF
2005	Sepang	grid 9	5 +11
2005	Lusail	grid 5	2 +20
2005	Phillip Island	grid 8	4 +13
2005	Istanbul	grid 2	1 +25
2005	Valencia	grid 2	1 +25
2006	Jerez	grid 7	5 +11
2006	Lusail	grid 12	7 +9
2006	Istanbul	grid 14	1 +25
2006	Shanghai	grid 8	7 +9
2006	Le Mans	grid 5	1 +25
2006	Mugello	grid 6	6 +10
2006	Catalunya	grid 9	Did not start
2006	Assen	grid 7	7 +9
2006	Donington	grid 3	3 +16
2006	Sachsenring	grid 6	2 +20
2006	Laguna Seca	grid 9	3 +16
2006	Brno	grid 11	5 +11
2006	Sepang	grid 9	9 +7
2006	Phillip Island	grid 7	1 +25
2006	Motegi	grid 3	3 +16
2006	Estoril	grid 15	8 +8
2006	Valencia	grid 12	5 +11
2007	Lusail	grid 10	5 +11
2007	Jerez	grid 9	8 +8
2007	Istanbul	grid 14	5 +11
2007	Shanghai	grid 6	5 +11
2007	Le Mans	grid 9	2 +20
2007	Mugello	grid 6	9 +7
2007	Catalunya	grid 9	9 +7
2007	Donington	grid 9	10 +6
2007	Assen	grid 4	10 +6
2007	Sachsenring	grid 3	6 +10
2007	Laguna Seca	grid 10	3 +16
2007	Misano	grid 12	4 +13
2007	Estoril	grid 7	5 +11
2007	Motegi	grid 10	5 +11
2007	Phillip Island	grid 12	10 +6
2007	Sepang	grid 3	2 +20
2007	Valencia	grid 10	4 +13
2008	Lusail	grid 16	11 +5
2008	Jerez	grid 18	12 +4
2008	Estoril	grid 17	13 +3
2008	Shanghai	grid 12	5 +11
2008	Le Mans	grid 17	15 +1
2008	Mugello	grid 18	DNF
2008	Catalunya	grid 16	11 +5
2008	Donington	grid 15	16
2008	Assen	grid 16	13 +3
2008	Sachsenring	grid 16	DNF
2008	Laguna Seca	grid 15	16
2008	Brno	grid 11	7 +9
2008	Misano	grid 15	9 +7
2008	Indianapolis	grid 18	19
2008	Motegi	grid 16	13 +3
2008	Phillip Island	grid 17	16
2008	Sepang	grid 14	16
2008	Valencia	grid 18	16
2009	Lusail	grid 11	14 +2
2009	Motegi	grid 8	6 +10
2009	Jerez	grid 11	5 +11
2009	Le Mans	grid 9	2 +20
2009	Mugello	grid 15	11 +5
2009	Catalunya	grid 17	14 +2
2009	Assen	grid 14	11 +5
2009	Laguna Seca	grid 11	10 +6
2009	Sachsenring	grid 13	7 +9
2009	Donington	grid 7	7 +9
2009	Brno	grid 15	DNF
2009	Indianapolis	grid 9	DNF
2009	Misano	grid 12	8 +8
2009	Estoril	grid 16	12 +4
2009	Phillip Island	grid 13	7 +9
2009	Sepang	grid 15	8 +8
2009	Valencia	grid 15	17
2010	Lusail	grid 17	13 +3
2010	Jerez	grid 10	8 +8
2010	Le Mans	grid 11	6 +10
2010	Mugello	grid 14	5 +11
2010	Silverstone	grid 8	Out on lap 1
2010	Catalunya	grid 14	9 +7
2010	Sachsenring	grid 10	10 +6
2010	Laguna Seca	grid 11	8 +8
2010	Brno	grid 14	8 +8
2010	Indianapolis	grid 12	DNF
2010	Misano	grid 10	10 +6
2010	Aragón	grid 14	9 +7
2010	Motegi	grid 12	11 +5
2010	Sepang	grid 10	9 +7
2010	Phillip Island	grid 10	9 +7
2010	Estoril	grid 6	9 +7
2010	Valencia	grid 10	13 +3
2015	Lusail	grid 25	21
2015	COTA	grid 25	DNF
2015	Termas	grid 24	20
2015	Jerez	grid 25	19
2015	Le Mans	grid 25	18
2015	Mugello	grid 26	18
2015	Catalunya	grid 24	DNF
2015	Assen	grid 24	19

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1997–2015 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

Strong

Le Mans 2.6 places better than usual (4 finishes)
Istanbul 2.5 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Shanghai 1.9 places better than usual (4 finishes)

Weak

Assen 2.2 places worse than usual (4 finishes)
Valencia 1.9 places worse than usual (6 finishes)
Le Mans 1.4 places worse than usual (3 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

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.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
135 races together: ahead 19, behind 113, both out 3
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
59 races together: ahead 6, behind 50, both out 3
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
44 races together: ahead 14, behind 27, both out 3
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
123 races together: ahead 60, behind 60, both out 3

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 213 races · 125cc / 250cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Istanbul (average P2.3, 3 races)

Imola125cc 2avg P1.5

Buenos Aires125cc 2avg P1.5

Jarama125cc 1avg P2.0

IstanbulMotoGP 3avg P2.3

Paul Ricard125cc 2avg P4.0

Rio125cc 1 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 1avg P4.4

ShanghaiMotoGP 4avg P5.0

Sachsenring125cc 2 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 8avg P5.3

Phillip Island125cc 2 · 250cc 2 · MotoGP 8avg P5.7

Motegi250cc 3 · MotoGP 8avg P5.9

Brno125cc 3 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 7avg P5.9

Welkom125cc 1 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 1avg P6.0

Donington125cc 2 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 6avg P6.1

Le Mans250cc 3 · MotoGP 9avg P6.5

Estoril250cc 3 · MotoGP 8avg P6.5

Mugello125cc 2 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 9avg P6.5

Suzuka125cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P7.0

Catalunya125cc 2 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 8avg P7.3

Assen125cc 2 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 8avg P7.4

Valencia125cc 1 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 7avg P7.5

MisanoMotoGP 4avg P7.8

Laguna SecaMotoGP 6avg P8.0

Sepang250cc 3 · MotoGP 8avg P8.4

Jerez125cc 2 · 250cc 3 · MotoGP 9avg P8.7

AragónMotoGP 1avg P9.0

LusailMotoGP 8avg P10.4

IndianapolisMotoGP 3avg P19.0

TermasMotoGP 1avg P20.0

COTAMotoGP 1—

SilverstoneMotoGP 1—

Johor125cc 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.

MotoGP 137 races · 2003–2015

By tyre era

Since Bridgestone, podium chances have fallen to 1/8 or less

Win rate

Multiple suppliers95 races5%(5 wins)

Bridgestone42 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Multiple suppliers95 races20%(19 podiums)

Bridgestone42 races2%(1 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Multiple suppliers95 racesavg P7.3

Bridgestone42 racesavg P10.9

Dry / wet

More podiums in the wet (35.7% wet, 14.0% dry)

Win rate

Dry93 races3%(3 wins)

Wet14 races14%(2 wins)

Podium rate

Dry93 races14%(13 podiums)

Wet14 races36%(5 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry93 racesavg P8.7

Wet14 racesavg P6.1

30 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.3 to an average finish of 8.6

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.7 → 2.8	2 wins / 14 races
Grid 4–6	5.3 → 5.2	1 wins / 15 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 5.8	1 wins / 24 races
Grid 10–15	12.3 → 8.6	1 wins / 55 races
Grid 16〜	19.1 → 15.1	0 wins / 27 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Istanbul (average P2.3, 3 races)

Istanbul3 racesavg P2.3

Shanghai4 racesavg P5.0

Sachsenring8 racesavg P6.4

Motegi8 racesavg P6.9

Brno7 racesavg P7.5

Le Mans9 racesavg P7.7

Misano4 racesavg P7.8

Phillip Island8 racesavg P7.8

Laguna Seca6 racesavg P8.0

Estoril8 racesavg P8.3

Sepang8 racesavg P8.6

Catalunya8 racesavg P8.9

Donington6 racesavg P9.0

Aragón1 racesavg P9.0

Mugello9 racesavg P9.1

Assen8 racesavg P9.3

Valencia7 racesavg P9.3

Jerez9 racesavg P9.6

Lusail8 racesavg P10.4

Welkom1 racesavg P11.0

Rio1 racesavg P11.0

Indianapolis3 racesavg P19.0

Termas1 racesavg P20.0

COTA1 races—

Silverstone1 races—

250cc 47 races · 2000–2002

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 4–6, they move up from an average grid of 4.7 to an average finish of 3.3

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.2 → 2.3	8 wins / 24 races
Grid 4–6	4.7 → 3.3	1 wins / 15 races
Grid 7–9	7.8 → 5.3	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Sachsenring (average P1.0, 3 races)

Sachsenring3 racesavg P1.0

Valencia3 racesavg P2.0

Donington3 racesavg P2.0

Brno3 racesavg P2.3

Estoril3 racesavg P2.3

Motegi3 racesavg P2.5

Mugello3 racesavg P2.7

Rio3 racesavg P3.0

Le Mans3 racesavg P3.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P3.0

Catalunya3 racesavg P3.5

Assen3 racesavg P3.5

Jerez3 racesavg P4.5

Welkom3 racesavg P5.3

Suzuka3 racesavg P5.5

Sepang3 racesavg P8.0

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

125cc 29 races · 1997–1999

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 3.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.9 → 3.1	5 wins / 14 races
Grid 4–6	5.4 → 3.0	1 wins / 5 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 3.0	1 wins / 4 races
Grid 10–15	12.4 → 7.5	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜	21.0 → 17.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Imola2 racesavg P1.5

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P1.5

Mugello2 racesavg P2.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P2.0

Rio1 racesavg P2.0

Jarama1 racesavg P2.0

Welkom1 racesavg P3.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P4.0

Assen2 racesavg P4.5

Donington2 racesavg P4.5

Catalunya2 racesavg P5.5

Brno3 racesavg P6.3

Sachsenring2 racesavg P7.0

Jerez2 racesavg P10.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P10.0

Johor1 races—

Valencia1 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, 1997–2015 (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)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 42,225 miles
1.7× around the Earth · 14,833 laps

Time on the bike: at least 395 hours (16.4 days)
Average 147.4 km/h, top 342.2 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2015, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 667,435 miles
26.8× around the Earth · at least 60.2 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

95.3%Start rate (204/214)

2Longest run of absences (races)

46Longest run of starts (races)

55.1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1998 125cc P3 · 202 pts

1999 125cc P2 · 226 pts

2000 250cc P5 · 159 pts

2001 250cc P3 · 194 pts

2002 250cc P1 · 298 pts

2003 MotoGP P15 · 45 pts

2004 MotoGP P12 · 75 pts

2005 MotoGP P2 · 220 pts

2006 MotoGP P4 · 228 pts

2007 MotoGP P5 · 187 pts

2008 MotoGP P17 · 51 pts

2009 MotoGP P10 · 108 pts

2010 MotoGP P10 · 103 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, 1997–2015 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1997	Brno	grid 21	17
1998	Suzuka	grid 14	10 +6
1998	Johor	grid 9	DNF
1998	Jerez	grid 13	10 +6
1998	Mugello	grid 8	2 +20
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 12	2 +20
1998	Jarama	grid 3	2 +20
1998	Assen	grid 6	1 +25
1998	Donington	grid 6	4 +13
1998	Sachsenring	grid 1	13 +3
1998	Brno	grid 7	1 +25
1998	Imola	grid 1	2 +20
1998	Catalunya	grid 12	8 +8
1998	Phillip Island	grid 1	3 +16
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 2	2 +20
1999	Jerez	grid 11	DNF
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 8	6 +10
1999	Mugello	grid 5	2 +20
1999	Catalunya	grid 4	3 +16
1999	Assen	grid 3	8 +8
1999	Donington	grid 6	5 +11
1999	Sachsenring	grid 1	1 +25
1999	Brno	grid 3	1 +25
1999	Imola	grid 1	1 +25
1999	Valencia	grid 2	DNF
1999	Phillip Island	grid 3	1 +25
1999	Welkom	grid 2	3 +16
1999	Rio	grid 1	2 +20
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 2	1 +25

2000	Welkom		13 +3
2000	Sepang	grid 9	5 +11
2000	Suzuka	grid 8	5 +11
2000	Jerez	grid 7	6 +10
2000	Le Mans	grid 4	4 +13
2000	Mugello	grid 5	4 +13
2000	Catalunya	grid 5	6 +10
2000	Assen	grid 2	DNF
2000	Donington	grid 4	DNF
2000	Sachsenring	grid 3	DNF
2000	Brno	grid 5	4 +13
2000	Estoril	grid 6	3 +16
2000	Valencia	grid 3	3 +16
2000	Rio	grid 1	3 +16
2000	Motegi	grid 2	3 +16
2000	Phillip Island	grid 4	5 +11
2001	Suzuka	grid 2	6 +10
2001	Welkom	grid 3	2 +20
2001	Jerez	grid 6	3 +16
2001	Le Mans	grid 3	3 +16
2001	Mugello	grid 8	3 +16
2001	Catalunya	grid 4	DNF
2001	Assen	grid 3	6 +10
2001	Donington	grid 3	3 +16
2001	Sachsenring	grid 2	1 +25
2001	Brno	grid 4	2 +20
2001	Estoril	grid 5	2 +20
2001	Valencia	grid 6	DNF
2001	Motegi	grid 3	DNF
2001	Phillip Island		Did not start
2001	Sepang	grid 8	11 +5
2001	Rio	grid 7	2 +20
2002	Suzuka	grid 3	DNF
2002	Welkom		1 +25
2002	Jerez	grid 3	DNF
2002	Le Mans	grid 4	2 +20
2002	Mugello	grid 5	1 +25
2002	Catalunya	grid 2	1 +25
2002	Assen	grid 1	1 +25
2002	Donington	grid 2	1 +25
2002	Sachsenring	grid 2	1 +25
2002	Brno	grid 2	1 +25
2002	Estoril	grid 2	2 +20
2002	Rio	grid 4	4 +13
2002	Motegi	grid 2	2 +20
2002	Sepang	grid 2	DNF
2002	Phillip Island	grid 2	1 +25
2002	Valencia	grid 1	1 +25