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

Riders

Max Sabbatani

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Nationality: Italy
Number: 31
Born: August 4, 1975(age 51)
Birthplace: Forli
Height / weight: 150 cm / 39 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 Imola in 1998.

In 125cc (1998–2003): 67 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2004): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (2004): 4 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 76 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, 1998–2004 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1998–2004

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.2

129 pts · Poles 1

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

250cc2004–2004

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P24.0

0 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1998–2004 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1998. Of the 47 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
29 races together: ahead 9, behind 15, both out 5
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
45 races together: ahead 7, behind 35, both out 3
Manuel Poggiali 2 world titles
60 races together: ahead 13, behind 40, both out 7
Casey Stoner 2 world titles
19 races together: ahead 5, behind 10, both out 4

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 84 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Sepang (average P11.3, 6 races)

Buenos Aires125cc 1avg P11.0

Sepang125cc 6avg P11.3

Brno125cc 5avg P13.3

Jerez125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P14.3

Estoril125cc 4avg P14.3

Sachsenring125cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P14.5

Motegi125cc 5avg P14.7

Suzuka125cc 4avg P14.7

Le Mans125cc 4avg P15.3

Valencia125cc 6avg P15.5

Rio125cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P15.5

Welkom125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P16.0

Catalunya125cc 4avg P16.3

Phillip Island125cc 6avg P16.7

Imola125cc 2avg P17.0

Donington125cc 5avg P17.3

Assen125cc 3avg P17.3

Mugello125cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P19.7

Lusail125cc 1—

Paul Ricard125cc 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.

125cc 79 races · 1998–2004

By grid position

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 13.9

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.0 → 7.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 4–6	5.3 → 11.7	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 8.8	0 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–15	12.5 → 13.9	0 wins / 16 races
Grid 16〜	23.3 → 17.3	0 wins / 45 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Sepang (average P11.3, 6 races)

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P11.0

Sepang6 racesavg P11.3

Brno5 racesavg P13.3

Welkom5 racesavg P14.0

Jerez5 racesavg P14.3

Estoril4 racesavg P14.3

Sachsenring4 racesavg P14.5

Motegi5 racesavg P14.7

Suzuka4 racesavg P14.7

Le Mans4 racesavg P15.3

Valencia6 racesavg P15.5

Rio4 racesavg P15.5

Catalunya4 racesavg P16.3

Phillip Island6 racesavg P16.7

Imola2 racesavg P17.0

Donington5 racesavg P17.3

Assen3 racesavg P17.3

Mugello4 racesavg P19.7

Lusail1 races—

Paul Ricard1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 5 races · 2004

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Welkom1 racesavg P24.0

Rio1 races—

Jerez1 races—

Mugello1 races—

Sachsenring1 races—

250cc: 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, 1998–2004 (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 3,758 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,303 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 288,313 miles
11.6× around the Earth · at least 25.8 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

92.5%Start rate (74/80)

3Longest run of absences (races)

45Longest run of starts (races)

11.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1999 125cc P19 · 21 pts

2000 125cc P22 · 16 pts

2001 125cc P13 · 72 pts

2002 125cc P25 · 17 pts

2003 125cc P30 · 3 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, 1998–2004 (the rider's racing years)

1998	Imola	grid 23	17
1999	Sepang	grid 10	11 +5
1999	Motegi	grid 12	7 +9
1999	Jerez	grid 14	DNF
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 21	DNF
1999	Mugello	grid 16	16
1999	Catalunya	grid 18	DNF
1999	Donington	grid 19	18
1999	Sachsenring	grid 21	DNF
1999	Brno	grid 15	20
1999	Imola	grid 21	Out on lap 1
1999	Valencia	grid 24	DNF
1999	Phillip Island	grid 22	DNF
1999	Welkom	grid 21	16
1999	Rio	grid 14	14 +2
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 12	11 +5
2000	Welkom		20
2000	Sepang	grid 6	13 +3
2000	Suzuka	grid 22	19
2000	Jerez	grid 14	DNF
2000	Le Mans	grid 8	DNF
2000	Mugello	grid 16	20
2000	Catalunya	grid 20	7 +9
2000	Assen	grid 12	15 +1
2000	Donington	grid 15	19
2000	Sachsenring	grid 12	DNF
2000	Brno	grid 23	DNF
2000	Estoril	grid 22	13 +3
2000	Valencia	grid 16	26
2000	Rio	grid 18	17
2000	Motegi	grid 25	18
2000	Phillip Island	grid 17	DNF
2001	Suzuka	grid 9	12 +4
2001	Welkom	grid 16	7 +9
2001	Jerez	grid 7	8 +8
2001	Le Mans	grid 12	15 +1
2001	Mugello	grid 19	DNF
2001	Catalunya	grid 11	21
2001	Assen	grid 21	15 +1
2001	Donington	grid 19	15 +1
2001	Sachsenring	grid 1	7 +9
2001	Brno	grid 9	5 +11
2001	Estoril	grid 11	9 +7
2001	Valencia	grid 4	9 +7
2001	Motegi	grid 10	DNF
2001	Phillip Island	grid 21	8 +8
2001	Sepang	grid 7	10 +6
2001	Rio	grid 13	DNF
2002	Suzuka		Out on lap 1
2002	Welkom		13 +3
2002	Jerez	grid 23	11 +5
2002	Le Mans		13 +3
2002	Donington		Out on lap 1
2002	Sachsenring		22
2002	Brno		15 +1
2002	Estoril	grid 24	DNF
2002	Motegi	grid 20	19
2002	Sepang		DNF
2002	Phillip Island	grid 21	17
2002	Valencia	grid 13	11 +5
2003	Suzuka	grid 6	13 +3
2003	Welkom		DNF
2003	Jerez	grid 18	24
2003	Le Mans	grid 20	18
2003	Mugello	grid 19	23
2003	Catalunya	grid 33	21
2003	Assen	grid 24	22
2003	Donington	grid 21	DNF
2003	Brno	grid 28	DNF
2003	Estoril	grid 29	21
2003	Rio	grid 33	DNF
2003	Motegi	grid 35	DNF
2003	Sepang	grid 31	DNF
2003	Phillip Island	grid 26	DNF
2003	Valencia	grid 24	16
2004	Lusail	grid 32	DNF
2004	Sepang	grid 34	DNF
2004	Phillip Island	grid 33	25
2004	Valencia	grid 38	DNF