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

Riders

Matias Rios

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Nationality
Argentina Argentina
Bike
Aprilia
Born
February 6, 1979(age 47)
Birthplace
Buenos Aires

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Buenos Aires in 1998.

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In 250cc (1998–1999): 11 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 11 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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1999Malaysian GP250cc262'17.407
1999Japanese GP250cc282'11.996
1999Spanish GP250cc221'48.646
1999German GP250cc271'32.055
1999Australian GP250cc281'39.315

Season by season

250cc ★ Champion

124681019981999

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Scope: official results DB, 1998–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1998–1999
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P18.2

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, 1998–1999 (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.

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)

250cc 11 races · 1998–1999

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Catalunya1 racesavg P16.0
Rio1 racesavg P18.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P18.0
Mugello1 racesavg P19.0
Brno1 racesavg P20.0
Buenos Aires2 races—
Welkom1 races—
Imola1 races—
Valencia1 races—
Donington1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1998–1999 (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 538 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 190 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 12,942 miles
0.5× around the Earth · at least 1.2 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

62.5%Start rate (10/16)
3Longest run of absences (races)
3Longest run of starts (races)
0Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1999 250cc

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? 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, 1998–1999 (the rider's racing years)

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