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

Riders

Patrick Vd Goorbergh

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Nationality: Netherlands
Bike: Aprilia
Born: September 18, 1965(age 61)
Birthplace: Breda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Assen in 1987.

In 250cc (1987–1995): 50 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 50 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

250cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1973 125cc

Scope: official results DB, 1987–1995 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1987–1995

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.7

91 pts · Poles 0

29 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, 1987–1995 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1987. Of the 78 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Max Biaggi 4 world titles
55 races together: ahead 11, behind 41, both out 3
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
39 races together: ahead 7, behind 29, both out 3
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
38 races together: ahead 4, behind 34, both out 0
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
30 races together: ahead 9, behind 20, both out 1

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 79 races · 1987–1995

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 13.1 to an average finish of 11.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.1 → 11.8	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 16〜	22.8 → 17.4	0 wins / 47 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Suzuka (average P12.5, 4 races)

Interlagos1 racesavg P9.0

Suzuka4 racesavg P12.5

Shah Alam4 racesavg P13.0

Eastern Creek4 racesavg P13.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P13.0

Hockenheim4 racesavg P15.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P15.3

Brno5 racesavg P15.8

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P16.0

Mugello5 racesavg P16.2

Jarama3 racesavg P16.3

Donington7 racesavg P16.8

Assen8 racesavg P16.8

Catalunya4 racesavg P17.0

Misano2 racesavg P17.5

Jerez5 racesavg P17.8

Le Mans4 racesavg P17.8

Rio1 racesavg P18.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P21.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P21.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P22.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P22.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P23.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P24.0

Buenos Aires2 races—

Magny-Cours1 races—

Spa1 races—

250cc: 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, 1987–1995 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)73 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 4,414 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,561 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 112,265 miles
4.5× around the Earth · at least 10.4 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

86.9%Start rate (73/84)

4Longest run of absences (races)

50Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1989 250cc P33 · 6 pts

1990 no Grand Prix starts

1991 250cc P36 · 3 pts

1992 250cc P24 · 2 pts

1993 250cc P16 · 31 pts

1994 250cc P16 · 27 pts

1995 250cc P19 · 22 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, 1987–1995 (the rider's racing years)

1987	Assen	grid 24	24
1987	Donington		23
1987	Anderstorp	grid 24	24
1988	Jarama	grid 28	22
1988	Nürburgring	grid 32	29
1988	Assen	grid 36	25
1989	Suzuka	grid 33	DNF
1989	Phillip Island	grid 22	23
1989	Jerez	grid 29	21
1989	Rijeka	grid 21	13 +3
1989	Assen	grid 19	13 +3
1989	Spa		DNF
1989	Le Mans	grid 33	25
1989	Donington	grid 34	24
1989	Anderstorp	grid 24	18
1989	Brno	grid 21	22
1991	Jerez		14 +2
1991	Misano		21
1991	Hockenheim		19
1991	Salzburgring		23
1991	Jarama		20
1991	Assen		15 +1
1991	Paul Ricard		22
1991	Donington		DNF
1991	Mugello		26
1991	Brno		19
1991	Le Mans		17
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 17	13
1992	Shah Alam	grid 22	12
1992	Jerez		Did not start
1992	Mugello	grid 17	16
1992	Catalunya	grid 20	DNF
1992	Hockenheim	grid 18	14
1992	Assen	grid 19	DNF
1992	Hungaroring	grid 25	22
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 15	DNF
1992	Donington	grid 15	11
1992	Interlagos	grid 13	9 +2
1992	Kyalami	grid 15	24
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 26	DNF
1993	Shah Alam	grid 22	13 +3
1993	Suzuka	grid 16	12 +4
1993	Jerez	grid 17	DNF
1993	Salzburgring	grid 19	15 +1
1993	Hockenheim	grid 12	DNF
1993	Assen	grid 23	DNF
1993	Catalunya		13 +3
1993	Mugello	grid 22	17
1993	Donington	grid 14	9 +7
1993	Brno		14 +2
1993	Misano	grid 26	14 +2
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 21	16
1993	Jarama	grid 12	7 +9
1994	Eastern Creek		DNF
1994	Shah Alam	grid 22	DNF
1994	Suzuka	grid 12	13 +3
1994	Jerez	grid 27	20
1994	Salzburgring	grid 19	8 +8
1994	Hockenheim	grid 15	12 +4
1994	Assen	grid 14	10 +6
1994	Mugello	grid 23	14 +2
1994	Le Mans	grid 20	16
1994	Donington	grid 19	17
1994	Brno	grid 21	12 +4
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 23	16
1994	Buenos Aires		DNF
1994	Catalunya	grid 28	22
1995	Eastern Creek		DNF
1995	Shah Alam	grid 18	14 +2
1995	Suzuka	grid 27	DNF
1995	Jerez	grid 20	16
1995	Nürburgring	grid 14	13 +3
1995	Mugello	grid 10	8 +8
1995	Assen	grid 11	14 +2
1995	Le Mans	grid 18	13 +3
1995	Donington	grid 18	DNF
1995	Brno	grid 19	12 +4
1995	Rio	grid 24	18
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 11	DNF
1995	Catalunya	grid 17	16