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

Riders

Carlos Cardús

Nationality: Spain
Number: 8
Born: September 29, 1959(age 67)

Photos (4)

1990
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2015
Peprovira · CC BY-SA 4.0
2015
Peprovira · CC BY-SA 4.0
2015
Peprovira · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Kyalami in 1983.

In 250cc (1983–1993): 73 starts, 3 wins, 15 podiums.

First podium: Le Mans 1989 (250cc). First win: Le Mans 1989 (250cc).

In all, 73 Grand Prix starts, 3 wins and 15 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

Scope: official results DB, 1983–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1983–1993

Win rate4.2%

Podium rate21.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.7

855 pts · Poles 7

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

1983	Kyalami		DNF
1983	Le Mans		21
1983	Hockenheim		11
1983	Jarama		9 +2
1983	Assen		16
1983	Spa		DNF
1983	Silverstone		11
1983	Anderstorp		DNF
1984	Misano		DNF
1984	Jarama	grid 1	DNF
1984	Salzburgring		Did not start
1984	Paul Ricard		7 +4
1984	Rijeka		DNF
1984	Spa		11
1984	Silverstone		DNF
1984	Anderstorp		DNF
1984	Mugello		DNF
1985	Kyalami		6 +5
1985	Jarama		DNF
1985	Hockenheim		5 +6
1985	Mugello		DNF
1985	Salzburgring		DNF
1985	Rijeka		DNF
1985	Assen		DNF
1985	Spa		5 +6
1985	Le Mans		DNF
1985	Silverstone		DNF
1985	Anderstorp		DNF
1985	Misano		7 +4
1986	Jarama		DNF
1986	Monza		DNF
1986	Nürburgring		13
1986	Rijeka		5 +6
1986	Paul Ricard		17
1986	Spa		6 +5
1986	Silverstone		5 +6
1986	Misano		DNF
1987	Suzuka	grid 24	DNF
1987	Hockenheim	grid 9	4 +8
1987	Monza		7 +4
1987	Salzburgring	grid 5	5 +6
1987	Rijeka	grid 10	DNF
1987	Assen	grid 7	4 +8
1987	Le Mans	grid 11	3 +10
1987	Donington		8 +3
1987	Anderstorp	grid 2	6 +5
1987	Brno	grid 10	3 +10
1987	Misano	grid 11	DNF
1987	Jarama	grid 5	DNF
1987	Goiânia	grid 4	3 +10
1987	Buenos Aires	grid 9	5 +6
1988	Suzuka	grid 6	9 +7
1988	Laguna Seca	grid 6	DNF
1988	Jarama	grid 1	DNF
1988	Salzburgring	grid 12	DNF
1988	Assen	grid 15	12 +4
1988	Spa	grid 10	7 +9
1988	Rijeka	grid 11	8 +8
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 11	8 +8
1988	Donington	grid 10	12 +4
1988	Anderstorp	grid 6	5 +11
1988	Brno	grid 4	5 +11
1988	Goiânia	grid 6	7 +9
1989	Suzuka	grid 9	8 +8
1989	Phillip Island	grid 11	7 +9
1989	Laguna Seca	grid 7	5 +11
1989	Jerez	grid 7	5 +11
1989	Misano	grid 4	4 +13
1989	Hockenheim	grid 9	6 +10
1989	Salzburgring	grid 4	6 +10
1989	Rijeka	grid 11	6 +10
1989	Assen	grid 4	4 +13
1989	Spa		3 +15
1989	Le Mans	grid 3	1 +20
1989	Donington	grid 7	DNF
1989	Anderstorp	grid 1	4 +13
1989	Brno	grid 7	8 +8
1989	Goiânia		5 +11
1990	Suzuka	grid 4	2 +17
1990	Laguna Seca	grid 4	6 +10
1990	Jerez	grid 7	4 +13
1990	Misano	grid 3	4 +13
1990	Nürburgring	grid 4	2 +17
1990	Salzburgring	grid 1	DNF
1990	Rijeka	grid 4	1 +20
1990	Assen	grid 1	2 +17
1990	Spa	grid 4	3 +15
1990	Le Mans	grid 1	1 +20
1990	Donington	grid 2	5 +11
1990	Anderstorp	grid 6	1 +20
1990	Brno	grid 3	1 +20
1990	Hungaroring	grid 2	3 +15
1990	Phillip Island	grid 7	DNF
1991	Suzuka	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 3	3 +15
1991	Laguna Seca	grid 5	4 +13
1991	Jerez	grid 5	6 +10
1991	Misano	grid 4	6 +10
1991	Hockenheim	grid 5	2 +17
1991	Salzburgring	grid 3	2 +17
1991	Jarama	grid 3	3 +15
1991	Assen	grid 7	5 +11
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 4	3 +15
1991	Donington	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Mugello	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Brno	grid 2	2 +17
1991	Le Mans	grid 3	2 +17
1991	Shah Alam	grid 1	2 +17
1992	Suzuka		Did not start
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 4	2 +15
1992	Shah Alam	grid 4	4 +10
1992	Jerez	grid 5	5 +8
1992	Mugello	grid 3	7 +4
1992	Catalunya	grid 9	DNF
1992	Hungaroring		Did not start
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 6	5 +8
1992	Donington	grid 10	8 +3
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 7	6 +10
1993	Shah Alam	grid 2	18
1993	Suzuka		Did not start
1993	Hockenheim	grid 9	9 +7
1993	Assen	grid 15	DNF
1993	Catalunya		6 +10

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1983–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1983. Of the 76 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
49 races together: ahead 7, behind 38, both out 4
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
15 races together: ahead 8, behind 6, both out 1
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
14 races together: ahead 12, behind 2, both out 0
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
77 races together: ahead 34, behind 42, 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 119 races · 1983–1993

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.3 to an average finish of 7.4

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 3.6	3 wins / 23 races
Grid 4–6	4.7 → 4.2	2 wins / 26 races
Grid 7–9	7.8 → 5.8	0 wins / 15 races
Grid 10–15	11.3 → 7.4	0 wins / 14 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Eastern Creek (average P3.7, 3 races)

Hungaroring1 racesavg P3.0

Eastern Creek3 racesavg P3.7

Brno5 racesavg P3.8

Anderstorp7 racesavg P4.0

Salzburgring6 racesavg P4.3

Mugello4 racesavg P4.5

Rijeka7 racesavg P5.0

Jerez4 racesavg P5.0

Laguna Seca4 racesavg P5.0

Goiânia3 racesavg P5.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P5.0

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P5.0

Misano7 racesavg P5.3

Suzuka5 racesavg P5.3

Le Mans6 racesavg P5.6

Spa7 racesavg P5.8

Jarama7 racesavg P6.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P6.0

Kyalami2 racesavg P6.0

Hockenheim6 racesavg P6.2

Donington6 racesavg P7.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P7.0

Monza2 racesavg P7.0

Assen8 racesavg P7.2

Nürburgring2 racesavg P7.5

Silverstone4 racesavg P8.0

Shah Alam3 racesavg P8.0

Paul Ricard4 racesavg P8.8

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, 1983–1993 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)64 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 4,206 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,468 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 155,723 miles
6.3× around the Earth · at least 14.3 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

85.1%Start rate (114/134)

3Longest run of absences (races)

54Longest run of starts (races)

34.6Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1983 250cc P28 · 2 pts

1984 250cc P26 · 4 pts

1985 250cc P12 · 21 pts

1986 250cc P12 · 17 pts

1987 250cc P5 · 70 pts

1988 250cc P9 · 71 pts

1989 250cc P4 · 162 pts

1990 250cc P2 · 208 pts

1991 250cc P3 · 205 pts

1992 250cc P8 · 48 pts

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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, 1983–1993 (the rider's racing years)