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Riders

Wayne Rainey (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 1989 · Wikimedia Commons

Wayne Rainey

Nationality
United States United States
Number
1
Born
October 23, 1960(age 65)
Birthplace
Los Angeles

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Misano in 1984.

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In 250cc (1984): 7 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1988–1993): 52 starts, 13 wins, 41 podiums.

First podium: Misano 1984 (250cc). First win: Hockenheim 1989 (500cc). World champion: 1990 500cc, 1991 500cc, 1992 500cc.

In all, 59 Grand Prix starts, 13 wins and 42 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
1993Japanese GP500cc3

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: 1993 500cc (JPN)

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

1246810198419861988199019921984 250cc: P8 / 29 pts / 0 wins250cc1988 500cc: P3 / 189 pts / 1 wins1989 500cc: P2 / 210.5 pts / 3 wins1990 500cc: P1 / 255 pts / 7 wins ★1991 500cc: P1 / 233 pts / 6 wins ★1992 500cc: P1 / 140 pts / 3 wins ★1993 500cc: P2 / 214 pts / 3 wins500cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1984–1993 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1984–1984
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate8.3%
Average finish (when classified)avg P8.5

29 pts · Poles 1

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

500cc1988–1993 ★ 3 titles (1990, 1991, 1992)
Win rate28.0%
Podium rate76.8%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.5

1248.5 pts · Poles 14

Includes 25 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

30 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, 1984–1993 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1984. Of the 87 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)

All classes 94 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Eastern Creek (average P1.7, 3 races)

Catalunya500cc 2avg P1.0
Magny-Cours500cc 1avg P1.0
Interlagos500cc 1avg P1.0
Shah Alam500cc 2avg P1.5
Eastern Creek500cc 3avg P1.7
Laguna Seca500cc 4avg P1.8
Brno500cc 5avg P1.8
Donington500cc 6avg P2.0
Mugello250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P2.0
Jerez500cc 6avg P2.2
Rijeka250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P2.5
Phillip Island500cc 2avg P2.5
Salzburgring250cc 1 · 500cc 5avg P2.6
Hockenheim500cc 4avg P2.7
Suzuka500cc 5avg P3.0
Spa250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P3.0
Le Mans500cc 3avg P3.0
Goiânia500cc 2avg P3.0
Kyalami250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.0
Imola500cc 1avg P3.0
Nürburgring250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P3.3
Paul Ricard250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P4.0
Misano250cc 1 · 500cc 4avg P4.3
Assen250cc 1 · 500cc 5avg P4.8
Hungaroring500cc 2avg P5.0
Jarama250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P5.7
Anderstorp250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P6.3
Silverstone250cc 1avg P14.0

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.

500cc 82 races · 1988–1993

By grid position

From Grid 4–6, they move up from an average grid of 4.7 to an average finish of 3.4

average grid average finish (classified)

1510Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.0 → average finish 2.2 (57 races, 19 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 4.7 → average finish 3.4 (17 races, 2 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 7.8 → average finish 3.8 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9
Grid 1–32.0 → 2.219 wins / 57 races
Grid 4–64.7 → 3.42 wins / 17 races
Grid 7–97.8 → 3.80 wins / 5 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Eastern Creek (average P1.7, 3 races)

Catalunya2 racesavg P1.0
Magny-Cours1 racesavg P1.0
Interlagos1 racesavg P1.0
Shah Alam2 racesavg P1.5
Eastern Creek3 racesavg P1.7
Laguna Seca4 racesavg P1.8
Brno5 racesavg P1.8
Donington6 racesavg P2.0
Mugello3 racesavg P2.0
Rijeka3 racesavg P2.0
Nürburgring2 racesavg P2.0
Jerez6 racesavg P2.2
Phillip Island2 racesavg P2.5
Salzburgring5 racesavg P2.6
Hockenheim4 racesavg P2.7
Suzuka5 racesavg P3.0
Le Mans3 racesavg P3.0
Spa3 racesavg P3.0
Anderstorp3 racesavg P3.0
Goiânia2 racesavg P3.0
Paul Ricard2 racesavg P3.0
Imola1 racesavg P3.0
Kyalami1 racesavg P3.0
Assen5 racesavg P3.4
Jarama2 racesavg P3.5
Misano4 racesavg P5.0
Hungaroring2 racesavg P5.0

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

250cc 12 races · 1984

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Misano1 racesavg P3.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P4.0
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P6.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0
Jarama1 racesavg P10.0
Assen1 racesavg P12.0
Anderstorp1 racesavg P13.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P14.0
Mugello1 races—
Salzburgring1 races—
Kyalami1 races—
Spa1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1984–1993 (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)74 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 5,352 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 1,912 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 144,386 miles
5.8× around the Earth · at least 13.1 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

95.9%Start rate (94/98)
2Longest run of absences (races)
71Longest run of starts (races)
55Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1984 250cc P8 · 29 pts

1985〜1987 no Grand Prix starts

1988 500cc P3 · 189 pts
1989 500cc P2 · 210.5 pts
1990 500cc P1 · 255 pts
1991 500cc P1 · 233 pts
1992 500cc P1 · 140 pts
1993 500cc P2 · 214 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, 1984–1993 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

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