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

Riders

Heinz Lüthi

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Nationality: Switzerland
Bike: Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Jarama in 1987.

In 125cc (1987–1992): 33 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Hockenheim 1991 (125cc).

In all, 33 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1987–1992 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1987–1992

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate3.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.6

166 pts · Poles 0

24 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, 1987–1992 (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.

Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
54 races together: ahead 11, behind 38, both out 5
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
19 races together: ahead 14, behind 0, both out 5
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
26 races together: ahead 2, behind 24, both out 0
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
11 races together: ahead 5, behind 3, both out 3

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)

125cc 56 races · 1987–1992

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Brno (average P11.5, 4 races)

Hungaroring2 racesavg P2.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P3.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P6.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P7.0

Misano2 racesavg P8.5

Phillip Island2 racesavg P10.0

Shah Alam2 racesavg P10.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P10.5

Rijeka2 racesavg P10.5

Brno4 racesavg P11.5

Eastern Creek2 racesavg P12.0

Imola1 racesavg P12.0

Anderstorp3 racesavg P12.7

Assen5 racesavg P13.3

Mugello2 racesavg P13.5

Jarama3 racesavg P15.5

Donington5 racesavg P15.7

Spa2 racesavg P16.0

Salzburgring4 racesavg P16.5

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P18.0

Jerez3 racesavg P20.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P23.0

Catalunya1 races—

Magny-Cours1 races—

Kyalami1 races—

125cc: 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, 1987–1992 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)36 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,818 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 661 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 67,603 miles
2.7× around the Earth · at least 6.2 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

87.3%Start rate (55/63)

3Longest run of absences (races)

32Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1988 125cc P16 · 30 pts

1989 125cc P45 · 1 pts

1990 125cc P10 · 78 pts

1991 125cc P11 · 56 pts

1992 125cc P22 · 1 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, 1987–1992 (the rider's racing years)

1987	Jarama	DNF
1988	Jarama	11 +5
1988	Imola	12 +4
1988	Nürburgring	DNF
1988	Salzburgring	17
1988	Assen	11 +5
1988	Spa	16
1988	Rijeka	10 +6
1988	Paul Ricard	DNF
1988	Donington	13 +3
1988	Anderstorp	11 +5
1988	Brno	14 +2
1989	Phillip Island	DNF
1989	Salzburgring	20
1989	Assen	22
1989	Donington	18
1989	Anderstorp	16
1989	Brno	15 +1
1990	Suzuka	Did not start
1990	Jerez	DNF
1990	Misano	10 +6
1990	Nürburgring	6 +10
1990	Salzburgring	20
1990	Rijeka	11 +5
1990	Assen	7 +9
1990	Spa	DNF
1990	Le Mans	7 +9
1990	Donington	DNF
1990	Anderstorp	11 +5
1990	Brno	5 +11
1990	Hungaroring	2 +17
1990	Phillip Island	10 +6
1991	Suzuka	6 +10
1991	Eastern Creek	7 +9
1991	Jerez	DNF
1991	Misano	7 +9
1991	Hockenheim	3 +15
1991	Salzburgring	9 +7
1991	Jarama	20
1991	Assen	DNF
1991	Paul Ricard	18
1991	Donington	DNF
1991	Mugello	14 +2
1991	Brno	12 +4
1991	Shah Alam	DNF
1992	Suzuka	15
1992	Eastern Creek	17
1992	Shah Alam	10 +1
1992	Jerez	20
1992	Mugello	13
1992	Catalunya	DNF
1992	Assen	Out on lap 1
1992	Hungaroring	DNF
1992	Magny-Cours	DNF
1992	Donington	16
1992	Interlagos	23
1992	Kyalami	DNF