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

Riders

Kenny Roberts Jr

Nationality: United States
Number: 10
Team (2007 MotoGP): Team Roberts
Bike: KR212V
Born: July 25, 1973(age 53)
Birthplace: Mountain View
Height / weight: 175 cm / 70 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (13)

2003
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2003
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2005
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2005
At this race · Oz · CC BY 2.0
2008
christianb_7 · CC BY-SA 2.0
2014
Steve · CC BY 2.0
2016
Matthew Lamb · CC BY-SA 2.0
2017
Rikita · CC BY-SA 4.0
2017
Rikita · CC BY-SA 4.0
1vince · Public domain

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Catalunya in 1994.

In 250cc (1994–1995): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1996–2001): 81 starts, 8 wins, 18 podiums. In MotoGP (2002–2007): 76 starts, 0 wins, 4 podiums. Teams: Team Suzuki MotoGP, Team Roberts.

First podium: Sepang 1999 (500cc). First win: Sepang 1999 (500cc). World champion: 2000 500cc.

In all, 167 Grand Prix starts, 8 wins and 22 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).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1998	MADRID GRAND PRIX	500cc	21
2004	RIO GRAND PRIX	MotoGP	1	1'48.418

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: 2004 MotoGP (RIO)

Season by season

250cc500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1993–2007 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1993–1995

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.5

111 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1996–2001 ★ 1 titles (2000)

Win rate9.0%

Podium rate20.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.4

740 pts · Poles 9

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

MotoGP2002–2007

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate5.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.0

359 pts · Poles 1

Includes 9 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1993–2007 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Strongest and weakest circuits

2.8 places better on slow tracks than on fast tracks

Strong

Valencia 2.7 places better than usual (4 finishes)
Sachsenring 1.8 places better than usual (3 finishes)
Sepang 1.6 places better than usual (5 finishes)

Weak

Phillip Island 2.8 places worse than usual (5 finishes)
Rio 2.3 places worse than usual (4 finishes)
Mugello 2.3 places worse than usual (4 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1993. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
108 races together: ahead 17, behind 89, both out 2
Mick Doohan 5 world titles
43 races together: ahead 5, behind 38, both out 0
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
131 races together: ahead 34, behind 93, both out 4
Loris Capirossi 3 world titles
124 races together: ahead 42, behind 78, both out 4

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 183 races · 250cc / 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Nürburgring (average P4.5, 3 races)

Nürburgring250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P4.5

Valencia500cc 3 · MotoGP 3avg P5.2

Buenos Aires250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P6.0

Sepang500cc 3 · MotoGP 4avg P6.3

Motegi500cc 3 · MotoGP 5avg P6.9

Sachsenring500cc 4 · MotoGP 4avg P7.6

Assen250cc 1 · 500cc 6 · MotoGP 4avg P8.1

Estoril500cc 2 · MotoGP 5avg P8.3

Donington250cc 1 · 500cc 6 · MotoGP 4avg P8.4

Brno250cc 2 · 500cc 6 · MotoGP 5avg P8.6

Catalunya250cc 2 · 500cc 6 · MotoGP 5avg P9.0

Laguna Seca250cc 2 · MotoGP 2avg P9.0

Shah Alam250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P9.0

Eastern Creek250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P9.0

Sentul500cc 1avg P9.0

Le Mans250cc 1 · 500cc 2 · MotoGP 6avg P9.1

Suzuka250cc 1 · 500cc 5 · MotoGP 2avg P9.2

Mugello250cc 1 · 500cc 6 · MotoGP 5avg P9.6

Jerez250cc 1 · 500cc 6 · MotoGP 6avg P9.7

Rio250cc 1 · 500cc 5 · MotoGP 2avg P10.1

Phillip Island500cc 5 · MotoGP 3avg P11.0

Johor500cc 1avg P11.0

LusailMotoGP 3avg P11.3

Imola500cc 4avg P11.8

Welkom500cc 3 · MotoGP 3avg P12.5

Paul Ricard500cc 4avg P13.0

ShanghaiMotoGP 3avg P14.0

IstanbulMotoGP 2avg P14.5

Red Bull Ring500cc 2—

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.

MotoGP 76 races · 2002–2007

Dry / wet

More podiums in the wet (16.7% wet, 6.7% dry)

Win rate

Dry30 races0%(0 wins)

Wet6 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry30 races7%(2 podiums)

Wet6 races17%(1 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry30 racesavg P10.5

Wet6 racesavg P9.7

40 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.3 to an average finish of 11.1

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.8 → 5.0	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 4–6	4.8 → 9.3	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 7–9	8.3 → 9.8	0 wins / 13 races
Grid 10–15	12.3 → 11.1	0 wins / 33 races
Grid 16〜	17.4 → 13.2	0 wins / 19 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Sepang (average P9.0, 4 races)

Sepang4 racesavg P9.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P9.0

Motegi5 racesavg P9.5

Donington4 racesavg P9.5

Valencia3 racesavg P9.5

Estoril5 racesavg P10.0

Rio2 racesavg P10.0

Jerez6 racesavg P10.6

Phillip Island3 racesavg P10.7

Assen4 racesavg P10.8

Brno5 racesavg P11.2

Sachsenring4 racesavg P11.3

Lusail3 racesavg P11.3

Le Mans6 racesavg P11.5

Catalunya5 racesavg P11.6

Mugello5 racesavg P13.3

Shanghai3 racesavg P14.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P14.0

Istanbul2 racesavg P14.5

Welkom3 racesavg P15.0

MotoGP: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

500cc 89 races · 1996–2001

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.9 to an average finish of 10.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.0 → 3.4	7 wins / 22 races
Grid 4–6	4.6 → 6.4	1 wins / 11 races
Grid 7–9	7.8 → 8.0	0 wins / 12 races
Grid 10–15	11.9 → 10.8	0 wins / 17 races
Grid 16〜	18.2 → 13.6	0 wins / 10 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Sepang (average P1.0, 3 races)

Sepang3 racesavg P1.0

Valencia3 racesavg P2.3

Motegi3 racesavg P3.3

Estoril2 racesavg P4.0

Sachsenring4 racesavg P4.8

Nürburgring2 racesavg P5.0

Brno6 racesavg P6.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P6.0

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P6.0

Catalunya6 racesavg P6.3

Assen6 racesavg P6.6

Mugello6 racesavg P7.0

Donington6 racesavg P7.3

Suzuka5 racesavg P8.0

Jerez6 racesavg P9.0

Sentul1 racesavg P9.0

Rio5 racesavg P9.5

Johor1 racesavg P11.0

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P11.0

Phillip Island5 racesavg P11.2

Welkom3 racesavg P11.7

Imola4 racesavg P11.8

Paul Ricard4 racesavg P13.0

Red Bull Ring2 races—

Shah Alam1 races—

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

250cc 18 races · 1993–1995

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 9.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 7–9	7.0 → 5.5	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 10–15	11.5 → 7.9	0 wins / 8 races
Grid 16〜	16.0 → 10.0	0 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Nürburgring1 racesavg P4.0

Assen1 racesavg P5.0

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P6.0

Mugello1 racesavg P6.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P6.0

Eastern Creek1 racesavg P7.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P8.0

Brno2 racesavg P8.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P9.0

Shah Alam1 racesavg P9.0

Rio1 racesavg P13.0

Suzuka1 races—

Jerez1 races—

Donington1 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, 1993–2007 (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)47 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 21,399 miles
0.9× around the Earth · 7,421 laps

Time on the bike: at least 139 hours (5.8 days)
Average 142.7 km/h, top 336.4 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2007, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 540,044 miles
21.7× around the Earth · at least 48.6 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

91.9%Start rate (171/186)

4Longest run of absences (races)

64Longest run of starts (races)

50Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1995 250cc P8 · 82 pts

1996 500cc P13 · 69 pts

1997 500cc P16 · 37 pts

1998 500cc P13 · 59 pts

1999 500cc P2 · 220 pts

2000 500cc P1 · 258 pts

2001 500cc P11 · 97 pts

2002 MotoGP P9 · 99 pts

2003 MotoGP P19 · 22 pts

2004 MotoGP P18 · 37 pts

2005 MotoGP P13 · 63 pts

2006 MotoGP P6 · 134 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, 1993–2007 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1993	Laguna Seca	grid 16	10 +6
1994	Brno	grid 16	DNF
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 13	8 +8
1994	Buenos Aires		6 +10
1994	Catalunya	grid 10	11 +5
1995	Eastern Creek		7 +9
1995	Shah Alam	grid 6	9 +7
1995	Suzuka	grid 6	DNF
1995	Jerez	grid 7	DNF
1995	Nürburgring	grid 10	4 +13
1995	Mugello	grid 7	6 +10
1995	Assen	grid 10	5 +11
1995	Le Mans	grid 14	6 +10
1995	Donington	grid 10	DNF
1995	Brno	grid 13	8 +8
1995	Rio	grid 12	13 +3
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 7	DNF
1995	Catalunya	grid 7	5 +11

1996	Suzuka	grid 13	12 +4
1996	Jerez	grid 10	6 +10
1996	Mugello	grid 7	10 +6
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 11	DNF
1996	Assen	grid 8	5 +11
1996	Nürburgring	grid 5	5 +11
1996	Donington	grid 3	DNF
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 10	DNF
1996	Brno	grid 4	4 +13
1996	Imola	grid 11	10 +6
1996	Catalunya	grid 8	DNF
1996	Rio	grid 10	13 +3
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 9	11 +5
1997	Shah Alam	grid 19	DNF
1997	Suzuka	grid 15	DNF
1997	Jerez	grid 21	18
1997	Mugello	grid 18	DNF
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 17	DNF
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 13	DNF
1997	Assen	grid 20	8 +8
1997	Imola	grid 19	17
1997	Nürburgring	grid 16	DNF
1997	Rio	grid 17	DNF
1997	Donington	grid 8	11 +5
1997	Brno	grid 11	9 +7
1997	Catalunya	grid 8	8 +8
1997	Sentul	grid 13	9 +7
1997	Phillip Island	grid 16	14 +2
1998	Suzuka	grid 15	11 +5
1998	Johor	grid 19	11 +5
1998	Jerez	grid 7	9 +7
1998	Mugello	grid 13	DNF
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 10	13 +3
1998	Assen	grid 14	12 +4
1998	Donington	grid 6	DNF
1998	Sachsenring	grid 2	6 +10
1998	Brno	grid 8	10 +6
1998	Imola	grid 10	14 +2
1998	Catalunya	grid 7	10 +6
1998	Phillip Island	grid 12	10 +6
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 11	11 +5
1999	Sepang	grid 3	1 +25
1999	Motegi	grid 1	1 +25
1999	Jerez	grid 3	13 +3
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 2	DNF
1999	Mugello	grid 3	5 +11
1999	Catalunya	grid 7	6 +10
1999	Assen	grid 3	2 +20
1999	Donington	grid 5	8 +8
1999	Sachsenring	grid 1	1 +25
1999	Brno	grid 5	3 +16
1999	Imola	grid 2	6 +10
1999	Valencia	grid 9	2 +20
1999	Phillip Island	grid 1	10 +6
1999	Welkom	grid 4	22
1999	Rio	grid 1	3 +16
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 1	1 +25
2000	Welkom		6 +10
2000	Sepang	grid 1	1 +25
2000	Suzuka	grid 1	2 +20
2000	Jerez	grid 4	1 +25
2000	Le Mans	grid 4	6 +10
2000	Mugello	grid 6	6 +10
2000	Catalunya	grid 3	1 +25
2000	Assen	grid 3	Out on lap 1
2000	Donington	grid 2	2 +20
2000	Sachsenring	grid 1	3 +16
2000	Brno	grid 3	4 +13
2000	Estoril	grid 4	2 +20
2000	Valencia	grid 1	2 +20
2000	Rio	grid 7	6 +10
2000	Motegi	grid 2	1 +25
2000	Phillip Island	grid 4	7 +9
2001	Suzuka		7 +9
2001	Welkom		7 +9
2001	Jerez		7 +9
2001	Le Mans		6 +10
2001	Mugello		DNF
2001	Catalunya		DNF
2001	Assen		6 +10
2001	Donington		8 +8
2001	Sachsenring		9 +7
2001	Brno		DNF
2001	Estoril		6 +10
2001	Valencia		3 +16
2001	Motegi		8 +8
2001	Phillip Island		15 +1
2001	Sepang		DNF
2001	Rio		16

2002	Suzuka	grid 10	DNF
2002	Welkom	grid 6	DNF
2002	Jerez	grid 9	8 +8
2002	Le Mans	grid 9	5 +11
2002	Mugello	grid 10	DNF
2002	Catalunya	grid 8	7 +9
2002	Assen	grid 3	6 +10
2002	Donington	grid 8	14 +2
2002	Brno	grid 19	11 +5
2002	Estoril	grid 12	4 +13
2002	Rio	grid 16	3 +16
2002	Motegi	grid 8	6 +10
2002	Sepang	grid 12	8 +8
2002	Phillip Island	grid 12	9 +7
2002	Valencia	grid 14	DNF
2003	Suzuka	grid 7	14 +2
2003	Welkom	grid 17	15 +1
2003	Jerez	grid 17	13 +3
2003	Le Mans		16
2003	Mugello	grid 18	DNF
2003	Sachsenring	grid 14	15 +1
2003	Brno	grid 16	20
2003	Estoril	grid 14	17
2003	Rio	grid 18	17
2003	Motegi	grid 19	15 +1
2003	Sepang	grid 10	14 +2
2003	Phillip Island	grid 14	9 +7
2003	Valencia	grid 18	11 +5
2004	Welkom	grid 10	DNF
2004	Jerez	grid 10	8 +8
2004	Le Mans	grid 13	12 +4
2004	Mugello		Did not start
2004	Catalunya	grid 16	17
2004	Assen	grid 7	16
2004	Sachsenring	grid 3	8 +8
2004	Donington	grid 12	17
2004	Brno	grid 15	10 +6
2004	Estoril	grid 9	14 +2
2004	Motegi	grid 8	Out on lap 1
2005	Jerez	grid 14	DNF
2005	Estoril	grid 14	12 +4
2005	Shanghai	grid 9	DNF
2005	Le Mans	grid 14	13 +3
2005	Mugello	grid 11	15 +1
2005	Catalunya	grid 13	15 +1
2005	Assen	grid 15	16
2005	Laguna Seca	grid 12	14 +2
2005	Donington	grid 16	2 +20
2005	Sachsenring	grid 9	11 +5
2005	Brno	grid 17	11 +5
2005	Motegi	grid 8	8 +8
2005	Sepang	grid 5	7 +9
2005	Lusail	grid 11	11 +5
2006	Jerez	grid 13	8 +8
2006	Lusail	grid 10	10 +6
2006	Istanbul	grid 10	13 +3
2006	Shanghai	grid 18	13 +3
2006	Le Mans	grid 15	DNF
2006	Mugello	grid 11	8 +8
2006	Catalunya	grid 3	3 +16
2006	Assen	grid 10	5 +11
2006	Donington	grid 9	5 +11
2006	Sachsenring	grid 2	DNF
2006	Laguna Seca	grid 3	4 +13
2006	Brno	grid 3	4 +13
2006	Sepang	grid 4	7 +9
2006	Phillip Island	grid 4	14 +2
2006	Motegi	grid 14	9 +7
2006	Estoril	grid 13	3 +16
2006	Valencia	grid 14	8 +8
2007	Lusail	grid 18	13 +3
2007	Jerez	grid 10	16
2007	Istanbul	grid 18	16
2007	Shanghai	grid 16	15 +1
2007	Le Mans	grid 18	DNF
2007	Mugello	grid 18	17
2007	Catalunya	grid 18	16