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Birth date and place from the official rider profile
Made a Grand Prix debut in 80cc at Hockenheim in 1986.
In 80cc (1986–1989): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1989): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1989): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1990–1993): 31 starts, 3 wins, 8 podiums. In 250cc (1994–1997): 33 starts, 7 wins, 18 podiums. In 500cc (1998): 11 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1999–2009): 32 starts, 2 wins, 5 podiums. Teams: Viessmann Kiefer Racing.
First podium: Hockenheim 1991 (125cc). First win: Hockenheim 1991 (125cc).
In all, 119 Grand Prix starts, 12 wins and 31 podiums (within the official results database).
Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)
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 | Dutch GP | 500cc | 9 | 2'04.064 |
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: 1988 80cc (POR)
80cc125cc250cc500cc ★ Champion
The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine
Scope: official results DB, 1986–2009 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
24 pts · Poles 2
2 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1986 | Hockenheim | grid 1 | 19 | |
| 1987 | Hockenheim | grid 1 | 10 +1 | |
| 1987 | Salzburgring | grid 2 | 12 | |
| 1987 | Assen | grid 4 | 19 | |
| 1987 | Brno | grid 3 | DNF | |
| 1988 | Nürburgring | grid 25 | 17 | |
| 1989 | Jerez | grid 12 | 8 +8 | |
| 1989 | Misano | grid 17 | 14 +2 | |
| 1989 | Hockenheim | grid 9 | 7 +9 | |
| 1989 | Rijeka | grid 12 | DNF | |
| 1989 | Assen | grid 11 | 12 +4 | |
| 1989 | Brno | grid 10 | 19 |
432 pts · Poles 3
22 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1989 | Donington | grid 18 | DNF | |
| 1989 | Anderstorp | grid 15 | 19 | |
| 1989 | Brno | grid 18 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Jerez | grid 14 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Misano | grid 7 | 25 | |
| 1990 | Nürburgring | grid 19 | 11 +5 | |
| 1990 | Salzburgring | grid 4 | 16 | |
| 1990 | Rijeka | grid 10 | 4 +13 | |
| 1990 | Assen | grid 5 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Spa | grid 11 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Le Mans | grid 8 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Donington | grid 20 | 15 +1 | |
| 1990 | Anderstorp | grid 23 | 23 | |
| 1990 | Brno | grid 23 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Hungaroring | grid 4 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Phillip Island | grid 9 | DNF | |
| 1991 | Suzuka | grid 1 | 7 +9 | |
| 1991 | Eastern Creek | grid 8 | 5 +11 | |
| 1991 | Jerez | grid 5 | 7 +9 | |
| 1991 | Misano | grid 11 | 9 +7 | |
| 1991 | Hockenheim | grid 5 | 1 +20 | |
| 1991 | Salzburgring | grid 1 | 2 +17 | |
| 1991 | Jarama | grid 3 | 6 +10 | |
| 1991 | Assen | grid 2 | 1 +20 | |
| 1991 | Paul Ricard | grid 3 | 2 +17 | |
| 1991 | Donington | grid 4 | DNF | |
| 1991 | Mugello | grid 5 | 4 +13 | |
| 1991 | Brno | grid 7 | 8 +8 | |
| 1992 | Suzuka | grid 2 | 1 +20 | |
| 1992 | Eastern Creek | grid 4 | 1 +20 | |
| 1992 | Shah Alam | grid 8 | 3 +12 | |
| 1992 | Jerez | grid 2 | 1 +20 | |
| 1992 | Mugello | grid 8 | DNF | |
| 1992 | Catalunya | grid 7 | 12 | |
| 1992 | Hockenheim | grid 1 | 3 +12 | |
| 1992 | Assen | grid 5 | 9 +2 | |
| 1992 | Hungaroring | grid 7 | 2 +15 | |
| 1992 | Magny-Cours | grid 14 | 10 +1 | |
| 1992 | Donington | grid 7 | 7 +4 | |
| 1992 | Interlagos | grid 3 | 15 | |
| 1992 | Kyalami | grid 10 | 6 +6 | |
| 1993 | Eastern Creek | grid 4 | DNF | |
| 1993 | Shah Alam | grid 7 | 5 +11 | |
| 1993 | Suzuka | grid 8 | 6 +10 | |
| 1993 | Jerez | grid 3 | 2 +20 | |
| 1993 | Salzburgring | grid 15 | 9 +7 | |
| 1993 | Hockenheim | grid 7 | 5 +11 | |
| 1993 | Assen | grid 2 | DNF | |
| 1993 | Catalunya | grid 3 | 2 +20 | |
| 1993 | Mugello | grid 4 | 4 +13 | |
| 1993 | Donington | grid 5 | 3 +16 | |
| 1993 | Brno | grid 5 | Out on lap 1 | |
| 1993 | Misano | grid 11 | 5 +11 | |
| 1993 | Laguna Seca | grid 2 | 3 +16 | |
| 1993 | Jarama | grid 2 | 1 +25 |
1166 pts · Poles 8
25 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1994 | Eastern Creek | 7 +9 | ||
| 1994 | Shah Alam | grid 5 | 6 +10 | |
| 1994 | Suzuka | grid 9 | DNF | |
| 1994 | Jerez | grid 6 | 4 +13 | |
| 1994 | Salzburgring | grid 6 | 5 +11 | |
| 1994 | Hockenheim | grid 5 | 6 +10 | |
| 1994 | Assen | grid 8 | 4 +13 | |
| 1994 | Mugello | grid 2 | 1 +25 | |
| 1994 | Le Mans | grid 4 | 4 +13 | |
| 1994 | Donington | grid 3 | 7 +9 | |
| 1994 | Brno | grid 4 | 2 +20 | |
| 1994 | Laguna Seca | grid 8 | 10 +6 | |
| 1994 | Buenos Aires | 8 +8 | ||
| 1994 | Catalunya | grid 11 | 7 +9 | |
| 1995 | Eastern Creek | 1 +25 | ||
| 1995 | Shah Alam | grid 3 | 4 +13 | |
| 1995 | Suzuka | grid 5 | 1 +25 | |
| 1995 | Jerez | grid 3 | 5 +11 | |
| 1995 | Nürburgring | grid 2 | DNF | |
| 1995 | Mugello | grid 8 | 4 +13 | |
| 1995 | Assen | grid 3 | 2 +20 | |
| 1995 | Le Mans | grid 3 | 1 +25 | |
| 1995 | Donington | grid 2 | 3 +16 | |
| 1995 | Brno | grid 2 | 3 +16 | |
| 1995 | Rio | grid 4 | 4 +13 | |
| 1995 | Buenos Aires | grid 8 | 6 +10 | |
| 1995 | Catalunya | grid 3 | 3 +16 | |
| 1996 | Sentul | grid 3 | 3 +16 | |
| 1996 | Suzuka | grid 7 | 8 +8 | |
| 1996 | Jerez | grid 2 | 3 +16 | |
| 1996 | Mugello | grid 4 | 3 +16 | |
| 1996 | Paul Ricard | grid 5 | 2 +20 | |
| 1996 | Assen | grid 3 | 1 +25 | |
| 1996 | Nürburgring | grid 1 | 1 +25 | |
| 1996 | Donington | grid 3 | 2 +20 | |
| 1996 | Red Bull Ring | 1 +25 | ||
| 1996 | Brno | grid 2 | 3 +16 | |
| 1996 | Imola | grid 10 | 1 +25 | |
| 1996 | Catalunya | grid 6 | 3 +16 | |
| 1996 | Rio | 2 +20 | ||
| 1996 | Eastern Creek | 2 +20 | ||
| 1997 | Shah Alam | grid 7 | 4 +13 | |
| 1997 | Suzuka | grid 12 | 5 +11 | |
| 1997 | Jerez | grid 1 | 1 +25 | |
| 1997 | Mugello | grid 7 | 4 +13 | |
| 1997 | Red Bull Ring | grid 1 | 2 +20 | |
| 1997 | Paul Ricard | grid 4 | 3 +16 | |
| 1997 | Assen | grid 3 | 2 +20 | |
| 1997 | Imola | grid 3 | 4 +13 | |
| 1997 | Nürburgring | grid 2 | 3 +16 | |
| 1997 | Rio | grid 3 | 12 +4 | |
| 1997 | Donington | grid 4 | 1 +25 | |
| 1997 | Brno | grid 1 | 4 +13 | |
| 1997 | Catalunya | grid 1 | 1 +25 | |
| 1997 | Sentul | grid 4 | 7 +9 | |
| 1997 | Phillip Island | grid 2 | 1 +25 | |
| 1999 | Jerez | grid 8 | 6 +10 | |
| 1999 | Paul Ricard | grid 6 | 4 +13 | |
| 1999 | Mugello | grid 4 | 2 +20 | |
| 1999 | Catalunya | grid 6 | Out on lap 1 | |
| 1999 | Assen | grid 3 | 6 +10 | |
| 1999 | Donington | grid 2 | 8 +8 | |
| 1999 | Sachsenring | grid 6 | 3 +16 | |
| 1999 | Brno | grid 1 | 2 +20 | |
| 1999 | Imola | grid 5 | 7 +9 | |
| 1999 | Valencia | grid 6 | DNF | |
| 1999 | Phillip Island | grid 8 | 5 +11 | |
| 1999 | Welkom | grid 8 | Out on lap 1 | |
| 1999 | Rio | grid 10 | 7 +9 | |
| 1999 | Buenos Aires | grid 10 | 11 +5 | |
| 2000 | Welkom | 7 +9 | ||
| 2000 | Sepang | grid 3 | 4 +13 | |
| 2000 | Suzuka | grid 6 | DNF | |
| 2000 | Jerez | grid 1 | 1 +25 | |
| 2000 | Le Mans | grid 2 | 8 +8 | |
| 2000 | Mugello | grid 4 | DNF | |
| 2000 | Catalunya | grid 2 | 7 +9 | |
| 2000 | Assen | grid 1 | 24 | |
| 2000 | Donington | grid 6 | 1 +25 | |
| 2000 | Sachsenring | grid 6 | 8 +8 | |
| 2000 | Brno | grid 3 | 5 +11 | |
| 2000 | Estoril | grid 5 | DNF | |
| 2000 | Valencia | grid 6 | 13 +3 | |
| 2000 | Rio | grid 7 | 6 +10 | |
| 2000 | Motegi | grid 7 | 7 +9 | |
| 2000 | Phillip Island | grid 5 | 4 +13 | |
| 2002 | Assen | grid 8 | 11 +5 | |
| 2002 | Sachsenring | grid 14 | 9 +7 | |
| 2002 | Brno | grid 10 | 11 +5 | |
| 2009 | Donington | grid 20 | DNF |
46 pts · Poles 0
1 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1998 | Suzuka | grid 18 | Out on lap 1 | |
| 1998 | Johor | grid 13 | 9 +7 | |
| 1998 | Jerez | grid 9 | 10 +6 | |
| 1998 | Mugello | grid 19 | 11 +5 | |
| 1998 | Paul Ricard | grid 14 | 12 +4 | |
| 1998 | Jarama | grid 11 | 10 +6 | |
| 1998 | Sachsenring | grid 11 | 7 +9 | |
| 1998 | Brno | grid 4 | 13 +3 | |
| 1998 | Imola | grid 16 | 15 +1 | |
| 1998 | Catalunya | grid 17 | 12 +4 | |
| 1998 | Phillip Island | grid 10 | DNF | |
| 1998 | Buenos Aires | grid 12 | 15 +1 |
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1986–2009 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
Grand Prix debut in 1986. Of the 63 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.
In All classes, best at Eastern Creek (average P3.2, 6 races)
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.
From Grid 7–9, they move up from an average grid of 7.7 to an average finish of 6.3
average grid average finish (classified)
| Grid 1–3 | 2.2 → 4.2 | 8 wins / 34 races |
|---|---|---|
| Grid 4–6 | 5.1 → 4.2 | 3 wins / 27 races |
| Grid 7–9 | 7.7 → 6.3 | 0 wins / 14 races |
| Grid 10–15 | 11.0 → 7.3 | 1 wins / 7 races |
In 250cc, best at Nürburgring (average P2.0, 3 races)
250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; Wet races only.
average grid average finish (classified)
| Grid 4–6 | 4.0 → 13.0 | 0 wins / 1 races |
|---|---|---|
| Grid 7–9 | 9.0 → 10.0 | 0 wins / 1 races |
| Grid 10–15 | 11.8 → 10.6 | 0 wins / 6 races |
| Grid 16〜 | 17.5 → 12.7 | 0 wins / 4 races |
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.
Starting Grid 1–3: average finish 3.5
average grid average finish (classified)
| Grid 1–3 | 2.1 → 3.5 | 4 wins / 14 races |
|---|---|---|
| Grid 4–6 | 4.5 → 5.6 | 2 wins / 13 races |
| Grid 7–9 | 7.5 → 7.8 | 0 wins / 13 races |
| Grid 10–15 | 12.3 → 8.9 | 0 wins / 9 races |
| Grid 16〜 | 20.2 → 16.3 | 0 wins / 6 races |
In 125cc, best at Eastern Creek (average P3.0, 3 races)
125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.
average grid average finish (classified)
| Grid 1–3 | 1.8 → 13.7 | 0 wins / 4 races |
|---|---|---|
| Grid 4–6 | 4.0 → 19.0 | 0 wins / 1 races |
| Grid 7–9 | 9.0 → 7.0 | 0 wins / 1 races |
| Grid 10–15 | 11.2 → 13.0 | 0 wins / 4 races |
| Grid 16〜 | 21.0 → 15.5 | 0 wins / 2 races |
80cc: no track-condition records.
Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1986–2009 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)100 races with an estimated lap length
Every session
at least 8,992 miles
0.4× around the Earth · 3,200 laps
Time on the bike: at least 3 hours (0.1 days)
Average 135.1 km/h, top 227.8 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2009–2009, the seasons with every session's lap analysis
at least 315,933 miles
12.7× around the Earth · at least 28.8 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.
Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points
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, 1986–2009 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
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