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

Riders

Doug Chandler

Nationality: United States
Bike: Cagiva
Born: September 27, 1965(age 61)

Photos (2)

1993
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
1993
At this race · Stu Newby · CC BY-SA 2.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Suzuka in 1991.

In 500cc (1991–1994): 38 starts, 0 wins, 5 podiums.

First podium: Suzuka 1992 (500cc).

In all, 38 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 5 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
1993	Japanese GP	500cc	8

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

500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1991–1994 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

500cc1991–1994

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate11.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.9

358 pts · Poles 2

Includes 5 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

17 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, 1991–1994 (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 1991. Of the 34 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
48 races together: ahead 5, behind 42, both out 1
Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
26 races together: ahead 10, behind 15, both out 1
Wayne Rainey 3 world titles
35 races together: ahead 7, behind 28, both out 0
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
23 races together: ahead 7, behind 16, both out 0

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)

500cc 53 races · 1991–1994

By grid positionSmall sample

Starting Grid 4–6: average finish 5.3

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.2 → 5.5	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 4–6	5.2 → 5.3	0 wins / 20 races
Grid 7–9	8.1 → 7.4	0 wins / 19 races
Grid 10–15	11.4 → 10.4	0 wins / 7 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Laguna Seca (average P5.0, 3 races)

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P2.0

Hungaroring1 racesavg P2.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P3.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P4.0

Laguna Seca3 racesavg P5.0

Donington3 racesavg P5.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P6.0

Catalunya3 racesavg P6.5

Mugello3 racesavg P6.5

Assen4 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P7.0

Jarama2 racesavg P7.0

Eastern Creek4 racesavg P7.3

Hockenheim4 racesavg P7.5

Salzburgring3 racesavg P7.5

Shah Alam4 racesavg P7.7

Suzuka3 racesavg P7.7

Misano2 racesavg P8.0

Jerez4 racesavg P9.0

Brno3 racesavg P9.5

Magny-Cours1 races—

500cc: 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, 1991–1994 (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)53 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 3,385 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 1,206 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 69,828 miles
2.8× around the Earth · at least 6.5 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

96.4%Start rate (53/55)

2Longest run of absences (races)

35Longest run of starts (races)

15.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1991 500cc P9 · 85 pts

1992 500cc P5 · 94 pts

1993 500cc P10 · 83 pts

1994 500cc P9 · 96 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, 1991–1994 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1991	Suzuka		11 +5
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 13	12 +4
1991	Laguna Seca	grid 11	DNF
1991	Jerez	grid 8	10 +6
1991	Misano	grid 6	6 +10
1991	Hockenheim	grid 9	9 +7
1991	Salzburgring	grid 9	7 +9
1991	Jarama	grid 8	9 +7
1991	Assen	grid 12	11 +5
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 8	6 +10
1991	Donington	grid 11	DNF
1991	Mugello	grid 6	9 +7
1991	Brno	grid 9	10 +6
1991	Le Mans	grid 6	7 +9
1991	Shah Alam	grid 6	DNF
1992	Suzuka	grid 3	2 +15
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 7	5 +8
1992	Shah Alam	grid 6	5 +8
1992	Jerez	grid 3	10 +1
1992	Mugello	grid 4	4 +10
1992	Catalunya	grid 7	3 +12
1992	Hockenheim	grid 5	8 +3
1992	Assen	grid 4	DNF
1992	Hungaroring	grid 1	2 +15
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 1	DNF
1992	Donington	grid 9	DNF
1992	Interlagos	grid 5	3 +12
1992	Kyalami	grid 7	4 +10
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 4	3 +16
1993	Shah Alam	grid 9	9 +7
1993	Jerez	grid 5	DNF
1993	Salzburgring	grid 3	8 +8
1993	Hockenheim	grid 8	6 +10
1993	Assen	grid 5	4 +13
1993	Catalunya	grid 5	DNF
1993	Mugello		Did not start
1993	Donington		Did not start
1993	Brno	grid 10	9 +7
1993	Misano	grid 10	10 +6
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 7	DNF
1993	Jarama	grid 8	5 +11
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 8	9 +7
1994	Shah Alam	grid 9	9 +7
1994	Suzuka	grid 13	10 +6
1994	Jerez	grid 6	7 +9
1994	Salzburgring	grid 9	DNF
1994	Hockenheim	grid 7	7 +9
1994	Assen	grid 6	6 +10
1994	Mugello	grid 2	DNF
1994	Le Mans	grid 6	DNF
1994	Donington	grid 5	5 +11
1994	Brno	grid 5	DNF
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 5	5 +11
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 4	2 +20
1994	Catalunya	grid 8	10 +6