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

Riders

Christian Gemmel

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Nationality: Germany
Number: 15
Born: June 9, 1980(age 46)
Birthplace: Hettenrodt

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Sachsenring in 2000.

In 250cc (2000–2004): 23 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 23 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 0 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
1999	German GP	250cc	30	1'33.163

Season by season

250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 2000–2004 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc2000–2004

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.0

24 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2000–2004 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2000. Of the 46 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Manuel Poggiali 2 world titles
20 races together: ahead 3, behind 16, both out 1

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)

250cc 23 races · 2000–2004

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	15.0 → 14.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜	24.2 → 15.8	0 wins / 11 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Assen1 racesavg P8.0

Motegi1 racesavg P12.0

Jerez2 racesavg P14.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P14.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P15.0

Brno1 racesavg P15.0

Estoril1 racesavg P15.0

Rio1 racesavg P16.0

Sepang1 racesavg P16.0

Sachsenring4 racesavg P17.0

Welkom2 racesavg P18.0

Mugello2 racesavg P18.0

Suzuka1 races—

Phillip Island1 races—

Valencia1 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, 2000–2004 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,164 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 397 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 69,017 miles
2.8× 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

100%Start rate (16/16)

0Longest run of absences (races)

16Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2003 250cc P22 · 24 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, 2000–2004 (the rider's racing years)

2000	Sachsenring	grid 28	DNF
2001	Sachsenring	grid 28	17
2002	Sachsenring	grid 27	DNF
2003	Suzuka		DNF
2003	Welkom		18
2003	Jerez	grid 15	14 +2
2003	Le Mans		9 +7
2003	Mugello		16
2003	Catalunya	grid 19	15 +1
2003	Assen	grid 20	8 +8
2003	Donington		DNF
2003	Sachsenring		Out on lap 1
2003	Brno		15 +1
2003	Estoril	grid 15	15 +1
2003	Rio	grid 23	16
2003	Motegi		12 +4
2003	Sepang		16
2003	Phillip Island	grid 23	DNF
2003	Valencia	grid 20	DNF
2004	Welkom		DNF
2004	Jerez	grid 25	DNF
2004	Le Mans	grid 26	19
2004	Mugello	grid 27	20