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

Riders

Jamie Whitham (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Phil Long at Flickr · CC BY 2.0 · 2012 · Wikimedia Commons

Jamie Whitham

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Number
69
Born
September 6, 1966(age 60)
Birthplace
Huddersfield

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Silverstone in 1986.

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In 125cc (1986): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1992–1999): 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 8 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)

Season by season

125cc80cc500cc ★ Champion

110203019861988199019921994199619981992 500cc: P23 / 2 pts / 0 wins1999 500cc: P32 / 2 pts / 0 wins500cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1986–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

80cc1986–1986
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P17.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

125cc1986–1986
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)—

0 pts · Poles 0

500cc1992–1999
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P11.5

4 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1986–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

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.

Results by condition (races)

All classes 10 races · 80cc / 125cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Magny-Cours500cc 1avg P9.0
Mugello500cc 1avg P14.0
Silverstone80cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P17.0
Donington500cc 2—
Jerez500cc 1—
Catalunya500cc 1—
Assen500cc 1—
Sachsenring500cc 1—

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.

500cc 8 races · 1992–1999

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.5 → average finish 9.0 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 18.5 → average finish 14.0 (4 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1513.5 → 9.00 wins / 4 races
Grid 16〜18.5 → 14.00 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Magny-Cours1 racesavg P9.0
Mugello1 racesavg P14.0
Donington2 races—
Jerez1 races—
Catalunya1 races—
Assen1 races—
Sachsenring1 races—

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

80cc 1 races · 1986

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

80cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

125cc 1 races · 1986

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1986–1999 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 254 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 90 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 4,482 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.5 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1986–1999 (the rider's racing years)

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