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

Riders

Eric Bataille

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Nationality: France
Number: 34
Born: April 18, 1981(age 45)
Birthplace: Andorra
Height / weight: 169 cm / 68 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Catalunya in 2000.

In 125cc (2000–2001): 20 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2002–2004): 30 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 50 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

125cc250cc ★ 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

125cc2000–2001

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P17.0

18 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc2002–2004

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P12.8

42 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.

Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
23 races together: ahead 1, behind 20, both out 2
Manuel Poggiali 2 world titles
48 races together: ahead 10, behind 35, both out 3

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 53 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Catalunya (average P11.5, 4 races)

Catalunya125cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P11.5

Rio125cc 2 · 250cc 3avg P12.5

Valencia125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P13.0

Brno125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P13.5

Estoril125cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P13.7

Phillip Island125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P14.0

Sachsenring125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P15.0

Assen125cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P15.5

Jerez125cc 1 · 250cc 3avg P15.7

Suzuka125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P16.0

Welkom125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P16.5

Le Mans125cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P17.5

Donington125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P22.0

Motegi125cc 2 · 250cc 1—

Mugello125cc 1 · 250cc 1—

Sepang125cc 1 · 250cc 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.

250cc 30 races · 2002–2004

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	12.6 → 11.3	0 wins / 7 races
Grid 16〜	20.8 → 13.0	0 wins / 14 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Rio (average P10.0, 3 races)

Valencia2 racesavg P9.0

Rio3 racesavg P10.0

Catalunya3 racesavg P11.0

Brno2 racesavg P12.0

Estoril3 racesavg P12.5

Welkom2 racesavg P13.0

Jerez3 racesavg P13.5

Assen2 racesavg P14.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P14.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P15.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P16.0

Mugello1 races—

Motegi1 races—

Phillip Island1 races—

Sepang1 races—

Donington1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.

125cc 23 races · 2000–2001

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 10–15	13.0 → 17.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 16〜	25.2 → 17.0	0 wins / 22 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Catalunya1 racesavg P12.0

Phillip Island2 racesavg P14.0

Rio2 racesavg P15.0

Brno1 racesavg P15.0

Sachsenring2 racesavg P15.5

Estoril1 racesavg P16.0

Assen2 racesavg P17.0

Valencia2 racesavg P17.0

Welkom1 racesavg P20.0

Jerez1 racesavg P20.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P20.0

Donington2 racesavg P22.0

Motegi2 races—

Suzuka1 races—

Mugello1 races—

Sepang1 races—

125cc: 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 2,195 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 777 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 172,368 miles
6.9× around the Earth · at least 15.5 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

75%Start rate (48/64)

6Longest run of absences (races)

19Longest run of starts (races)

14Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

2000 125cc P24 · 10 pts

2001 125cc P27 · 8 pts

2002 no Grand Prix starts

2003 250cc P19 · 28 pts

2004 250cc P24 · 12 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	Catalunya	grid 27	12 +4
2000	Assen	grid 28	DNF
2000	Donington	grid 27	25
2000	Sachsenring	grid 27	11 +5
2000	Estoril	grid 26	16
2000	Valencia	grid 22	DNF
2000	Rio	grid 21	15 +1
2000	Motegi	grid 26	DNF
2000	Phillip Island	grid 24	19
2001	Suzuka	grid 24	DNF
2001	Welkom	grid 27	20
2001	Jerez	grid 28	20
2001	Le Mans	grid 22	20
2001	Mugello	grid 25	DNF
2001	Assen	grid 29	17
2001	Donington	grid 21	19
2001	Sachsenring	grid 20	20
2001	Brno	grid 23	15 +1
2001	Estoril	grid 19	Did not start
2001	Valencia	grid 13	17
2001	Motegi	grid 32	DNF
2001	Phillip Island	grid 23	9 +7
2001	Sepang	grid 24	DNF
2001	Rio	grid 29	DNF

2002	Jerez	grid 21	14 +2
2002	Catalunya	grid 24	DNF
2002	Estoril	grid 17	DNF
2002	Rio	grid 21	DNF
2002	Valencia	grid 24	DNF
2003	Suzuka		16
2003	Welkom		13 +3
2003	Jerez	grid 11	13 +3
2003	Le Mans		15 +1
2003	Mugello		Did not start
2003	Catalunya	grid 18	DNF
2003	Assen	grid 11	Out on lap 1
2003	Donington		DNF
2003	Sachsenring		DNF
2003	Brno		12 +4
2003	Estoril	grid 12	12 +4
2003	Rio	grid 19	10 +6
2003	Motegi		DNF
2003	Sepang		DNF
2003	Phillip Island	grid 14	DNF
2003	Valencia	grid 12	9 +7
2004	Welkom		Out on lap 1
2004	Jerez	grid 16	DNF
2004	Le Mans	grid 14	DNF
2004	Mugello	grid 19	DNF
2004	Catalunya	grid 14	11 +5
2004	Assen	grid 19	14 +2
2004	Rio	grid 22	Out on lap 1
2004	Sachsenring	grid 24	14 +2
2004	Brno	grid 20	DNF
2004	Estoril	grid 27	13 +3
2004	Motegi	grid 22	Did not start