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

Riders

Michele Pirro (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Denkmit · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2025 · Wikimedia Commons

Michele Pirro

Nationality
Italy Italy
Number
51
Team (2026 MotoGP)
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP
Bike
Ducati
Born
July 5, 1986(age 40)
Birthplace
San Giovanni Rotondo
Height / weight
178 cm / 74 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (6)

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Jerez in 2005.

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In 125cc (2005–2006): 26 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Malaguti Reparto Corse, WTR Blauer USA, Humangest Racing Team. In Moto2 (2010–2011): 18 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. Teams: Gresini Racing Moto2. In MotoGP (2012–2026): 73 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: San Carlo Honda Gresini, Ducati Test Team, Ignite Pramac Racing, Ducati Team, OCTO Pramac Yakhnich, Avintia Racing.

First podium: Silverstone 2011 (Moto2). First win: Valencia 2011 (Moto2).

In all, 117 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 2 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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
2018Italian GPMotoGP251'47.803

Season by season

125ccMoto2MotoGP ★ Champion this season: after 17 races

1102030200520102015202020252005 125cc: P33 / 3 pts / 0 wins125cc2010 Moto2: P36 / 2 pts / 0 wins2011 Moto2: P9 / 84 pts / 1 winsMoto22012 MotoGP: P15 / 43 pts / 0 wins2013 MotoGP: P13 / 56 pts / 0 wins2014 MotoGP: P19 / 18 pts / 0 wins2015 MotoGP: P21 / 12 pts / 0 wins2016 MotoGP: P19 / 36 pts / 0 wins2017 MotoGP: P23 / 25 pts / 0 wins2018 MotoGP: P22 / 14 pts / 0 wins2019 MotoGP: P22 / 9 pts / 0 wins2020 MotoGP: P23 / 4 pts / 0 wins2021 MotoGP: P23 / 12 pts / 0 wins2022 MotoGP: P27 / 0 pts / 0 wins2023 MotoGP: P27 / 5 pts / 0 wins2024 MotoGP: P29 / 0 pts / 0 wins2025 MotoGP: P29 / 0 pts / 0 wins2026 MotoGP: P31 / 0 pts / 0 wins (this season: after 17 races)MotoGP

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

Scope: official results DB, 2003–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2003–2006
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P20.5

3 pts · Poles 0

Moto22010–2011
Win rate5.6%
Podium rate11.1%
Average finish (when classified)avg P12.3

86 pts · Poles 1

MotoGP2012–2026
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P12.4

234 pts · Poles 0

Sprint

0 pts · Average finish (when classified) avg P18.7

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2003–2026 (the rider's racing years)

Strongest and weakest circuits

2.3 places better on anticlockwise tracks than on clockwise tracks / 2.5 places better on left-corner heavy tracks than on right-corner heavy tracks

Strong
  1. Valencia 4.3 places better than usual (3 finishes)
  2. Misano 2.7 places better than usual (3 finishes)
  3. Mugello 1.5 places better than usual (4 finishes)
Weak
  1. Catalunya 1.0 places worse than usual (3 finishes)
  2. Brno 0.9 places worse than usual (3 finishes)

Each finish here compared with the rider's usual finish that season (average without this circuit): how many places better or worse on average. Same layout only; retirements counted separately

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2003. Of the 39 riders who debuted that year, 1 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 120 races · 125cc / Moto2 / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Valencia (average P8.3, 9 races)

Valencia125cc 1 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 7avg P8.3
SilverstoneMoto2 1 · MotoGP 2avg P9.3
COTAMotoGP 2avg P9.5
MisanoMoto2 1 · MotoGP 11avg P10.5
Jerez125cc 1 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 4avg P12.0
Lusail125cc 2 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 1avg P13.0
Assen125cc 2 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 3avg P13.3
AragónMoto2 2 · MotoGP 2avg P13.7
Mugello125cc 4 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 11avg P14.2
Sachsenring125cc 2 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 2avg P14.3
TermasMotoGP 2avg P14.5
Motegi125cc 1 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 2avg P14.7
Red Bull RingMotoGP 3avg P14.7
Le Mans125cc 2 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 2avg P14.8
Brno125cc 2 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 3avg P15.0
Sepang125cc 2 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 3avg P15.0
Catalunya125cc 2 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 6avg P15.1
Phillip Island125cc 2 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 2avg P15.3
BuddhMotoGP 1avg P16.0
Estoril125cc 1 · Moto2 1 · MotoGP 1avg P18.3
Shanghai125cc 2avg P19.0
BuriramMotoGP 1avg P19.0
IndianapolisMoto2 1 · MotoGP 1avg P20.0
Donington125cc 2—
Laguna SecaMotoGP 1—
Istanbul125cc 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.

MotoGP 73 races · 2012–2026

By tyre era

Podium rate: 0.0% with Michelin, 0.0% with Bridgestone

Win rate
Bridgestone37 races0%(0 wins)
Michelin36 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Bridgestone37 races0%(0 podiums)
Michelin36 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Bridgestone37 racesavg P11.6
Michelin36 racesavg P13.2

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry66 races0%(0 wins)
Wet7 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry66 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet7 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry66 racesavg P12.9
Wet7 racesavg P8.0

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 13.6 to an average finish of 11.3

average grid average finish (classified)

151015Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.2 → average finish 8.3 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.6 → average finish 11.3 (39 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 18.8 → average finish 14.6 (29 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 4–65.2 → 8.30 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–1513.6 → 11.30 wins / 39 races
Grid 16〜18.8 → 14.60 wins / 29 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In MotoGP, best at Valencia (average P8.2, 7 races)

Valencia7 racesavg P8.2
COTA2 racesavg P9.5
Misano11 racesavg P10.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P10.0
Le Mans2 racesavg P11.0
Assen3 racesavg P11.5
Mugello11 racesavg P11.8
Silverstone2 racesavg P12.5
Brno3 racesavg P12.7
Jerez4 racesavg P13.5
Aragón2 racesavg P13.5
Estoril1 racesavg P14.0
Sepang3 racesavg P14.5
Termas2 racesavg P14.5
Red Bull Ring3 racesavg P14.7
Catalunya6 racesavg P14.8
Motegi2 racesavg P15.5
Phillip Island2 racesavg P16.0
Buddh1 racesavg P16.0
Buriram1 racesavg P19.0
Lusail1 races—
Indianapolis1 races—
Laguna Seca1 races—
Moto2 18 races · 2010–2011

Dry / wetSmall sample

More podiums in the wet (33.3% wet, 6.7% dry)

Win rate
Dry15 races7%(1 wins)
Wet3 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry15 races7%(1 podiums)
Wet3 races33%(1 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry15 racesavg P12.9
Wet3 racesavg P9.7

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 1–3: average grid 2.0 → average finish 4.0 (2 races, 1 wins)Grid 1–3Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.3 → average finish 11.7 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.2 → average finish 12.4 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.2 → average finish 14.6 (6 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 21.5 → average finish 18.0 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 1–32.0 → 4.01 wins / 2 races
Grid 4–65.3 → 11.70 wins / 3 races
Grid 7–98.2 → 12.40 wins / 5 races
Grid 10–1513.2 → 14.60 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜21.5 → 18.00 wins / 2 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Valencia1 racesavg P1.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P3.0
Sepang1 racesavg P7.0
Lusail1 racesavg P8.0
Jerez1 racesavg P9.0
Sachsenring1 racesavg P10.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P12.0
Motegi1 racesavg P13.0
Aragón2 racesavg P14.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P14.0
Misano1 racesavg P14.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P14.0
Assen1 racesavg P17.0
Brno1 racesavg P18.0
Indianapolis1 racesavg P20.0
Estoril1 racesavg P22.0
Mugello1 races—

Moto2: all in the Dunlop era.

125cc 29 races · 2003–2006

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry22 races0%(0 wins)
Wet2 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry22 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry22 racesavg P21.1
Wet2 racesavg P13.0

5 races without track-condition data are not included

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Valencia1 racesavg P16.0
Lusail2 racesavg P18.0
Brno2 racesavg P19.0
Shanghai2 racesavg P19.0
Estoril1 racesavg P19.0
Catalunya2 racesavg P20.0
Mugello4 racesavg P22.3
Le Mans2 racesavg P23.0
Sachsenring2 racesavg P23.0
Sepang2 racesavg P24.0
Assen2 races—
Phillip Island2 races—
Donington2 races—
Jerez1 races—
Motegi1 races—
Istanbul1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2003–2026 (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 29,825 miles
1.2× around the Earth · 10,302 laps

Time on the bike: at least 330 hours (13.8 days)
Average 144.5 km/h, top 361.2 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2026, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 279,200 miles
11.2× around the Earth · at least 25.8 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.

Every race

77.7%Start rate (80/103)
4Longest run of absences (races)
35Longest run of starts (races)
60.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2005 125cc P33 · 3 pts
2006 125cc

2007〜2010 no Grand Prix starts

2011 Moto2 P9 · 84 pts
2012 MotoGP P15 · 43 pts
2013 MotoGP P13 · 56 pts

2014〜2015 no Grand Prix starts

2016 MotoGP P19 · 36 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, 2003–2026 (the rider's racing years)

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