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

Riders

Gastone Grassetti

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Nationality: Italy
Bike: Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Jerez in 1987.

In 125cc (1987–1989): 15 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1988 (125cc).

In all, 15 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 1 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
1989	Spanish GP	125cc	23

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Teams in years without official results: 1962 350cc

Scope: official results DB, 1985–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1985–1989

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate3.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.3

94 pts · Poles 0

12 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, 1985–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1985. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
12 races together: ahead 2, behind 10, both out 0
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
11 races together: ahead 8, behind 1, both out 2
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
23 races together: ahead 10, behind 9, both out 4
Fausto Gresini 2 world titles
22 races together: ahead 4, behind 16, both out 2

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)

125cc 27 races · 1985–1989

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	4.8 → 5.7	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 7–9	8.8 → 10.0	0 wins / 4 races
Grid 10–15	11.5 → 5.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜	23.5 → 14.8	0 wins / 4 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Assen (average P9.0, 3 races)

Jarama2 racesavg P4.5

Donington2 racesavg P6.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P6.0

Imola1 racesavg P7.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P7.0

Assen3 racesavg P9.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P9.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P9.0

Misano4 racesavg P10.3

Monza2 racesavg P10.5

Brno2 racesavg P11.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P12.5

Spa2 racesavg P12.5

Jerez1 races—

Rijeka1 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, 1985–1989 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)10 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 580 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 214 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 7,972 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 0.9 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

90.9%Start rate (20/22)

1Longest run of absences (races)

18Longest run of starts (races)

0Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1987 125cc P12 · 17 pts

1988 125cc P6 · 66 pts

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? 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, 1985–1989 (the rider's racing years)

1985	Misano		9 +2
1986	Monza		8 +3
1986	Assen		9 +2
1986	Misano		7 +4
1987	Jerez		DNF
1987	Monza		13
1987	Assen		DNF
1987	Le Mans		9 +2
1987	Donington		6 +5
1987	Anderstorp		9 +2
1987	Brno		DNF
1987	Misano		8 +3
1987	Jarama		6 +5
1988	Jarama	grid 5	3 +15
1988	Imola	grid 6	7 +9
1988	Nürburgring	grid 4	7 +9
1988	Salzburgring	grid 9	9 +7
1988	Assen	grid 8	DNF
1988	Spa	grid 12	5 +11
1988	Rijeka	grid 4	DNF
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 16	6 +10
1988	Donington	grid 11	DNF
1988	Anderstorp	grid 9	DNF
1988	Brno	grid 9	11 +5
1989	Misano	grid 24	17
1989	Salzburgring	grid 27	16
1989	Spa	grid 27	20