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

Riders

Alex Criville

Nationality: Spain
Bike: Honda
Born: March 4, 1970(age 56)
Birthplace: Seva
Height / weight: 170 cm / 66 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (7)

1988
Montesita · CC BY-SA 4.0
1993
At this race · Stu Newby · CC BY-SA 2.0
1996
At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
2013
Amvasesoresargentina · CC BY 3.0
2014
Peprovira · CC BY-SA 4.0
2014
Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY 3.0
2016
LaComarcaTeVe · CC BY 3.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 80cc at Jarama in 1987.

In 80cc (1987–1988): 5 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 125cc (1988): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 80cc (1988): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 125cc (1989): 6 starts, 3 wins, 5 podiums. In 250cc (1990–1991): 21 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1992–2001): 115 starts, 12 wins, 41 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1988 (80cc). First win: Jerez 1989 (125cc). World champion: 1989 125cc, 1999 500cc.

In all, 150 Grand Prix starts, 15 wins and 50 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
1988	Portuguese GP	80cc	1
1989	NATIONS GRAND PRIX	125cc	5
1993	Japanese GP	500cc	14

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1988 80cc (POR) / 1993 500cc (JPN)

Season by season

80cc125cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1987–2001 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

80cc1987–1988

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate55.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.8

102 pts · Poles 4

Includes 15 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

125cc1988–1989 ★ 1 titles (1989)

Win rate35.7%

Podium rate64.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.6

173 pts · Poles 3

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

250cc1990–1991

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P7.5

127 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1992–2001 ★ 1 titles (1999)

Win rate10.9%

Podium rate37.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.1

1610 pts · Poles 9

Includes 11 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

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

1992	Suzuka	grid 14	DNF
1992	Eastern Creek	grid 9	7 +4
1992	Shah Alam	grid 4	3 +12
1992	Jerez	grid 7	DNF
1992	Mugello	grid 5	8 +3
1992	Catalunya	grid 3	DNF
1992	Hockenheim	grid 10	4 +10
1992	Assen	grid 6	1 +20
1992	Hungaroring	grid 10	Excluded
1992	Magny-Cours	grid 6	DNF
1992	Donington	grid 10	DNF
1992	Interlagos	grid 6	6 +6
1992	Kyalami	grid 9	7 +4
1993	Eastern Creek	grid 5	6 +10
1993	Shah Alam	grid 4	5 +11
1993	Jerez	grid 6	3 +16
1993	Salzburgring	grid 8	DNF
1993	Hockenheim	grid 3	4 +13
1993	Assen	grid 8	3 +16
1993	Catalunya	grid 4	Out on lap 1
1993	Mugello	grid 6	DNF
1993	Donington	grid 6	DNF
1993	Brno	grid 9	8 +8
1993	Misano	grid 8	6 +10
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 9	7 +9
1993	Jarama	grid 9	4 +13
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 10	6 +10
1994	Shah Alam	grid 8	8 +8
1994	Suzuka	grid 10	7 +9
1994	Jerez	grid 8	5 +11
1994	Salzburgring	grid 5	3 +16
1994	Hockenheim	grid 6	4 +13
1994	Assen	grid 5	3 +16
1994	Mugello	grid 6	DNF
1994	Le Mans	grid 7	3 +16
1994	Donington	grid 9	6 +10
1994	Brno	grid 8	4 +13
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 10	7 +9
1994	Catalunya	grid 5	4 +13
1995	Eastern Creek	grid 6	3 +16
1995	Shah Alam	grid 8	3 +16
1995	Suzuka	grid 11	DNF
1995	Jerez	grid 9	3 +16
1995	Nürburgring	grid 9	4 +13
1995	Mugello	grid 7	5 +11
1995	Assen	grid 1	2 +20
1995	Le Mans	grid 3	DNF
1995	Donington	grid 4	3 +16
1995	Brno	grid 8	6 +10
1995	Rio	grid 5	6 +10
1995	Buenos Aires	grid 5	4 +13
1995	Catalunya	grid 7	1 +25
1996	Shah Alam	grid 4	DNF
1996	Sentul	grid 9	4 +13
1996	Suzuka	grid 1	2 +20
1996	Jerez	grid 2	DNF
1996	Mugello	grid 5	2 +20
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 1	2 +20
1996	Assen	grid 1	2 +20
1996	Nürburgring	grid 1	3 +16
1996	Donington	grid 7	2 +20
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 2	1 +25
1996	Brno	grid 3	1 +25
1996	Imola	grid 5	2 +20
1996	Catalunya	grid 2	3 +16
1996	Rio	grid 7	2 +20
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 1	6 +10
1997	Shah Alam	grid 4	2 +20
1997	Suzuka	grid 3	2 +20
1997	Jerez	grid 3	1 +25
1997	Mugello	grid 2	4 +13
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 2	5 +11
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 2	4 +13
1997	Brno	grid 7	4 +13
1997	Catalunya	grid 7	3 +16
1997	Sentul	grid 3	3 +16
1997	Phillip Island	grid 2	1 +25
1998	Suzuka	grid 10	4 +13
1998	Johor	grid 17	4 +13
1998	Jerez	grid 3	1 +25
1998	Mugello	grid 5	3 +16
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 3	1 +25
1998	Jarama	grid 4	5 +11
1998	Assen	grid 10	6 +10
1998	Donington	grid 5	4 +13
1998	Sachsenring	grid 7	3 +16
1998	Brno	grid 6	2 +20
1998	Imola	grid 6	2 +20
1998	Catalunya	grid 1	DNF
1998	Phillip Island	grid 7	3 +16
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 7	DNF
1999	Sepang	grid 5	3 +16
1999	Motegi	grid 9	4 +13
1999	Jerez	grid 1	1 +25
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 5	1 +25
1999	Mugello	grid 2	1 +25
1999	Catalunya	grid 4	1 +25
1999	Assen	grid 4	DNF
1999	Donington	grid 2	1 +25
1999	Sachsenring	grid 10	2 +20
1999	Brno	grid 2	2 +20
1999	Imola	grid 1	1 +25
1999	Valencia	grid 3	DNF
1999	Phillip Island	grid 12	5 +11
1999	Welkom	grid 6	3 +16
1999	Rio	grid 11	6 +10
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 3	5 +11
2000	Welkom		5 +11
2000	Sepang	grid 8	Out on lap 1
2000	Suzuka	grid 10	6 +10
2000	Jerez	grid 5	4 +13
2000	Le Mans	grid 5	1 +25
2000	Mugello	grid 12	DNF
2000	Catalunya	grid 7	DNF
2000	Assen	grid 2	2 +20
2000	Donington	grid 8	7 +9
2000	Sachsenring	grid 13	DNF
2000	Brno	grid 6	7 +9
2000	Estoril	grid 9	6 +10
2000	Valencia	grid 11	DNF
2000	Rio	grid 12	11 +5
2000	Motegi	grid 12	6 +10
2000	Phillip Island	grid 9	DNF
2001	Suzuka		9 +7
2001	Welkom		6 +10
2001	Jerez		3 +16
2001	Le Mans		5 +11
2001	Mugello		4 +13
2001	Catalunya		11 +5
2001	Assen		DNF
2001	Donington		7 +9
2001	Sachsenring		Did not start
2001	Brno		2 +20
2001	Estoril		DNF
2001	Valencia		DNF
2001	Motegi		11 +5
2001	Phillip Island		11 +5
2001	Sepang		6 +10
2001	Rio		7 +9

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1987–2001 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1987. Of the 78 riders who debuted that year, 1 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
31 races together: ahead 5, behind 24, both out 2
Mick Doohan 5 world titles
88 races together: ahead 20, behind 67, both out 1
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
65 races together: ahead 28, behind 34, both out 3
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
35 races together: ahead 15, behind 18, 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)

All classes 190 races · 80cc / 125cc / 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Imola (average P2.3, 4 races)

Imola80cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P2.3

Sachsenring500cc 3avg P2.5

Assen80cc 2 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 9avg P2.6

Jerez80cc 1 · 125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 10avg P2.8

Red Bull Ring500cc 2avg P3.0

Paul Ricard250cc 1 · 500cc 4avg P3.4

Sentul500cc 2avg P3.5

Le Mans125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 4avg P3.8

Catalunya500cc 10avg P3.8

Mugello250cc 1 · 500cc 10avg P3.9

Jarama80cc 2 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P4.0

Hockenheim125cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P4.0

Johor500cc 1avg P4.0

Phillip Island125cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 5avg P4.5

Shah Alam250cc 1 · 500cc 6avg P4.5

Sepang500cc 3avg P4.5

Welkom500cc 3avg P4.7

Donington125cc 2 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 9avg P4.9

Brno80cc 1 · 125cc 2 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 9avg P4.9

Suzuka250cc 1 · 500cc 8avg P5.0

Salzburgring125cc 1 · 250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P5.0

Nürburgring80cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P5.0

Anderstorp125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P5.0

Hungaroring250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P5.0

Rijeka80cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P5.0

Buenos Aires500cc 4avg P5.3

Eastern Creek250cc 1 · 500cc 5avg P5.6

Misano250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P6.0

Estoril500cc 2avg P6.0

Interlagos500cc 1avg P6.0

Rio500cc 5avg P6.4

Motegi500cc 3avg P7.0

Kyalami500cc 1avg P7.0

Laguna Seca250cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P8.0

Valencia500cc 3—

Spa125cc 2 · 250cc 1—

Magny-Cours500cc 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 138 races · 1992–2001

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 10.9 to an average finish of 5.8

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.1 → 2.4	10 wins / 31 races
Grid 4–6	5.1 → 3.5	4 wins / 37 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 4.6	1 wins / 34 races
Grid 10–15	10.9 → 5.8	0 wins / 19 races
Grid 16〜	17.0 → 4.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Imola (average P1.7, 3 races)

Imola3 racesavg P1.7

Paul Ricard4 racesavg P2.0

Sachsenring3 racesavg P2.5

Jerez10 racesavg P2.6

Assen9 racesavg P2.7

Le Mans4 racesavg P3.0

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P3.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P3.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P3.5

Sentul2 racesavg P3.5

Catalunya10 racesavg P3.8

Mugello10 racesavg P3.9

Brno9 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P4.0

Johor1 racesavg P4.0

Shah Alam6 racesavg P4.2

Donington9 racesavg P4.3

Sepang3 racesavg P4.5

Jarama2 racesavg P4.5

Welkom3 racesavg P4.7

Suzuka8 racesavg P5.0

Phillip Island5 racesavg P5.0

Buenos Aires4 racesavg P5.3

Eastern Creek5 racesavg P5.6

Estoril2 racesavg P6.0

Misano1 racesavg P6.0

Interlagos1 racesavg P6.0

Rio5 racesavg P6.4

Motegi3 racesavg P7.0

Laguna Seca1 racesavg P7.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P7.0

Valencia3 races—

Hungaroring1 races—

Magny-Cours1 races—

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

250cc 29 races · 1990–1991

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.2 to an average finish of 8.0

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	5.0 → 5.0	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 7–9	8.4 → 7.3	0 wins / 9 races
Grid 10–15	12.2 → 8.0	0 wins / 17 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Hungaroring1 racesavg P5.0

Brno2 racesavg P6.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P6.0

Shah Alam1 racesavg P6.0

Jerez2 racesavg P7.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P7.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P8.0

Donington2 racesavg P8.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P9.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P9.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P9.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P9.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P11.0

Assen2 races—

Misano2 races—

Mugello1 races—

Suzuka1 races—

Jarama1 races—

Eastern Creek1 races—

Spa1 races—

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

125cc 14 races · 1988–1989

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.7 → 1.5	3 wins / 6 races
Grid 4–6	4.2 → 1.7	2 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜	26.0 → 13.0	0 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Anderstorp2 racesavg P1.0

Jerez1 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P1.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P1.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P2.0

Assen1 racesavg P2.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P3.0

Donington2 racesavg P5.5

Brno2 racesavg P9.0

Spa2 races—

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

80cc 9 races · 1987–1988

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.7 → 2.8	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 3.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	10.0 → 3.0	0 wins / 1 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jerez1 racesavg P2.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P2.0

Jarama2 racesavg P3.0

Brno1 racesavg P3.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P3.0

Imola1 racesavg P4.0

Assen2 races—

80cc: no track-condition records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1987–2001 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)105 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 10,387 miles
0.4× around the Earth · 3,652 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 361,197 miles
14.5× around the Earth · at least 32.9 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

94.8%Start rate (183/193)

5Longest run of absences (races)

66Longest run of starts (races)

99.4Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1988 80cc P2 · 90 pts

1989 125cc P1 · 166 pts

1990 250cc P11 · 76 pts

1991 250cc P13 · 51 pts

1992 500cc P8 · 59 pts

1993 500cc P8 · 117 pts

1994 500cc P6 · 144 pts

1995 500cc P4 · 166 pts

1996 500cc P2 · 245 pts

1997 500cc P4 · 172 pts

1998 500cc P3 · 198 pts

1999 500cc P1 · 267 pts

2000 500cc P9 · 122 pts

2001 500cc P8 · 120 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, 1987–2001 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

1987	Jerez	grid 1	2 +12
1987	Assen	grid 2	DNF
1987	Jarama	grid 1	DNF
1988	Jarama	grid 3	3 +15
1988	Imola	grid 2	4 +13
1988	Nürburgring	grid 1	2 +17
1988	Assen	grid 4	DNF
1988	Rijeka	grid 8	3 +15
1988	Brno	grid 10	3 +15

1990	Laguna Seca	grid 19	DNF
1990	Jerez	grid 9	7 +9
1990	Misano	grid 12	DNF
1990	Nürburgring	grid 11	11 +5
1990	Salzburgring	grid 15	DNF
1990	Rijeka	grid 8	7 +9
1990	Assen	grid 5	DNF
1990	Spa	grid 14	DNF
1990	Le Mans	grid 10	8 +8
1990	Donington	grid 12	8 +8
1990	Anderstorp	grid 8	9 +7
1990	Brno	grid 8	7 +9
1990	Hungaroring	grid 5	5 +11
1990	Phillip Island	grid 10	6 +10
1991	Suzuka	grid 14	DNF
1991	Eastern Creek	grid 11	DNF
1991	Laguna Seca	grid 11	9 +7
1991	Jerez	grid 8	DNF
1991	Misano	grid 9	DNF
1991	Hockenheim	grid 12	7 +9
1991	Salzburgring	grid 8	9 +7
1991	Jarama	grid 13	DNF
1991	Assen	grid 11	DNF
1991	Paul Ricard	grid 13	9 +7
1991	Donington	grid 14	DNF
1991	Mugello	grid 9	DNF
1991	Brno	grid 9	5 +11
1991	Le Mans	grid 10	DNF
1991	Shah Alam	grid 14	6 +10