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

Riders

Simone Grotzkyj (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
Jorge Meneses · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2011 · Wikimedia Commons

Simone Grotzkyj

Nationality
Italy Italy
Number
15
Team (2012 Moto3)
Ambrogio Next Racing
Bike
Suter Honda
Born
September 28, 1988(age 38)
Birthplace
Pesaro
Height / weight
173 cm / 65 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Jerez in 2006.

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In 125cc (2006–2007): 32 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: TicinoHosting Campetella JNR Team, Multimedia Racing. In 250cc (2008): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Campetella Racing. In 125cc (2010–2011): 25 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Fontana Racing, Phonica Racing. In Moto3 (2012): 8 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Ambrogio Next Racing.

In all, 70 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)

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
2006Malaysian GP125cc342'19.177
2008INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX250cc191'49.666
2011San Marino GP125cc35
2012Portuguese GPMoto335

Season by season

125cc250ccMoto3 ★ Champion

110203020062007200820092010201120122007 125cc: P29 / 1 pts / 0 wins2010 125cc: P19 / 26 pts / 0 wins2011 125cc: P16 / 32 pts / 0 wins125cc2008 250cc: P24 / 5 pts / 0 wins250cc2012 Moto3: P39 / 1 pts / 0 winsMoto3

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

Scope: official results DB, 2006–2012 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc2006–2011
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P18.7

59 pts · Poles 0

Moto32012–2012
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P20.8

1 pts · Poles 0

250cc2008–2008
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P14.8

5 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 2006–2012 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 2006. Of the 44 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 70 races · 125cc / Moto3 / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Estoril (average P14.3, 4 races)

Indianapolis125cc 2avg P14.0
Estoril125cc 4avg P14.3
Motegi125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P14.5
Le Mans125cc 3 · Moto3 1avg P15.0
Sachsenring125cc 4 · Moto3 1avg P16.0
Silverstone125cc 2 · Moto3 1avg P17.0
Sepang125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P17.0
Phillip Island125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P18.0
Assen125cc 4 · Moto3 1avg P19.0
Valencia125cc 3 · 250cc 1avg P19.0
Misano125cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P19.0
Mugello125cc 4 · Moto3 1avg P19.2
Lusail125cc 3 · Moto3 1avg P19.7
Catalunya125cc 4 · Moto3 1avg P20.0
Donington125cc 2avg P20.5
Shanghai125cc 2avg P20.5
Jerez125cc 3 · Moto3 1avg P21.0
Brno125cc 4avg P22.3
Istanbul125cc 2avg P30.0
Aragón125cc 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.

Moto3 8 races · 2012

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry6 races0%(0 wins)
Wet2 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry6 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet2 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry6 racesavg P22.0
Wet2 racesavg P15.0

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring1 racesavg P15.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P20.0
Mugello1 racesavg P22.0
Lusail1 racesavg P22.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P23.0
Assen1 racesavg P23.0
Jerez1 races—
Le Mans1 races—

Moto3: all in the Dunlop era; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

125cc 57 races · 2006–2011

Dry / wet

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate
Dry50 races0%(0 wins)
Wet6 races0%(0 wins)
Podium rate
Dry50 races0%(0 podiums)
Wet6 races0%(0 podiums)
Average finish (when classified)
Dry50 racesavg P18.7
Wet6 racesavg P14.5

1 races without track-condition data are not included

By grid position

Starting Grid 10–15: average finish 12.8

average grid average finish (classified)

1510152025Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.5 → average finish 10.5 (2 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 12.9 → average finish 12.8 (13 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 28.0 → average finish 21.8 (42 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 7–98.5 → 10.50 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–1512.9 → 12.80 wins / 13 races
Grid 16〜28.0 → 21.80 wins / 42 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Estoril (average P14.3, 4 races)

Silverstone2 racesavg P14.0
Indianapolis2 racesavg P14.0
Estoril4 racesavg P14.3
Motegi3 racesavg P14.5
Le Mans3 racesavg P15.0
Sachsenring4 racesavg P17.0
Assen4 racesavg P18.0
Catalunya4 racesavg P18.5
Mugello4 racesavg P18.5
Lusail3 racesavg P18.5
Phillip Island3 racesavg P19.0
Sepang2 racesavg P20.0
Donington2 racesavg P20.5
Shanghai2 racesavg P20.5
Jerez3 racesavg P21.0
Valencia3 racesavg P21.0
Misano2 racesavg P21.0
Brno4 racesavg P22.3
Istanbul2 racesavg P30.0
Aragón1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era.

250cc 5 races · 2008

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sepang1 racesavg P14.0
Misano1 racesavg P15.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P15.0
Valencia1 racesavg P15.0
Motegi1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; Dry races only; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 2006–2012 (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 17,408 miles
0.7× around the Earth · 6,050 laps

Time on the bike: at least 210 hours (8.7 days)
Average 133.6 km/h, top 262.6 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2012, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 178,439 miles
7.2× around the Earth · at least 16.4 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

85.1%Start rate (57/67)
6Longest run of absences (races)
25Longest run of starts (races)
26Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
2006 125cc
2007 125cc P29 · 1 pts

2008〜2009 no Grand Prix starts

2010 125cc P19 · 26 pts
2011 125cc P16 · 32 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, 2006–2012 (the rider's racing years)

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