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1980 At this race · Fernando Pereira / Anefo · CC0
1992 At this race · Rikita · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Birth date and place from the official rider profile
Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Misano in 1980.
In 125cc (1980): 4 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1981): 6 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 500cc (1982–1983): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1984–1993): 69 starts, 4 wins, 17 podiums. In 500cc (1994–1995): 14 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.
First podium: Paul Ricard 1980 (125cc). First win: Rijeka 1981 (125cc).
In all, 99 Grand Prix starts, 6 wins and 23 podiums (within the official results database).
Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | San Marino GP | 500cc | 11 |
Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1980 350cc (NAT)
125cc350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion
The strip shows each year's team (team colour). Tap for team and machine
Scope: official results DB, 1980–1995 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
158 pts · Poles 1
5 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1980 | Misano | 4 +8 | ||
| 1980 | Paul Ricard | 3 +10 | ||
| 1980 | Rijeka | 3 +10 | ||
| 1980 | Assen | 3 +10 | ||
| 1980 | Spa | 3 +10 | ||
| 1980 | Silverstone | 1 +15 | ||
| 1981 | Buenos Aires | 2 +12 | ||
| 1981 | Salzburgring | 2 +12 | ||
| 1981 | Monza | 2 +12 | ||
| 1981 | Paul Ricard | 6 +5 | ||
| 1981 | Jarama | 5 +6 | ||
| 1981 | Rijeka | 1 +15 | ||
| 1981 | Assen | 2 +12 | ||
| 1981 | Imola | grid 1 | 1 +15 | |
| 1981 | Anderstorp | 5 +6 |
725 pts · Poles 2
49 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1981 | Buenos Aires | 8 +3 | ||
| 1981 | Jarama | 14 | ||
| 1981 | Silverstone | DNF | ||
| 1981 | Brno | DNF | ||
| 1984 | Kyalami | DNF | ||
| 1984 | Jarama | 15 | ||
| 1984 | Salzburgring | 6 +5 | ||
| 1984 | Nürburgring | 11 | ||
| 1984 | Rijeka | DNF | ||
| 1984 | Mugello | 10 +1 | ||
| 1985 | Kyalami | 12 | ||
| 1985 | Hockenheim | 9 +2 | ||
| 1985 | Mugello | 4 +8 | ||
| 1985 | Salzburgring | 5 +6 | ||
| 1985 | Rijeka | 3 +10 | ||
| 1985 | Assen | 4 +8 | ||
| 1985 | Spa | DNF | ||
| 1985 | Misano | 3 +10 | ||
| 1986 | Jarama | DNF | ||
| 1986 | Monza | 23 | ||
| 1986 | Paul Ricard | 13 | ||
| 1986 | Spa | DNF | ||
| 1986 | Silverstone | DNF | ||
| 1987 | Jerez | DNF | ||
| 1987 | Hockenheim | grid 5 | DNF | |
| 1987 | Monza | DNF | ||
| 1987 | Salzburgring | grid 3 | 2 +12 | |
| 1987 | Rijeka | grid 3 | 2 +12 | |
| 1987 | Le Mans | grid 9 | 7 +4 | |
| 1987 | Donington | 2 +12 | ||
| 1987 | Anderstorp | grid 9 | 3 +10 | |
| 1987 | Brno | grid 3 | DNF | |
| 1987 | Misano | grid 3 | 1 +15 | |
| 1987 | Jarama | grid 10 | DNF | |
| 1987 | Goiânia | grid 10 | 8 +3 | |
| 1987 | Buenos Aires | grid 7 | DNF | |
| 1988 | Suzuka | grid 14 | DNF | |
| 1988 | Laguna Seca | grid 15 | 12 +4 | |
| 1988 | Jarama | grid 9 | DNF | |
| 1988 | Jerez | grid 8 | DNF | |
| 1988 | Imola | grid 11 | DNF | |
| 1988 | Assen | grid 8 | 5 +11 | |
| 1988 | Spa | grid 9 | DNF | |
| 1988 | Rijeka | grid 10 | 7 +9 | |
| 1988 | Paul Ricard | grid 12 | 9 +7 | |
| 1988 | Donington | grid 14 | DNF | |
| 1988 | Anderstorp | grid 10 | DNF | |
| 1988 | Brno | grid 10 | 4 +13 | |
| 1988 | Goiânia | grid 10 | DNF | |
| 1989 | Suzuka | grid 28 | 19 | |
| 1989 | Phillip Island | grid 12 | 11 +5 | |
| 1989 | Laguna Seca | grid 11 | 9 +7 | |
| 1989 | Jerez | grid 5 | DNF | |
| 1989 | Hockenheim | grid 15 | 9 +7 | |
| 1989 | Salzburgring | grid 11 | 9 +7 | |
| 1989 | Rijeka | grid 8 | DNF | |
| 1989 | Assen | grid 8 | DNF | |
| 1989 | Spa | DNF | ||
| 1989 | Le Mans | grid 9 | DNF | |
| 1989 | Donington | grid 3 | 5 +11 | |
| 1989 | Brno | Did not start | ||
| 1989 | Goiânia | 3 +15 | ||
| 1990 | Suzuka | grid 32 | 19 | |
| 1990 | Laguna Seca | grid 15 | 12 +4 | |
| 1990 | Jerez | grid 16 | 13 +3 | |
| 1990 | Misano | grid 18 | 10 +6 | |
| 1990 | Nürburgring | grid 9 | 8 +8 | |
| 1990 | Salzburgring | grid 14 | 10 +6 | |
| 1990 | Rijeka | grid 11 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Assen | grid 7 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Spa | grid 5 | 6 +10 | |
| 1990 | Le Mans | grid 7 | 3 +15 | |
| 1990 | Donington | grid 8 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Anderstorp | grid 10 | 11 +5 | |
| 1990 | Brno | grid 15 | DNF | |
| 1990 | Hungaroring | grid 12 | 10 +6 | |
| 1990 | Phillip Island | grid 12 | DNF | |
| 1991 | Suzuka | grid 15 | 9 +7 | |
| 1991 | Eastern Creek | grid 5 | 5 +11 | |
| 1991 | Laguna Seca | grid 2 | 3 +15 | |
| 1991 | Jerez | grid 7 | 3 +15 | |
| 1991 | Misano | grid 5 | 4 +13 | |
| 1991 | Hockenheim | grid 4 | DNF | |
| 1991 | Salzburgring | grid 6 | 8 +8 | |
| 1991 | Jarama | grid 8 | 5 +11 | |
| 1991 | Assen | grid 4 | DNF | |
| 1991 | Paul Ricard | grid 3 | 1 +20 | |
| 1991 | Donington | grid 1 | DNF | |
| 1991 | Mugello | grid 4 | 3 +15 | |
| 1991 | Brno | grid 5 | DNF | |
| 1991 | Le Mans | grid 6 | DNF | |
| 1991 | Shah Alam | grid 7 | 4 +13 | |
| 1992 | Suzuka | grid 16 | DNF | |
| 1992 | Eastern Creek | grid 11 | 5 +8 | |
| 1992 | Shah Alam | grid 14 | DNF | |
| 1992 | Jerez | grid 2 | 1 +20 | |
| 1992 | Mugello | grid 2 | 2 +15 | |
| 1992 | Catalunya | grid 5 | 2 +15 | |
| 1992 | Hockenheim | grid 2 | 3 +12 | |
| 1992 | Assen | grid 5 | 3 +12 | |
| 1992 | Hungaroring | grid 2 | 2 +15 | |
| 1992 | Magny-Cours | grid 4 | 1 +20 | |
| 1992 | Donington | grid 3 | 2 +15 | |
| 1992 | Interlagos | grid 2 | 3 +12 | |
| 1992 | Kyalami | grid 6 | 2 +15 | |
| 1993 | Eastern Creek | grid 13 | 14 +2 | |
| 1993 | Shah Alam | grid 14 | 7 +9 | |
| 1993 | Suzuka | grid 8 | DNF | |
| 1993 | Jerez | grid 5 | DNF | |
| 1993 | Salzburgring | grid 6 | 4 +13 | |
| 1993 | Hockenheim | grid 5 | 5 +11 | |
| 1993 | Assen | grid 3 | 6 +10 | |
| 1993 | Catalunya | DNF | ||
| 1993 | Mugello | grid 1 | 2 +20 | |
| 1993 | Donington | grid 4 | 3 +16 | |
| 1993 | Brno | 1 +25 | ||
| 1993 | Misano | grid 12 | 3 +16 | |
| 1993 | Laguna Seca | grid 8 | 3 +16 | |
| 1993 | Jarama | grid 4 | 2 +20 |
4 pts · Poles 0
1 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1980 | Brno | 7 +4 |
87 pts · Poles 0
9 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
| 1982 | Buenos Aires | 10 +1 | ||
| 1982 | Salzburgring | grid 8 | DNF | |
| 1982 | Rijeka | grid 13 | 9 +2 | |
| 1982 | Silverstone | grid 11 | 4 +8 | |
| 1982 | Anderstorp | grid 9 | DNF | |
| 1982 | Hockenheim | grid 8 | 3 +10 | |
| 1983 | Kyalami | grid 18 | 11 | |
| 1983 | Silverstone | grid 20 | DNF | |
| 1983 | Anderstorp | grid 17 | 15 | |
| 1994 | Jerez | grid 7 | 9 +7 | |
| 1994 | Salzburgring | grid 11 | DNF | |
| 1994 | Hockenheim | grid 9 | DNF | |
| 1994 | Assen | grid 10 | DNF | |
| 1994 | Mugello | grid 11 | DNF | |
| 1994 | Catalunya | grid 19 | DNF | |
| 1995 | Eastern Creek | grid 10 | 11 +5 | |
| 1995 | Shah Alam | grid 5 | 8 +8 | |
| 1995 | Suzuka | grid 12 | 10 +6 | |
| 1995 | Jerez | grid 8 | DNF | |
| 1995 | Nürburgring | grid 5 | 9 +7 | |
| 1995 | Mugello | grid 8 | 8 +8 | |
| 1995 | Assen | grid 10 | 9 +7 | |
| 1995 | Le Mans | grid 7 | DNF | |
| 1995 | Donington | grid 7 | DNF | |
| 1995 | Brno | grid 6 | 7 +9 | |
| 1995 | Rio | grid 13 | DNF | |
| 1995 | Buenos Aires | grid 8 | DNF | |
| 1995 | Catalunya | grid 12 | 7 +9 |
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1980–1995 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
Grand Prix debut in 1980. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 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.
In All classes, best at Silverstone (average P2.5, 5 races)
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.
From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.3 to an average finish of 8.3
average grid average finish (classified)
| Grid 4–6 | 5.3 → 8.0 | 0 wins / 3 races |
|---|---|---|
| Grid 7–9 | 7.9 → 6.7 | 0 wins / 10 races |
| Grid 10–15 | 11.3 → 8.3 | 0 wins / 10 races |
| Grid 16〜 | 18.5 → 13.0 | 0 wins / 4 races |
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.
From Grid 7–9, they move up from an average grid of 8.1 to an average finish of 4.6
average grid average finish (classified)
| Grid 1–3 | 2.4 → 2.5 | 3 wins / 16 races |
|---|---|---|
| Grid 4–6 | 4.9 → 3.7 | 1 wins / 20 races |
| Grid 7–9 | 8.1 → 4.6 | 0 wins / 19 races |
| Grid 10–15 | 12.2 → 8.8 | 0 wins / 28 races |
| Grid 16〜 | 22.0 → 15.3 | 0 wins / 5 races |
In 250cc, best at Brno (average P2.5, 6 races)
250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records.
125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.
Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1980–1995 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)102 races with an estimated lap length
Every session
at least 5,963 miles
0.2× around the Earth · 2,113 laps
at least 216,555 miles
8.7× around the Earth · at least 19.8 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.
1983 no Grand Prix starts
1986 no Grand Prix starts
1994 no Grand Prix starts
Tap a cell for the event, qualifying, sprint and race results and points
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, 1980–1995 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
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