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

Riders

Steve Manley

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Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Suzuki

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Silverstone in 1986.

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In 500cc (1986–1988): 7 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 7 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)

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

15101520251986198719881988 500cc: P28 / 4 pts / 0 wins500cc

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

Teams in years without official results: 1990 250cc

Scope: official results DB, 1986–1988 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1986–1988
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P18.8

4 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1986–1988 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1986. Of the 63 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.

Results by condition (races)

500cc 7 races · 1986–1988

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jerez1 racesavg P12.0
Jarama1 racesavg P16.0
Assen1 racesavg P17.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P21.0
Hockenheim1 racesavg P23.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P24.0
Imola1 races—

500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1986–1988 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)6 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 464 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 161 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 1,599 miles
0.1× around the Earth · at least 0.2 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1986–1988 (the rider's racing years)

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