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

Riders

Jean Claude Selini

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Nationality: France
Bike: Honda
Born: April 18, 1954(age 72)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Paul Ricard in 1980.

In 125cc (1980–1990): 45 starts, 1 wins, 4 podiums.

First podium: Nogaro 1982 (125cc). First win: Nogaro 1982 (125cc).

In all, 45 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 4 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	27
1989	NATIONS GRAND PRIX	125cc	19

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1979–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1979–1990

Win rate1.3%

Podium rate6.4%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.8

175 pts · Poles 2

33 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, 1979–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1979. Of the 102 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
37 races together: ahead 3, behind 28, both out 6
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
27 races together: ahead 13, behind 11, both out 3
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
12 races together: ahead 2, behind 10, both out 0
Pierpaolo Bianchi 3 world titles
56 races together: ahead 17, behind 36, both out 3

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 78 races · 1979–1990

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.0 → 1.0	1 wins / 2 races
Grid 10–15	13.0 → 14.7	0 wins / 3 races
Grid 16〜	24.6 → 20.6	0 wins / 10 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Silverstone (average P6.4, 6 races)

Nogaro1 racesavg P1.0

Donington1 racesavg P3.0

Mugello2 racesavg P5.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P6.0

Silverstone6 racesavg P6.4

Jarama7 racesavg P6.8

Assen7 racesavg P7.0

Imatra2 racesavg P7.0

Le Mans5 racesavg P9.0

Spa6 racesavg P11.6

Rijeka5 racesavg P12.0

Misano4 racesavg P12.0

Monza2 racesavg P12.5

Paul Ricard5 racesavg P13.0

Jerez1 racesavg P13.0

Brno3 racesavg P13.7

Salzburgring5 racesavg P14.8

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P15.0

Anderstorp8 racesavg P15.8

Hockenheim4 racesavg P19.5

Imola2 racesavg P24.0

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, 1979–1990 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)40 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 2,405 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 821 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 15,567 miles
0.6× around the Earth · at least 1.9 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

77.9%Start rate (67/86)

3Longest run of absences (races)

23Longest run of starts (races)

23.4Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1981 125cc P12 · 18 pts

1982 125cc P9 · 39 pts

1983 125cc P13 · 20 pts

1984 125cc P6 · 33 pts

1985 125cc P7 · 36 pts

1986 125cc

1987 125cc P13 · 16 pts

1988 125cc

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, 1979–1990 (the rider's racing years)

1979	Le Mans		16
1980	Paul Ricard		10 +1
1980	Rijeka		DNF
1980	Spa		10 +1
1980	Silverstone		DNF
1981	Monza		16
1981	Paul Ricard		9 +2
1981	Rijeka		9 +2
1981	Assen		9 +2
1981	Silverstone		5 +6
1981	Imatra		5 +6
1982	Buenos Aires		15
1982	Nogaro	grid 1	1 +15
1982	Jarama		5 +6
1982	Assen		7 +4
1982	Spa		7 +4
1982	Rijeka		DNF
1982	Anderstorp		5 +6
1982	Imatra		9 +2
1982	Brno		9 +2
1983	Le Mans		2 +12
1983	Monza		9 +2
1983	Hockenheim		19
1983	Jarama		11
1983	Salzburgring		16
1983	Rijeka		15
1983	Assen		9 +2
1983	Spa		13
1983	Silverstone		7 +4
1983	Anderstorp		DNF
1983	Imola		DNF
1984	Misano		8 +3
1984	Jarama		6 +5
1984	Nürburgring		6 +5
1984	Paul Ricard		DNF
1984	Assen		4 +8
1984	Silverstone		2 +12
1984	Anderstorp	grid 1	DNF
1984	Mugello		DNF
1985	Jarama		5 +6
1985	Mugello		5 +6
1985	Salzburgring		10 +1
1985	Assen		4 +8
1985	Spa		DNF
1985	Le Mans		6 +5
1985	Silverstone		3 +10
1985	Anderstorp		DNF
1985	Misano		11
1986	Jarama		DNF
1986	Paul Ricard		DNF
1986	Spa		14
1986	Silverstone		15
1986	Anderstorp		DNF
1986	Misano		13
1986	Hockenheim		DNF
1987	Jerez		13
1987	Hockenheim		DNF
1987	Salzburgring		16
1987	Assen		9 +2
1987	Le Mans		DNF
1987	Donington		3 +10
1987	Anderstorp		11
1987	Brno		13
1987	Misano		16
1987	Jarama		7 +4
1988	Jarama	grid 17	DNF
1988	Imola	grid 27	24
1988	Salzburgring	grid 14	21
1988	Rijeka	grid 26	DNF
1988	Paul Ricard	grid 23	20
1988	Anderstorp	grid 25	20
1988	Brno	grid 19	19
1989	Hockenheim	grid 26	20
1989	Salzburgring	grid 11	11 +5
1989	Assen	grid 32	DNF
1989	Spa	grid 21	14 +2
1989	Le Mans	grid 14	12 +4
1990	Anderstorp	grid 30	27