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Riders

James Haydon (photo from Wikimedia Commons)
PSParrott · CC BY 2.0 · 2006 · Wikimedia Commons

James Haydon

Nationality
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Bike
Proton KR
Born
November 2, 1973(age 52)
Birthplace
Amersham

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Donington in 1992.

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In 250cc (1992): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1993–1994): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1994): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1995–1996): 16 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In MotoGP (2004): 3 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 23 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)

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: 1993 500cc (JPN) / 2004 MotoGP (RIO)

Season by season

250cc500ccMotoGP ★ Champion

110203019921994199619982000200220041993 500cc: P32 / 5 pts / 0 wins1995 500cc: P24 / 11 pts / 0 wins1996 500cc: P21 / 16 pts / 0 wins500cc2004 MotoGP: P25 / 4 pts / 0 winsMotoGP

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Scope: official results DB, 1992–2004 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

250cc1992–1994
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P20.7

0 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1993–1996
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P14.7

32 pts · Poles 0

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

MotoGP2004–2004
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P16.0

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, 1992–2004 (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 1992. Of the 46 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)

All classes 35 races · 250cc / 500cc / MotoGP

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Donington (average P12.0, 5 races)

Paul Ricard500cc 1avg P9.0
Donington250cc 1 · 500cc 4avg P12.0
Jerez500cc 2avg P12.0
LusailMotoGP 1avg P12.0
Assen500cc 2avg P14.0
Suzuka500cc 2avg P15.0
Shah Alam500cc 2avg P15.0
Brno250cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P16.0
Rio500cc 1avg P16.0
Catalunya250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P17.0
Red Bull Ring500cc 1avg P17.0
Mugello500cc 2avg P17.5
Buenos Aires250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P17.5
Sentul500cc 1avg P18.0
Phillip IslandMotoGP 1avg P20.0
Eastern Creek500cc 1avg P23.0
Le Mans500cc 1—
SepangMotoGP 1—
Laguna Seca250cc 1—
Imola500cc 1—
Jarama500cc 1—
Nürburgring500cc 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.

MotoGP 3 races · 2004

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Lusail1 racesavg P12.0
Phillip Island1 racesavg P20.0
Sepang1 races—

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

500cc 27 races · 1993–1996

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.9 → average finish 14.5 (7 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 20.0 → average finish 14.8 (20 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1513.9 → 14.50 wins / 7 races
Grid 16〜20.0 → 14.80 wins / 20 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P9.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P10.0
Donington4 racesavg P12.0
Jerez2 racesavg P12.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P13.0
Assen2 racesavg P14.0
Suzuka2 racesavg P15.0
Shah Alam2 racesavg P15.0
Rio1 racesavg P16.0
Red Bull Ring1 racesavg P17.0
Mugello2 racesavg P17.5
Sentul1 racesavg P18.0
Eastern Creek1 racesavg P23.0
Brno2 races—
Le Mans1 races—
Jarama1 races—
Nürburgring1 races—
Imola1 races—

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

250cc 5 races · 1992–1994

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno1 racesavg P16.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P22.0
Catalunya1 racesavg P24.0
Laguna Seca1 races—
Donington1 races—

250cc: 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, 1992–2004 (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)30 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,770 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 628 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 66,974 miles
2.7× around the Earth · at least 6.1 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

85.7%Start rate (24/28)
3Longest run of absences (races)
20Longest run of starts (races)
2.3Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1995 500cc P24 · 11 pts
1996 500cc P21 · 16 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, 1992–2004 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

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