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

Riders

Paolo Tessari

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Nationality: Italy
Bike: Paton
Born: July 15, 1973(age 53)
Birthplace: Cesano Maderno

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Shah Alam in 1996.

In 125cc (1996–1998): 13 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1998–2000): 8 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 21 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).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1998	Catalan GP	500cc	25	1'51.336

Season by season

125cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1996–2000 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1996–1998

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.8

9 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1998–2000

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P16.0

1 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1996–2000 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1996. Of the 63 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
17 races together: ahead 3, behind 13, both out 1
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
12 races together: ahead 2, behind 10, both out 0
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
17 races together: ahead 1, behind 16, both out 0
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
13 races together: ahead 1, behind 11, both out 1

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 25 races · 125cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Mugello (average P12.0, 4 races)

Mugello125cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P12.0

Shah Alam125cc 1avg P15.0

Sachsenring500cc 1avg P15.0

Paul Ricard125cc 2avg P15.5

Suzuka125cc 2avg P16.0

Imola125cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P17.0

Assen125cc 1avg P17.0

Donington125cc 1avg P17.0

Jerez125cc 1avg P18.0

Johor125cc 1avg P18.0

Sentul125cc 1avg P18.0

Brno125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P18.5

Nürburgring125cc 1avg P20.0

Catalunya500cc 1—

Red Bull Ring125cc 1—

Valencia500cc 1—

Estoril500cc 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.

500cc 8 races · 1998–2000

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Sachsenring1 racesavg P15.0

Brno1 racesavg P17.0

Mugello2 races—

Imola1 races—

Catalunya1 races—

Valencia1 races—

Estoril1 races—

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

125cc 17 races · 1996–1998

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 12.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	14.0 → 16.5	0 wins / 2 races
Grid 16〜	22.9 → 17.3	0 wins / 14 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello2 racesavg P12.0

Shah Alam1 racesavg P15.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P15.5

Suzuka2 racesavg P16.0

Imola2 racesavg P17.0

Assen1 racesavg P17.0

Donington1 racesavg P17.0

Jerez1 racesavg P18.0

Johor1 racesavg P18.0

Sentul1 racesavg P18.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P20.0

Brno1 racesavg P20.0

Red Bull Ring1 races—

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, 1996–2000 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)12 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,230 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 442 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 25,090 miles
1.0× around the Earth · at least 2.4 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

73.3%Start rate (11/15)

3Longest run of absences (races)

8Longest run of starts (races)

1.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1996 125cc P28 · 4 pts

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, 1996–2000 (the rider's racing years)

1998	Imola	grid 25	DNF
1999	Mugello	grid 23	Out on lap 1
1999	Catalunya	grid 23	DNF
2000	Mugello	grid 21	DNF
2000	Sachsenring	grid 19	15 +1
2000	Brno	grid 19	17
2000	Estoril	grid 22	DNF
2000	Valencia	grid 23	DNF

1996	Shah Alam	grid 22	15 +1
1996	Sentul	grid 22	18
1996	Suzuka	grid 25	13 +3
1996	Mugello	grid 19	DNF
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 22	16
1996	Assen	grid 23	17
1996	Nürburgring	grid 27	20
1996	Donington	grid 25	17
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 20	DNF
1996	Brno	grid 22	20
1996	Imola	grid 24	17
1997	Imola	grid 22	DNF
1998	Suzuka	grid 28	19
1998	Johor	grid 20	18
1998	Jerez	grid 14	18
1998	Mugello	grid 6	12 +4
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 14	15 +1