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

Riders

Arnaud Vincent

Nationality: France
Number: 21
Team (2006 250cc): Arie Molenaar Racing
Bike: Honda
Born: November 30, 1974(age 51)
Birthplace: Mancy
Height / weight: 167 cm / 60 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (4)

2002
At this race · Tom richards · CC BY-SA 4.0
2003
At this race · Tom richards · CC BY-SA 4.0
2003
At this race · Tom richards · CC BY-SA 4.0
2015
Tom richards · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Suzuka in 1998.

In 125cc (1998–2003): 84 starts, 7 wins, 17 podiums. In 250cc (2004–2006): 37 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. Teams: Scuderia Fantic Motor GP, Arie Molenaar Racing.

First podium: Sachsenring 1998 (125cc). First win: Catalunya 1999 (125cc). World champion: 2002 125cc.

In all, 121 Grand Prix starts, 7 wins and 17 podiums (within the official results database).

Written automatically from the official results database (no opinions about the rider)

Season by season

125cc250cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1996–2006 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1996–2003 ★ 1 titles (2002)

Win rate7.4%

Podium rate20.2%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.3

762 pts · Poles 2

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

1996	Paul Ricard	grid 30	DNF
1998	Suzuka	grid 29	20
1998	Johor	grid 21	10 +6
1998	Jerez	grid 22	14 +2
1998	Mugello	grid 18	11 +5
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 10	12 +4
1998	Jarama	grid 10	DNF
1998	Assen	grid 11	16
1998	Donington	grid 17	11 +5
1998	Sachsenring	grid 20	2 +20
1998	Brno	grid 13	6 +10
1998	Imola	grid 26	9 +7
1998	Catalunya	grid 16	12 +4
1998	Phillip Island	grid 8	DNF
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 7	7 +9
1999	Sepang	grid 1	4 +13
1999	Motegi	grid 10	DNF
1999	Jerez	grid 5	10 +6
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 6	2 +20
1999	Mugello	grid 7	5 +11
1999	Catalunya	grid 6	1 +25
1999	Assen	grid 6	7 +9
1999	Donington	grid 4	9 +7
1999	Sachsenring	grid 16	10 +6
1999	Brno	grid 9	10 +6
1999	Imola	grid 4	3 +16
1999	Valencia	grid 1	4 +13
1999	Phillip Island	grid 5	DNF
1999	Welkom	grid 4	2 +20
1999	Rio	grid 16	13 +3
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 17	DNF
2000	Welkom		1 +25
2000	Sepang	grid 2	DNF
2000	Suzuka	grid 10	8 +8
2000	Jerez	grid 20	8 +8
2000	Le Mans	grid 6	5 +11
2000	Mugello	grid 7	8 +8
2000	Catalunya	grid 21	4 +13
2000	Assen	grid 11	13 +3
2000	Donington	grid 18	17
2000	Sachsenring	grid 20	4 +13
2000	Brno	grid 20	6 +10
2000	Estoril	grid 8	3 +16
2000	Valencia	grid 10	10 +6
2000	Rio	grid 12	DNF
2000	Motegi	grid 6	8 +8
2000	Phillip Island	grid 8	DNF
2001	Suzuka	grid 18	9 +7
2001	Welkom	grid 11	6 +10
2001	Jerez	grid 18	11 +5
2001	Le Mans	grid 10	6 +10
2001	Mugello	grid 20	7 +9
2001	Catalunya	grid 21	14 +2
2001	Assen	grid 13	2 +20
2001	Donington	grid 17	18
2001	Sachsenring	grid 24	DNF
2001	Brno	grid 16	DNF
2001	Estoril	grid 14	10 +6
2001	Valencia	grid 16	18
2001	Motegi	grid 22	DNF
2001	Phillip Island	grid 9	21
2001	Sepang	grid 11	7 +9
2001	Rio	grid 14	3 +16
2002	Suzuka		1 +25
2002	Welkom		2 +20
2002	Jerez	grid 2	2 +20
2002	Le Mans		4 +13
2002	Mugello		9 +7
2002	Catalunya		11 +5
2002	Assen	grid 5	4 +13
2002	Donington		1 +25
2002	Sachsenring		1 +25
2002	Brno		3 +16
2002	Estoril	grid 9	1 +25
2002	Rio	grid 2	2 +20
2002	Motegi	grid 4	15 +1
2002	Sepang		1 +25
2002	Phillip Island	grid 2	4 +13
2002	Valencia	grid 4	2 +20
2003	Suzuka	grid 16	DNF
2003	Welkom		12 +4
2003	Jerez	grid 19	22
2003	Le Mans	grid 8	Out on lap 1
2003	Mugello	grid 11	21
2003	Catalunya	grid 17	14 +2
2003	Assen	grid 21	DNF
2003	Donington	grid 17	8 +8
2003	Sachsenring	grid 24	DNF
2003	Estoril	grid 13	5 +11
2003	Rio	grid 11	13 +3
2003	Motegi	grid 22	19
2003	Sepang	grid 18	16
2003	Phillip Island	grid 22	5 +11
2003	Valencia	grid 12	DNF

250cc2004–2006

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.7

29 pts · Poles 0

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1996–2006 (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.

Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
53 races together: ahead 20, behind 26, both out 7
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
70 races together: ahead 16, behind 53, both out 1
Manuel Poggiali 2 world titles
83 races together: ahead 37, behind 40, both out 6
Kazuto Sakata 2 world titles
31 races together: ahead 14, behind 16, 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 131 races · 125cc / 250cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Sachsenring (average P4.3, 9 races)

Sachsenring125cc 6 · 250cc 3avg P4.3

Estoril125cc 4 · 250cc 2avg P4.8

Welkom125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P6.0

Imola125cc 2avg P6.0

Paul Ricard125cc 3avg P7.0

Buenos Aires125cc 2avg P7.0

Le Mans125cc 4 · 250cc 2avg P7.5

Sepang125cc 5 · 250cc 2avg P7.8

Valencia125cc 5 · 250cc 2avg P9.2

Brno125cc 5 · 250cc 3avg P9.5

Suzuka125cc 5avg P9.5

Phillip Island125cc 6 · 250cc 2avg P10.0

Rio125cc 5 · 250cc 1avg P10.0

Johor125cc 1avg P10.0

Mugello125cc 6 · 250cc 3avg P10.2

Catalunya125cc 6 · 250cc 2avg P10.3

Jerez125cc 6 · 250cc 3avg P10.6

Donington125cc 6 · 250cc 2avg P10.7

Assen125cc 6 · 250cc 2avg P11.0

Motegi125cc 5 · 250cc 2avg P14.0

Lusail250cc 2avg P16.0

Istanbul250cc 2—

Shanghai250cc 1—

Jarama125cc 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.

250cc 37 races · 2004–2006

Dry / wetSmall sample

Podium rate: 0.0% dry, 0.0% wet

Win rate

Dry22 races0%(0 wins)

Wet1 races0%(0 wins)

Podium rate

Dry22 races0%(0 podiums)

Wet1 races0%(0 podiums)

Average finish (when classified)

Dry22 racesavg P15.8

Wet1 races—

14 races without track-condition data are not included

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Jerez (average P9.0, 3 races)

Jerez3 racesavg P9.0

Sepang2 racesavg P11.0

Valencia2 racesavg P12.0

Welkom1 racesavg P13.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P15.0

Brno3 racesavg P16.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P16.0

Lusail2 racesavg P16.0

Rio1 racesavg P19.0

Assen2 racesavg P24.0

Mugello3 races—

Sachsenring3 races—

Motegi2 races—

Phillip Island2 races—

Estoril2 races—

Donington2 races—

Istanbul2 races—

Shanghai1 races—

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; always on the grid Grid 16〜.

125cc 94 races · 1996–2003

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.4 to an average finish of 9.2

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	1.7 → 3.2	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 4–6	5.0 → 5.7	1 wins / 13 races
Grid 7–9	8.0 → 7.9	1 wins / 10 races
Grid 10–15	11.4 → 9.2	0 wins / 19 races
Grid 16〜	19.9 → 11.6	0 wins / 35 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Sachsenring (average P4.3, 6 races)

Sachsenring6 racesavg P4.3

Welkom5 racesavg P4.6

Estoril4 racesavg P4.8

Le Mans4 racesavg P5.0

Imola2 racesavg P6.0

Brno5 racesavg P6.3

Sepang5 racesavg P7.0

Paul Ricard3 racesavg P7.0

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P7.0

Rio5 racesavg P7.8

Assen6 racesavg P8.4

Valencia5 racesavg P8.5

Catalunya6 racesavg P9.3

Suzuka5 racesavg P9.5

Phillip Island6 racesavg P10.0

Johor1 racesavg P10.0

Mugello6 racesavg P10.2

Donington6 racesavg P10.7

Jerez6 racesavg P11.2

Motegi5 racesavg P14.0

Jarama1 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, 1996–2006 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)2 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 11,859 miles
0.5× around the Earth · 4,056 laps

Time on the bike: at least 72 hours (3.0 days)
Average 135.4 km/h, top 266.7 km/h
Time and average speed only from 2005–2006, the seasons with every session's lap analysis

Travelled between circuits

at least 383,710 miles
15.4× around the Earth · at least 34.7 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

91.5%Start rate (130/142)

3Longest run of absences (races)

87Longest run of starts (races)

13.1Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1998 125cc P12 · 72 pts

1999 125cc P7 · 155 pts

2000 125cc P7 · 129 pts

2001 125cc P10 · 94 pts

2002 125cc P1 · 273 pts

2003 125cc P18 · 39 pts

2004 250cc P21 · 15 pts

2005 250cc

2006 250cc

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, 1996–2006 (the rider's racing years)

2004	Welkom		13 +3
2004	Jerez	grid 21	8 +8
2004	Le Mans	grid 23	DNF
2004	Mugello	grid 22	Out on lap 1
2004	Assen	grid 18	DNF
2004	Rio	grid 18	19
2004	Sachsenring	grid 25	DNF
2004	Donington	grid 19	DNF
2004	Brno	grid 9	DNF
2004	Estoril	grid 25	DNF
2004	Motegi	grid 27	DNF
2004	Valencia	grid 20	12 +4
2005	Jerez		DNF
2005	Estoril		DNF
2005	Mugello		Out on lap 1
2005	Catalunya		DNF
2005	Assen		24
2005	Donington		Out on lap 1
2005	Sachsenring		DNF
2005	Brno	grid 25	18
2005	Motegi		Out on lap 1
2005	Sepang	grid 27	DNF
2005	Lusail	grid 25	DNF
2005	Phillip Island	grid 25	DNF
2005	Istanbul	grid 27	DNF
2005	Valencia	grid 25	DNF
2006	Jerez	grid 20	10 +6
2006	Lusail	grid 19	16
2006	Istanbul	grid 11	DNF
2006	Shanghai	grid 14	Out on lap 1
2006	Le Mans	grid 22	15 +1
2006	Mugello	grid 23	Out on lap 1
2006	Catalunya	grid 22	16
2006	Sachsenring	grid 24	DNF
2006	Brno	grid 20	14 +2
2006	Sepang	grid 27	11 +5
2006	Phillip Island	grid 20	DNF
2006	Motegi	grid 30	Did not start