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

Riders

Sebastien Gimbert

Nationality: France
Bike: Paton
Born: September 9, 1977(age 49)
Birthplace: Puy de Velay

Photos (6)

2013
Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
2013
Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
2013
Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
2015
Eric HOUDAS · CC BY-SA 4.0
2016
Eric HOUDAS · CC BY-SA 4.0
2016
Eric HOUDAS · 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 250cc at Paul Ricard in 1996.

In 250cc (1996–1997): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1998–2000): 29 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (2000): 10 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 41 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	MADRID GRAND PRIX	500cc	23	3'13.102

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1996–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1996–2000

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.4

19 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1998–2001

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P15.3

25 pts · Poles 0

1 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, 1996–2001 (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.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
12 races together: ahead 1, behind 10, both out 1
Max Biaggi 4 world titles
32 races together: ahead 6, behind 24, both out 2
Alex Criville 2 world titles
30 races together: ahead 4, behind 25, both out 1
Haruchika Aoki 2 world titles
16 races together: ahead 2, behind 13, 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 44 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Mugello (average P14.0, 3 races)

Estoril250cc 1avg P9.0

Assen500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P13.0

Valencia500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P13.0

Johor500cc 1avg P13.0

Sachsenring500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P13.5

Mugello500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P14.0

Catalunya500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P15.0

Paul Ricard250cc 2 · 500cc 2avg P15.3

Sepang500cc 2avg P15.5

Welkom500cc 2avg P15.5

Rio500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P16.0

Imola500cc 2avg P16.0

Buenos Aires500cc 2avg P16.5

Jerez500cc 3avg P17.0

Motegi500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P17.0

Suzuka500cc 2avg P17.0

Brno500cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P18.5

Le Mans250cc 1avg P21.0

Phillip Island500cc 2 · 250cc 1—

Donington500cc 1 · 250cc 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 30 races · 1998–2001

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Johor1 racesavg P13.0

Valencia1 racesavg P13.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P14.0

Mugello2 racesavg P14.0

Catalunya2 racesavg P14.0

Assen1 racesavg P14.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P14.0

Welkom2 racesavg P15.5

Sepang2 racesavg P15.5

Imola2 racesavg P16.0

Motegi1 racesavg P16.0

Buenos Aires2 racesavg P16.5

Jerez3 racesavg P17.0

Suzuka2 racesavg P17.0

Rio1 racesavg P18.0

Brno2 racesavg P19.0

Phillip Island2 races—

Donington1 races—

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

250cc 14 races · 1996–2000

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Estoril1 racesavg P9.0

Assen1 racesavg P12.0

Sachsenring1 racesavg P13.0

Rio1 racesavg P14.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P16.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P16.5

Brno1 racesavg P18.0

Motegi1 racesavg P18.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P21.0

Mugello1 races—

Phillip Island1 races—

Valencia1 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, 1996–2001 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)3 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 2,557 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 898 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 107,476 miles
4.3× around the Earth · at least 9.7 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

82.6%Start rate (38/46)

4Longest run of absences (races)

21Longest run of starts (races)

1.3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1998 500cc P30 · 4 pts

1999 500cc P19 · 16 pts

2000 250cc P22 · 16 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, 1996–2001 (the rider's racing years)

1996	Paul Ricard	grid 30	20
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 18	13 +3
2000	Le Mans	grid 29	21
2000	Mugello	grid 28	Out on lap 1
2000	Catalunya	grid 29	16
2000	Assen	grid 28	12 +4
2000	Donington	grid 17	DNF
2000	Sachsenring	grid 17	13 +3
2000	Brno	grid 24	18
2000	Estoril	grid 18	9 +7
2000	Valencia	grid 27	DNF
2000	Rio	grid 20	14 +2
2000	Motegi	grid 29	18
2000	Phillip Island	grid 25	DNF

1998	Suzuka	grid 21	DNF
1998	Johor	grid 20	13 +3
1998	Jerez	grid 19	17
1998	Mugello	grid 17	15 +1
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 19	16
1998	Brno	grid 20	19
1998	Imola	grid 21	DNF
1998	Catalunya	grid 20	DNF
1998	Phillip Island	grid 21	DNF
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 18	16
1999	Sepang	grid 21	16
1999	Motegi	grid 23	16
1999	Jerez	grid 18	DNF
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 18	12 +4
1999	Mugello	grid 18	13 +3
1999	Catalunya	grid 19	14 +2
1999	Assen	grid 19	14 +2
1999	Donington	grid 19	DNF
1999	Sachsenring	grid 19	14 +2
1999	Brno	grid 20	DNF
1999	Imola	grid 18	16
1999	Valencia	grid 20	13 +3
1999	Phillip Island	grid 20	DNF
1999	Welkom	grid 20	19
1999	Rio	grid 23	18
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 20	17
2000	Welkom		12 +4
2000	Sepang	grid 19	15 +1
2000	Suzuka	grid 20	17
2000	Jerez	grid 19	DNF
2001	Donington		Did not start