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

Riders

Kenny Irons

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Nationality: United Kingdom
Bike: Suzuki
Born: February 17, 1961(age 65)

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Silverstone in 1985.

In 250cc (1985): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1986–1987): 14 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 15 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)

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1985–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1985–1985

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P11.0

0 pts · Poles 0

500cc1986–1987

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.5

15 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, 1985–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1985. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
15 races together: ahead 1, behind 11, 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)

All classes 16 races · 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans500cc 1avg P6.0

Assen500cc 2avg P8.0

Anderstorp500cc 1avg P9.0

Silverstone250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P9.5

Rijeka500cc 1avg P10.0

Donington500cc 1avg P10.0

Suzuka500cc 1—

Paul Ricard500cc 1—

Jerez500cc 1—

Brno500cc 1—

Hockenheim500cc 1—

Salzburgring500cc 1—

Misano500cc 1—

Monza500cc 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 15 races · 1986–1987

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 4–6	6.0 → 6.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 10–15	12.3 → 9.7	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 16〜	18.1 → 8.0	0 wins / 7 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Le Mans1 racesavg P6.0

Assen2 racesavg P8.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P8.0

Anderstorp1 racesavg P9.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P10.0

Donington1 racesavg P10.0

Suzuka1 races—

Paul Ricard1 races—

Jerez1 races—

Brno1 races—

Hockenheim1 races—

Salzburgring1 races—

Misano1 races—

Monza1 races—

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

250cc 1 races · 1985

250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records; one circuit only.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1985–1987 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)7 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 532 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 191 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 16,771 miles
0.7× around the Earth · at least 1.6 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

80%Start rate (12/15)

3Longest run of absences (races)

12Longest run of starts (races)

2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1987 500cc P14 · 12 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, 1985–1987 (the rider's racing years)

1986	Paul Ricard	grid 21	DNF
1986	Assen		DNF
1986	Silverstone	grid 16	8 +3
1987	Suzuka	grid 19	DNF
1987	Jerez	grid 13	DNF
1987	Hockenheim	grid 19	DNF
1987	Monza	grid 19	DNF
1987	Salzburgring	grid 14	DNF
1987	Rijeka	grid 12	10 +1
1987	Assen	grid 17	8 +3
1987	Le Mans	grid 6	6 +5
1987	Donington	grid 10	10 +1
1987	Anderstorp	grid 11	9 +2
1987	Brno	grid 16	DNF
1987	Misano	grid 14	DNF