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

Riders

Marc Fontan

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Nationality
France France
Bike
Yamaha

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Hockenheim in 1981.

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In 500cc (1981–1983): 22 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 22 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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1982Austrian GP500cc4
1982YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX500cc10
1982San Marino GP500cc8

Season by season

250cc500cc ★ Champion

1510152025301978197919801981198219831978 250cc: P31 / 1 pts / 0 wins250cc1981 500cc: P9 / 25 pts / 0 wins1982 500cc: P10 / 29 pts / 0 wins1983 500cc: P6 / 64 pts / 0 wins500cc

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Scope: official results DB, 1978–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1978–1978
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P11.5

1 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1978–1983
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P7.1

118 pts · Poles 0

10 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, 1978–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1978. Of the 87 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

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Anderstorp (average P4.7, 3 races)

Kyalami500cc 1avg P4.0
Anderstorp500cc 3avg P4.7
Rijeka500cc 2avg P6.0
Le Mans500cc 1avg P6.0
Imatra500cc 1avg P6.0
Silverstone500cc 4 · 250cc 1avg P7.0
Hockenheim500cc 3avg P7.0
Imola500cc 2avg P7.0
Jarama500cc 2avg P7.0
Monza500cc 2avg P7.0
Buenos Aires500cc 1avg P7.0
Spa250cc 1 · 500cc 3avg P8.0
Salzburgring500cc 2avg P9.0
Misano500cc 1avg P9.0
Assen500cc 3avg P9.7
Paul Ricard500cc 1avg P10.0
Brno250cc 1avg P13.0

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 32 races · 1978–1983

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 11.8 to an average finish of 7.7

average grid average finish (classified)

1510Starting Grid 4–6: average grid 5.6 → average finish 6.0 (9 races, 0 wins)Grid 4–6Starting Grid 7–9: average grid 8.0 → average finish 7.0 (9 races, 0 wins)Grid 7–9Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 11.8 → average finish 7.7 (11 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15
Grid 4–65.6 → 6.00 wins / 9 races
Grid 7–98.0 → 7.00 wins / 9 races
Grid 10–1511.8 → 7.70 wins / 11 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Anderstorp (average P4.7, 3 races)

Kyalami1 racesavg P4.0
Anderstorp3 racesavg P4.7
Silverstone4 racesavg P6.0
Rijeka2 racesavg P6.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P6.0
Imatra1 racesavg P6.0
Hockenheim3 racesavg P7.0
Imola2 racesavg P7.0
Jarama2 racesavg P7.0
Monza2 racesavg P7.0
Buenos Aires1 racesavg P7.0
Spa3 racesavg P8.0
Salzburgring2 racesavg P9.0
Misano1 racesavg P9.0
Assen3 racesavg P9.7
Paul Ricard1 racesavg P10.0

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

250cc 3 races · 1978

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Silverstone1 racesavg P10.0
Brno1 racesavg P13.0
Spa1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1978–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)23 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,830 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 589 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 4,517 miles
0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.6 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

88.6%Start rate (31/35)
2Longest run of absences (races)
13Longest run of starts (races)
13.7Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1981 500cc P9 · 25 pts
1982 500cc P10 · 29 pts
1983 500cc P6 · 64 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, 1978–1983 (the rider's racing years)

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