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

Riders

Eric Saul

Nationality: France
Bike: LGM
Born: May 26, 1954(age 72)

Photos (3)

1979
At this race · Icgpracing · CC BY-SA 3.0
2018
Eric HOUDAS · CC BY-SA 4.0
2018
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 Silverstone in 1977.

In 250cc (1977): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1978–1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1979–1980): 4 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1981–1982): 7 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1983): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1986): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Silverstone 1977 (250cc). First win: Monza 1981 (250cc).

In all, 23 Grand Prix starts, 1 wins and 6 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Note: these totals are incomplete. The official data has no result for 1 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1980 350cc (NAT)

Season by season

250cc350cc125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1986 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Totals

125cc1986–1986

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P21.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1977–1985

Win rate5.6%

Podium rate16.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P8.6

64 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1978–1982

Win rate5.3%

Podium rate26.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P5.8

108 pts · Poles 1

Includes 4 points from races with no result in the official records (counted from the official standings).

7 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, 1977–1986 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Anton Mang 5 world titles
28 races together: ahead 4, behind 22, both out 2
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
12 races together: ahead 0, behind 12, both out 0
Walter Villa 4 world titles
10 races together: ahead 4, behind 4, both out 2
Carlos Lavado 2 world titles
20 races together: ahead 5, behind 14, 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 40 races · 125cc / 250cc / 350cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Hockenheim (average P2.5, 3 races)

Hockenheim350cc 3avg P2.5

Monza250cc 2 · 350cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P3.0

Paul Ricard350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P4.0

Assen250cc 1 · 350cc 2avg P4.5

Buenos Aires250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.5

Misano250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P5.5

San Carlos350cc 2 · 250cc 1avg P6.7

Brno250cc 1 · 350cc 3avg P7.0

Le Mans350cc 1 · 250cc 2avg P7.0

Imatra350cc 1avg P7.0

Rijeka250cc 1avg P9.0

Salzburgring350cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P11.0

Silverstone250cc 2 · 350cc 2avg P13.0

Jarama250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P20.0

Spa250cc 2—

Mugello250cc 1—

Nogaro250cc 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.

125cc 3 races · 1986

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Salzburgring1 racesavg P21.0

Monza1 races—

Jarama1 races—

125cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.

250cc 18 races · 1977–1985

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza2 racesavg P1.0

Assen1 racesavg P2.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P5.0

Misano1 racesavg P5.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P6.0

Le Mans2 racesavg P7.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P7.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P9.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P16.0

Jarama1 racesavg P20.0

Spa2 races—

Mugello1 races—

Brno1 races—

Nogaro1 races—

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

350cc 19 races · 1978–1982

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 350cc, best at Hockenheim (average P2.5, 3 races)

Salzburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim3 racesavg P2.5

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P3.0

Buenos Aires1 racesavg P4.0

Monza1 racesavg P5.0

Misano1 racesavg P6.0

Brno3 racesavg P7.0

Assen2 racesavg P7.0

San Carlos2 racesavg P7.0

Imatra1 racesavg P7.0

Silverstone2 racesavg P10.0

Le Mans1 races—

350cc: no track-condition records; always on the grid Grid 1–3.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1986 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)6 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 413 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 136 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 7,703 miles
0.3× around the Earth · at least 0.9 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

85.7%Start rate (12/14)

1Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

14.8Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1980 350cc P6 · 24 pts

1981 no Grand Prix starts

1982 350cc P4 · 52 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, 1977–1986 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data

1977	Silverstone	3 +10
1978	Nogaro	DNF
1979	San Carlos	6 +5
1979	Rijeka	9 +2
1979	Brno	DNF
1979	Le Mans	7 +4
1980	Misano	5 +6
1980	Paul Ricard	5 +6
1980	Assen	2 +12
1980	Spa	DNF
1981	Buenos Aires	7 +4
1981	Monza	1 +15
1981	Jarama	20
1982	Mugello	DNF
1983	Monza	DNF
1983	Spa	DNF
1983	Silverstone	29
1985	Le Mans	DNF