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

Riders

Maurizio Massimiani

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Nationality: Italy
Bike: Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 125cc at Imola in 1977.

In 125cc (1977–1978): 7 starts, 0 wins, 4 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1979): 4 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1980): 2 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 125cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1981): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1983): 5 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

First podium: Imola 1977 (125cc).

In all, 24 Grand Prix starts, 0 wins and 8 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Season by season

125cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1977–1980

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate52.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.1

151 pts · Poles 0

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

250cc1979–1981

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate16.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P6.6

25 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1980–1983

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.6

0 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, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

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.

Angel Nieto 13 world titles
15 races together: ahead 5, behind 10, both out 0
Anton Mang 5 world titles
10 races together: ahead 4, behind 6, both out 0
Stefan Dörflinger 4 world titles
11 races together: ahead 9, behind 2, both out 0
Eugenio Lazzarini 3 world titles
12 races together: ahead 6, behind 5, 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 34 races · 125cc / 250cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Imola (average P3.0, 3 races)

Mugello125cc 1avg P2.0

Monza250cc 1avg P2.0

Brno125cc 2avg P2.5

Assen125cc 2avg P2.5

Imola125cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P3.0

Opatija125cc 1avg P3.0

Nogaro125cc 1avg P4.0

Rijeka125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P5.0

San Carlos250cc 1 · 125cc 1avg P5.5

Jarama125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P6.5

Nürburgring125cc 2 · 500cc 1avg P7.0

Spa125cc 1 · 500cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.0

Paul Ricard125cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P8.5

Le Mans125cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P11.0

Misano500cc 1avg P11.0

Kyalami500cc 1avg P13.0

Silverstone125cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P14.5

Salzburgring500cc 1avg P15.0

Imatra125cc 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 9 races · 1980–1983

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Misano1 racesavg P11.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P13.0

Kyalami1 racesavg P13.0

Spa1 racesavg P13.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P14.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P15.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P23.0

Imola1 races—

Rijeka1 races—

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

250cc 6 races · 1979–1981

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Monza1 racesavg P2.0

Jarama1 racesavg P7.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P8.0

Spa1 racesavg P8.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P8.0

Silverstone1 races—

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

125cc 19 races · 1977–1980

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Mugello1 racesavg P2.0

Assen2 racesavg P2.5

Brno2 racesavg P2.5

Imola2 racesavg P3.0

Spa1 racesavg P3.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P3.0

Opatija1 racesavg P3.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P4.0

Nogaro1 racesavg P4.0

Rijeka1 racesavg P5.0

Jarama1 racesavg P6.0

Silverstone1 racesavg P6.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P8.0

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P9.0

Imatra1 races—

125cc: 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, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)12 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 907 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 273 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 4,944 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

54.1%Start rate (20/37)

3Longest run of absences (races)

6Longest run of starts (races)

79Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1978 125cc P6 · 56 pts

1979 125cc P2 · 53 pts

1980〜1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 500cc

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, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

1977	Imola	3 +10
1977	Paul Ricard	9 +2
1977	Opatija	3 +10
1978	Nogaro	4 +8
1978	Mugello	2 +12
1978	Assen	2 +12
1978	Spa	3 +10
1978	Nürburgring	4 +8
1978	Rijeka	5 +6
1979	San Carlos	3 +10
1979	Imola	3 +10
1979	Jarama	6 +5
1979	Assen	3 +10
1979	Imatra	DNF
1979	Silverstone	6 +5
1979	Brno	3 +10
1979	Le Mans	8 +3
1980	Brno	2 +12
1980	Nürburgring	4 +8

1980	Misano		11
1980	Spa		13
1980	Nürburgring		13
1983	Kyalami	grid 26	13
1983	Le Mans	grid 27	14
1983	Salzburgring	grid 24	15
1983	Rijeka	grid 17	DNF
1983	Silverstone	grid 33	23
1983	Imola	grid 18	DNF