Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Jarama in 1978.
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In 250cc (1978): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 3 starts, 1 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1978): 3 starts, 1 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1978): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1978–1979): 3 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 3 starts, 0 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1979): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1979): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 500cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1980): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 500cc (1981): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.
First podium: Jarama 1978 (250cc). First win: Jarama 1978 (250cc).
In all, 23 Grand Prix starts, 6 wins and 16 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
250cc350cc500cc★ Champion
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Scope: official results DB, 1978–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
Totals
250cc1978–1979
Win rate20.0%
Podium rate75.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P3.1
199 pts · Poles 6
8 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1978
Jarama
1 +15
1978
Nogaro
1 +15
1978
Mugello
2 +12
1978
Assen
3 +10
1978
Spa
DNF
1978
Karlskoga
1 +15
1978
Imatra
grid 1
2 +12
1978
Silverstone
DNF
1978
Nürburgring
grid 1
2 +12
1978
Brno
2 +12
1978
Rijeka
1 +15
1979
San Carlos
7 +4
1979
Hockenheim
6 +5
1979
Jarama
grid 1
2 +12
1979
Rijeka
grid 1
2 +12
1979
Assen
2 +12
1979
Karlskoga
grid 1
2 +12
1979
Imatra
2 +12
1979
Brno
15
1979
Le Mans
grid 1
2 +12
350cc1978–1980
Win rate37.5%
Podium rate62.5%
Average finish (when classified)avg P2.7
159 pts · Poles 0
7 of these races have no result in the official data; their results come from the Italian Wikipedia.
1978
Salzburgring
7 +4
1978
Nogaro
1 +15
1978
Mugello
2 +12
1978
Assen
8 +3
1978
Karlskoga
1 +15
1978
Brno
2 +12
1978
Rijeka
1 +15
1979
Hockenheim
DNF
1979
Imola
1 +15
1979
Jarama
2 +12
1979
Assen
1 +15
1979
Imatra
1 +15
1979
Silverstone
2 +12
1979
Brno
4 +8
1979
Le Mans
DNF
1980
Nürburgring
5 +6
500cc1980–1981
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P14.0
0 pts · Poles 0
1980
Nürburgring
grid 11
DNF
1981
Assen
14
Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1978–1981 (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 1978. Of the 87 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.
Anton Mang5 world titles 28 races together: ahead 20, behind 7, both out 1
Kork Ballington4 world titles 35 races together: ahead 11, behind 23, both out 1
Walter Villa4 world titles 16 races together: ahead 12, behind 4, both out 0
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 classes38 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
In All classes, best at Rijeka (average P1.3, 3 races)
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.
500cc2 races · 1980–1981
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Assen1 racesavg P14.0
Nürburgring1 races—
Assen1 races0%(0 wins)
Nürburgring1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen1 races0%(0 podiums)
Nürburgring1 races0%(0 podiums)
500cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; no track-condition records; no grid records.
350cc16 races · 1978–1980
By tyre eraSmall sample
Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Imola1 racesavg P1.0
Rijeka1 racesavg P1.0
Nogaro1 racesavg P1.0
Imatra1 racesavg P1.0
Karlskoga1 racesavg P1.0
Mugello1 racesavg P2.0
Jarama1 racesavg P2.0
Silverstone1 racesavg P2.0
Brno2 racesavg P3.0
Assen2 racesavg P4.5
Nürburgring1 racesavg P5.0
Salzburgring1 racesavg P7.0
Le Mans1 races—
Hockenheim1 races—
Imola1 races100%(1 wins)
Rijeka1 races100%(1 wins)
Nogaro1 races100%(1 wins)
Imatra1 races100%(1 wins)
Karlskoga1 races100%(1 wins)
Mugello1 races0%(0 wins)
Jarama1 races0%(0 wins)
Silverstone1 races0%(0 wins)
Brno2 races0%(0 wins)
Assen2 races50%(1 wins)
Nürburgring1 races0%(0 wins)
Salzburgring1 races0%(0 wins)
Le Mans1 races0%(0 wins)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 wins)
Imola1 races100%(1 podiums)
Rijeka1 races100%(1 podiums)
Nogaro1 races100%(1 podiums)
Imatra1 races100%(1 podiums)
Karlskoga1 races100%(1 podiums)
Mugello1 races100%(1 podiums)
Jarama1 races100%(1 podiums)
Silverstone1 races100%(1 podiums)
Brno2 races50%(1 podiums)
Assen2 races50%(1 podiums)
Nürburgring1 races0%(0 podiums)
Salzburgring1 races0%(0 podiums)
Le Mans1 races0%(0 podiums)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 podiums)
350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.
250cc20 races · 1978–1979
By circuit (best average first)Small sample
Nogaro1 racesavg P1.0
Jarama2 racesavg P1.5
Rijeka2 racesavg P1.5
Karlskoga2 racesavg P1.5
Imatra2 racesavg P2.0
Le Mans1 racesavg P2.0
Mugello1 racesavg P2.0
Nürburgring1 racesavg P2.0
Assen2 racesavg P2.5
Hockenheim1 racesavg P6.0
San Carlos1 racesavg P7.0
Brno2 racesavg P8.5
Silverstone1 races—
Spa1 races—
Nogaro1 races100%(1 wins)
Jarama2 races50%(1 wins)
Rijeka2 races50%(1 wins)
Karlskoga2 races50%(1 wins)
Imatra2 races0%(0 wins)
Le Mans1 races0%(0 wins)
Mugello1 races0%(0 wins)
Nürburgring1 races0%(0 wins)
Assen2 races0%(0 wins)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 wins)
San Carlos1 races0%(0 wins)
Brno2 races0%(0 wins)
Silverstone1 races0%(0 wins)
Spa1 races0%(0 wins)
Nogaro1 races100%(1 podiums)
Jarama2 races100%(2 podiums)
Rijeka2 races100%(2 podiums)
Karlskoga2 races100%(2 podiums)
Imatra2 races100%(2 podiums)
Le Mans1 races100%(1 podiums)
Mugello1 races100%(1 podiums)
Nürburgring1 races100%(1 podiums)
Assen2 races100%(2 podiums)
Hockenheim1 races0%(0 podiums)
San Carlos1 races0%(0 podiums)
Brno2 races50%(1 podiums)
Silverstone1 races0%(0 podiums)
Spa1 races0%(0 podiums)
250cc: all in the Multiple suppliers era; 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, 1978–1981 (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)1 races with an estimated lap length
Ridden on the bike
Every session
at least 76 miles 0.0× around the Earth · 16 laps
Travelled between circuits
at least 4,571 miles 0.2× around the Earth · at least 0.5 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
76.1%Start rate (35/46)
3Longest run of absences (races)
11Longest run of starts (races)
67.5Estimated points lost to absences
1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent
1978 250ccP2 · 118 pts
1978 350ccP3 · 76 pts
1979 250ccP2 · 81 pts
1979 350ccP3 · 77 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, 1978–1981 (the rider's racing years); excludes 1 races with no official result data
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