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

Riders

Jarno Saarinen

Nationality: Finland
Born: December 11, 1945(age 80)
Birthplace: Turku

Photos (10)

1963
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
1970
V. K. Hietanen · CC BY-SA 4.0
1970
V. K. Hietanen · CC BY 4.0
1970
Hietanen, V. K. · CC BY-SA 4.0
1971
Bert Verhoeff / Anefo · CC0
1971
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
1972
At this race · Fotograaf Onbekend / Anefo, Peters, Hans / Anefo · CC0
2019
Bougnatophile · CC BY-SA 4.0
2020
Valter Panaroni (Valterpana at Italian Wikipedia) · CC0
V. K. Hietanen · CC BY 4.0

Freely licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for its source page (photographer, licence). The year is when it was taken.

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 250cc at Nürburgring in 1970.

In 250cc (1970): 6 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 2 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1971): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums. In 250cc (1971): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 50cc (1971): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 1 starts, 0 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1972): 3 starts, 2 wins, 3 podiums. In 350cc (1972): 2 starts, 0 wins, 2 podiums. In 500cc (1973): 1 starts, 1 wins, 1 podiums. In 250cc (1973): 2 starts, 2 wins, 2 podiums.

First podium: Assen 1970 (250cc). First win: Brno 1971 (350cc). World champion: 1972 250cc.

In all, 32 Grand Prix starts, 10 wins and 22 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 2 races in seasons and classes this rider raced in; they are not counted: 1970 250cc (TT) / 1973 250cc (TT)

Season by season

250cc350cc50cc500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1970–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Totals

50cc1971–1971

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate50.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P4.0

17 pts · Poles 0

250cc1970–1973 ★ 1 titles (1972)

Win rate28.6%

Podium rate64.3%

Average finish (when classified)avg P3.0

291 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1971–1972

Win rate35.7%

Podium rate78.6%

Average finish (when classified)avg P2.5

160 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1973–1973

Win rate66.7%

Podium rate66.7%

Average finish (when classified)avg P1.0

30 pts · Poles 0

2 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, 1970–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1970. Of the 65 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Giacomo Agostini 15 world titles
14 races together: ahead 4, behind 9, both out 1
Phil Read 7 world titles
15 races together: ahead 10, behind 5, both out 0
Dieter Braun 2 world titles
16 races together: ahead 13, behind 3, both out 0
Kent Andersson 2 world titles
11 races together: ahead 7, 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 classes 47 races · 50cc / 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Brno (average P1.8, 5 races)

Paul Ricard250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P1.0

Jarama250cc 1 · 50cc 1avg P1.5

Brno250cc 3 · 350cc 2avg P1.8

Ulster250cc 1avg P2.0

Spa250cc 2avg P2.5

Clermont-Ferrand350cc 1 · 250cc 1avg P2.5

Assen250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P2.7

Anderstorp350cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P2.8

Imatra350cc 2 · 250cc 2avg P2.8

Hockenheim350cc 1 · 250cc 1 · 500cc 1avg P3.0

Imola250cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P3.0

Nürburgring250cc 2 · 350cc 1avg P3.3

Sachsenring250cc 3avg P3.3

Salzburgring350cc 2 · 250cc 3 · 500cc 1avg P3.7

Monza250cc 1 · 50cc 1 · 350cc 1avg P4.0

Le Mans250cc 1avg P4.0

Opatija250cc 1avg P4.0

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 3 races · 1973

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P1.0

Salzburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim1 races—

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

250cc 28 races · 1970–1973

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 250cc, best at Brno (average P2.3, 3 races)

Paul Ricard1 racesavg P1.0

Jarama1 racesavg P1.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P1.0

Ulster1 racesavg P2.0

Brno3 racesavg P2.3

Spa2 racesavg P2.5

Anderstorp2 racesavg P2.5

Assen2 racesavg P3.0

Imola1 racesavg P3.0

Sachsenring3 racesavg P3.3

Imatra2 racesavg P3.5

Salzburgring3 racesavg P3.7

Le Mans1 racesavg P4.0

Opatija1 racesavg P4.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P4.0

Nürburgring2 racesavg P4.5

Monza1 racesavg P5.0

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

350cc 14 races · 1971–1972

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Brno2 racesavg P1.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P1.0

Monza1 racesavg P1.0

Clermont-Ferrand1 racesavg P1.0

Imatra2 racesavg P2.0

Assen1 racesavg P2.0

Anderstorp2 racesavg P3.0

Imola1 racesavg P3.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P5.0

Hockenheim1 racesavg P5.0

350cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

50cc 2 races · 1971

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate

Podium rate

Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Jarama1 racesavg P2.0

Monza1 racesavg P6.0

50cc: no track-condition records; no grid records.

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1970–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

Every race

66.1%Start rate (39/59)

4Longest run of absences (races)

9Longest run of starts (races)

166.2Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1970 250cc P4 · 57 pts

1971 250cc P3 · 64 pts

1971 350cc P2 · 63 pts

1972 250cc P1 · 94 pts

1972 350cc P2 · 89 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, 1970–1973 (the rider's racing years); excludes 2 races with no official result data

1970	Nürburgring	6 +5
1970	Le Mans	4 +8
1970	Opatija	4 +8
1970	Assen	3 +10
1970	Spa	4 +8
1970	Sachsenring	4 +8
1970	Brno	3 +10
1971	Salzburgring	8 +3
1971	Sachsenring	5 +6
1971	Brno	3 +10
1971	Anderstorp	3 +10
1971	Imatra	6 +5
1971	Ulster	2 +12
1971	Monza	5 +6
1971	Jarama	1 +15
1972	Nürburgring	3 +10
1972	Clermont-Ferrand	4 +8
1972	Salzburgring	2 +12
1972	Imola	3 +10
1972	Assen	3 +10
1972	Spa	1 +15
1972	Sachsenring	1 +15
1972	Brno	1 +15
1972	Anderstorp	2 +12
1972	Imatra	1 +15
1973	Paul Ricard	1 +15
1973	Salzburgring	1 +15
1973	Hockenheim	1 +15