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

Riders

Kirk Mccarthy

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Nationality: Australia
Bike: Yamaha
Born: November 19, 1969(age 56)
Birthplace: Melbourne

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Shah Alam in 1997.

In 500cc (1997): 13 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 13 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)

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1997–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1997–1997

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P14.3

20 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, 1997–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1997. Of the 73 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Mick Doohan 5 world titles
14 races together: ahead 1, behind 13, both out 0
Luca Cadalora 3 world titles
14 races together: ahead 3, behind 10, both out 1
Alex Criville 2 world titles
10 races together: ahead 0, behind 10, 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)

500cc 14 races · 1997

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rio1 racesavg P12.0

Donington1 racesavg P12.0

Catalunya1 racesavg P13.0

Phillip Island1 racesavg P13.0

Mugello1 racesavg P14.0

Jerez1 racesavg P15.0

Imola1 racesavg P15.0

Nürburgring1 racesavg P15.0

Sentul1 racesavg P15.0

Suzuka1 racesavg P16.0

Red Bull Ring1 racesavg P17.0

Paul Ricard1 races—

Shah Alam1 races—

Brno1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1997–1997 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)14 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 877 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 310 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 31,722 miles
1.3× around the Earth · at least 2.8 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

93.3%Start rate (14/15)

1Longest run of absences (races)

8Longest run of starts (races)

0.7Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1997 500cc P21 · 20 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, 1997–1997 (the rider's racing years)

1997	Shah Alam	grid 22	DNF
1997	Suzuka	grid 19	16
1997	Jerez	grid 18	15 +1
1997	Mugello	grid 19	14 +2
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 20	17
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 20	DNF
1997	Assen		Did not start
1997	Imola	grid 21	15 +1
1997	Nürburgring	grid 21	15 +1
1997	Rio	grid 18	12 +4
1997	Donington	grid 20	12 +4
1997	Brno	grid 19	DNF
1997	Catalunya	grid 21	13 +3
1997	Sentul	grid 19	15 +1
1997	Phillip Island	grid 22	13 +3