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

Riders

Lucio Cecchinello

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Nationality: Italy
Number: 4
Born: October 21, 1969(age 56)
Birthplace: Venezia
Height / weight: 169 cm / 58 kg (official profile, fetched October 2026; weight and height change over time)

Photos (5)

2003
LCR Honda MotoGP Team · CC BY-SA 3.0
2011
LCR Honda MotoGP Team · CC BY-SA 3.0
2011
LCR Honda MotoGP Team · CC BY-SA 3.0
2011
LCR Honda MotoGP Team · CC BY-SA 3.0
2018
Steve · CC BY 2.0

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 125cc at Shah Alam in 1993.

In 125cc (1993–2003): 115 starts, 7 wins, 19 podiums.

First podium: Jarama 1998 (125cc). First win: Jarama 1998 (125cc).

In all, 115 Grand Prix starts, 7 wins and 19 podiums (within the official results database).

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

Starts with no race result

The official records keep only the qualifying order and the starting grid for these races; the race result is missing (the official site has none either).

Year	Event	Class	Grid	Qualifying
1998	German GP	125cc	18	1'33.356

Season by season

125cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1993–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

125cc1993–2003

Win rate4.7%

Podium rate12.8%

Average finish (when classified)avg P9.2

905 pts · Poles 4

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

1993	Shah Alam	grid 28	DNF
1993	Suzuka	grid 31	DNF
1993	Jerez	grid 30	18
1993	Salzburgring	grid 28	28
1993	Hockenheim	grid 27	26
1993	Assen	grid 27	DNF
1993	Catalunya	grid 25	18
1993	Mugello	grid 28	25
1993	Donington	grid 29	26
1993	Brno	grid 29	24
1993	Misano	grid 24	DNF
1993	Laguna Seca	grid 30	22
1994	Eastern Creek	grid 26	18
1994	Shah Alam	grid 23	21
1994	Suzuka	grid 19	DNF
1994	Jerez	grid 23	Out on lap 1
1994	Salzburgring	grid 21	19
1994	Hockenheim	grid 31	14 +2
1994	Assen	grid 21	15 +1
1994	Mugello	grid 18	DNF
1994	Le Mans	grid 20	DNF
1994	Donington	grid 21	23
1994	Brno	grid 14	17
1994	Laguna Seca	grid 16	17
1994	Buenos Aires	grid 24	DNF
1994	Catalunya	grid 21	14 +2
1996	Shah Alam	grid 16	DNF
1996	Sentul	grid 14	12 +4
1996	Suzuka	grid 9	7 +9
1996	Jerez	grid 13	DNF
1996	Mugello	grid 6	6 +10
1996	Paul Ricard	grid 19	DNF
1996	Assen	grid 9	DNF
1996	Nürburgring	grid 20	14 +2
1996	Donington	grid 14	9 +7
1996	Red Bull Ring	grid 14	18
1996	Brno	grid 8	8 +8
1996	Imola	grid 6	DNF
1996	Catalunya	grid 10	Out on lap 1
1996	Rio	grid 14	7 +9
1996	Eastern Creek	grid 6	6 +10
1997	Shah Alam	grid 12	10 +6
1997	Suzuka	grid 14	DNF
1997	Jerez	grid 7	15 +1
1997	Mugello	grid 8	8 +8
1997	Red Bull Ring	grid 9	DNF
1997	Paul Ricard	grid 13	DNF
1997	Assen	grid 9	DNF
1997	Imola	grid 15	DNF
1997	Nürburgring		5 +11
1997	Rio	grid 4	8 +8
1997	Donington		10 +6
1997	Brno	grid 12	5 +11
1997	Catalunya	grid 8	6 +10
1997	Sentul	grid 17	13 +3
1997	Phillip Island	grid 17	7 +9
1998	Suzuka	grid 7	4 +13
1998	Johor	grid 12	12 +4
1998	Jerez	grid 7	DNF
1998	Mugello	grid 12	DNF
1998	Paul Ricard	grid 4	5 +11
1998	Jarama	grid 8	1 +25
1998	Assen	grid 8	4 +13
1998	Donington	grid 13	6 +10
1998	Brno	grid 3	3 +16
1998	Imola	grid 5	DNF
1998	Catalunya	grid 11	4 +13
1998	Phillip Island	grid 12	7 +9
1998	Buenos Aires	grid 16	3 +16
1999	Sepang	grid 11	17
1999	Motegi	grid 1	6 +10
1999	Jerez	grid 4	2 +20
1999	Paul Ricard	grid 1	DNF
1999	Mugello	grid 3	9 +7
1999	Catalunya	grid 2	5 +11
1999	Assen	grid 1	DNF
1999	Donington	grid 11	DNF
1999	Sachsenring	grid 7	3 +16
1999	Brno	grid 4	3 +16
1999	Imola	grid 8	DNF
1999	Valencia	grid 5	DNF
1999	Phillip Island	grid 2	2 +20
1999	Welkom	grid 14	8 +8
1999	Rio	grid 10	21
1999	Buenos Aires	grid 9	DNF
2000	Welkom		11 +5
2000	Sepang	grid 8	18
2000	Suzuka	grid 4	DNF
2000	Jerez	grid 5	6 +10
2000	Le Mans	grid 5	7 +9
2000	Mugello	grid 8	DNF
2000	Catalunya	grid 4	DNF
2000	Assen	grid 24	4 +13
2000	Donington	grid 3	6
2000	Sachsenring	grid 9	DNF
2000	Brno	grid 9	4 +13
2000	Estoril	grid 17	4 +13
2000	Valencia	grid 8	8 +8
2000	Rio	grid 14	5 +11
2000	Motegi	grid 2	Excluded
2000	Phillip Island	grid 4	DNF
2001	Suzuka	grid 3	6 +10
2001	Welkom	grid 4	19
2001	Jerez	grid 3	2 +20
2001	Le Mans	grid 3	5 +11
2001	Mugello	grid 3	DNF
2001	Catalunya	grid 1	1 +25
2001	Assen	grid 2	DNF
2001	Donington	grid 9	5 +11
2001	Sachsenring	grid 3	5 +11
2001	Brno	grid 3	2 +20
2001	Estoril	grid 4	16
2001	Valencia	grid 3	8 +8
2001	Motegi	grid 5	4 +13
2001	Phillip Island	grid 2	5 +11
2001	Sepang	grid 3	3 +16
2001	Rio	grid 6	DNF
2002	Suzuka		9 +7
2002	Welkom		Out on lap 1
2002	Jerez	grid 6	1 +25
2002	Le Mans		1 +25
2002	Mugello		6 +10
2002	Catalunya		4 +13
2002	Assen	grid 2	5 +11
2002	Donington		DNF
2002	Sachsenring		DNF
2002	Brno		1 +25
2002	Estoril	grid 8	6 +10
2002	Rio	grid 5	10 +6
2002	Motegi	grid 6	DNF
2002	Sepang		2 +20
2002	Phillip Island	grid 5	2 +20
2002	Valencia	grid 18	8 +8
2003	Suzuka	grid 3	4 +13
2003	Welkom		8 +8
2003	Jerez	grid 2	1 +25
2003	Le Mans	grid 7	2 +20
2003	Mugello	grid 6	1 +25
2003	Catalunya	grid 3	DNF
2003	Assen	grid 12	16
2003	Donington	grid 8	10 +6
2003	Sachsenring	grid 4	8 +8
2003	Brno	grid 3	DNF
2003	Estoril	grid 11	Out on lap 1
2003	Rio	grid 13	18
2003	Motegi	grid 7	DNF
2003	Sepang	grid 22	DNF
2003	Phillip Island	grid 10	DNF
2003	Valencia	grid 15	9 +7

Points are counted per class, never added across classes. Tap a number for the list of races | Scope: official results DB, 1993–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1993. Of the 53 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Valentino Rossi 9 world titles
30 races together: ahead 4, behind 22, both out 4
Jorge Lorenzo 5 world titles
30 races together: ahead 19, behind 10, both out 1
Jorge Martinez 4 world titles
55 races together: ahead 9, behind 41, both out 5
Dani Pedrosa 3 world titles
45 races together: ahead 20, behind 23, both out 2

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)

125cc 149 races · 1993–2003

By grid position

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 12.6 to an average finish of 11.2

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	2.4 → 4.3	2 wins / 25 races
Grid 4–6	4.9 → 6.5	2 wins / 24 races
Grid 7–9	8.1 → 6.8	1 wins / 25 races
Grid 10–15	12.6 → 11.2	0 wins / 27 races
Grid 16〜	23.0 → 16.6	0 wins / 35 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 125cc, best at Buenos Aires (average P3.0, 3 races)

Jarama1 racesavg P1.0

Buenos Aires3 racesavg P3.0

Le Mans5 racesavg P3.8

Phillip Island7 racesavg P4.6

Motegi5 racesavg P5.0

Paul Ricard4 racesavg P5.0

Sachsenring5 racesavg P5.3

Suzuka9 racesavg P6.0

Jerez10 racesavg P6.4

Catalunya10 racesavg P7.4

Brno10 racesavg P7.4

Valencia5 racesavg P8.3

Estoril4 racesavg P8.7

Assen10 racesavg P8.8

Mugello10 racesavg P9.2

Nürburgring2 racesavg P9.5

Sepang5 racesavg P10.0

Rio7 racesavg P11.5

Welkom5 racesavg P11.5

Donington10 racesavg P11.9

Eastern Creek2 racesavg P12.0

Johor1 racesavg P12.0

Sentul2 racesavg P12.5

Shah Alam4 racesavg P15.5

Red Bull Ring2 racesavg P18.0

Laguna Seca2 racesavg P19.5

Hockenheim2 racesavg P20.0

Salzburgring2 racesavg P23.5

Imola4 races—

Misano1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1993–2003 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)52 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 7,601 miles
0.3× around the Earth · 2,640 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 397,262 miles
16.0× around the Earth · at least 35.8 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

98%Start rate (149/152)

1Longest run of absences (races)

85Longest run of starts (races)

16Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1993 125cc

1994 125cc P30 · 5 pts

1995 no Grand Prix starts

1996 125cc P15 · 59 pts

1997 125cc P14 · 73 pts

1998 125cc P5 · 130 pts

1999 125cc P9 · 108 pts

2000 125cc P11 · 82 pts

2001 125cc P4 · 156 pts

2002 125cc P4 · 180 pts

2003 125cc P9 · 112 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, 1993–2003 (the rider's racing years)