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

Riders

Sergio Pellandini

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Nationality: Switzerland
Bike: Suzuki

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at San Carlos in 1979.

In 500cc (1979–1984): 26 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 26 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)

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
1980	Spanish GP	500cc	14
1982	YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX	500cc	12

Season by season

500cc ★ Champion

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

Scope: official results DB, 1979–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

500cc1979–1984

Win rate0.0%

Podium rate0.0%

Average finish (when classified)avg P10.2

49 pts · Poles 0

11 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, 1979–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1979. Of the 102 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

Eddie Lawson 4 world titles
21 races together: ahead 1, behind 20, both out 0
Kork Ballington 4 world titles
11 races together: ahead 2, behind 9, both out 0
Freddie Spencer 3 world titles
21 races together: ahead 4, behind 16, both out 1
Kenny Roberts 3 world titles
19 races together: ahead 3, behind 16, 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 37 races · 1979–1984

By grid positionSmall sample

From Grid 10–15, they move up from an average grid of 13.3 to an average finish of 9.0

average grid average finish (classified)

Grid 1–3	3.0 → 4.0	0 wins / 1 races
Grid 7–9	8.8 → 9.8	0 wins / 6 races
Grid 10–15	13.3 → 9.0	0 wins / 14 races
Grid 16〜	17.5 → 10.0	0 wins / 6 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In 500cc, best at Assen (average P9.5, 4 races)

Nogaro1 racesavg P4.0

Hockenheim2 racesavg P8.0

Kyalami2 racesavg P8.5

Rijeka2 racesavg P9.0

Monza2 racesavg P9.0

Le Mans1 racesavg P9.0

Mugello1 racesavg P9.0

San Carlos1 racesavg P9.0

Assen4 racesavg P9.5

Spa3 racesavg P11.0

Paul Ricard2 racesavg P11.0

Imola1 racesavg P11.0

Salzburgring3 racesavg P11.7

Jarama3 racesavg P12.0

Misano2 racesavg P12.0

Anderstorp3 racesavg P12.5

Silverstone2 races—

Nürburgring1 races—

Imatra1 races—

500cc: 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, 1979–1984 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)21 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 1,679 miles
0.1× around the Earth · 580 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 4,555 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

82.9%Start rate (29/35)

2Longest run of absences (races)

12Longest run of starts (races)

3Estimated points lost to absences

1Win3Podium8Points18No pointsRRetired–Absent

1981 500cc P20 · 4 pts

1982 no Grand Prix starts

1983 500cc P13 · 11 pts

1984 500cc P12 · 16 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, 1979–1984 (the rider's racing years)

1979	San Carlos	grid 13	9 +2
1979	Jarama		15
1980	Misano		10 +1
1981	Salzburgring		17
1981	Monza		10 +1
1981	Paul Ricard		13
1981	Assen	grid 12	8 +3
1981	Spa		15
1981	Imola	grid 15	11
1981	Imatra	grid 14	DNF
1981	Anderstorp		16
1982	Nogaro	grid 3	4 +8
1982	Assen	grid 16	11
1982	Anderstorp	grid 18	9 +2
1982	Mugello	grid 17	9 +2
1982	Hockenheim	grid 14	8 +3
1983	Kyalami	grid 16	12
1983	Le Mans	grid 18	9 +2
1983	Monza	grid 9	8 +3
1983	Hockenheim		DNF
1983	Jarama	grid 15	9 +2
1983	Salzburgring	grid 10	9 +2
1983	Rijeka	grid 9	10 +1
1983	Assen	grid 14	DNF
1983	Spa	grid 11	10 +1
1983	Silverstone	grid 8	DNF
1984	Kyalami		5 +6
1984	Misano	grid 9	14
1984	Jarama	grid 15	DNF
1984	Salzburgring		9 +2
1984	Nürburgring	grid 14	DNF
1984	Paul Ricard	grid 9	9 +2
1984	Rijeka	grid 9	8 +3
1984	Assen	grid 12	DNF
1984	Spa	grid 12	8 +3
1984	Silverstone	grid 20	DNF
1984	Anderstorp	grid 15	DNF