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

Riders

Gianni Pelletier

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Nationality
Italy Italy
Bike
Honda

Birth date and place from the official rider profile

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Career

Made a Grand Prix debut in 500cc at Imola in 1979.

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In 500cc (1979–1983): 9 starts, 0 wins, 0 podiums.

In all, 9 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).

YearEventClassGridQualifying
1979VENEZUELA GRAND PRIX500cc9
1979WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX500cc15
1979YUGOSLAVIAN GRAND PRIX500cc11
1981NATIONS GRAND PRIX500cc13
1981BELGIUM GRAND PRIX500cc13

Season by season

350cc250cc500cc ★ Champion

11020304019771978197919801981198219831978 350cc: P26 / 2 pts / 0 wins350cc1979 500cc: P40 / 1 pts / 0 wins1981 500cc: P16 / 8 pts / 0 wins1983 500cc: P16 / 3 pts / 0 wins500cc

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

Scope: official results DB, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Totals

250cc1978–1978
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P21.0

0 pts · Poles 0

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

350cc1977–1978
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P9.0

2 pts · Poles 0

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

500cc1979–1983
Win rate0.0%
Podium rate0.0%
Average finish (when classified)avg P11.8

12 pts · Poles 0

6 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, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Against the greats, and the class of their debut

Grand Prix debut in 1977. Of the 90 riders who debuted that year, 0 also raced in 2026.

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 18 races · 250cc / 350cc / 500cc

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

In All classes, best at Rijeka (average P7.7, 3 races)

Rijeka350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P7.7
Imola350cc 1 · 500cc 2avg P9.5
Salzburgring500cc 2avg P10.5
Jarama500cc 2avg P12.0
Nogaro500cc 1avg P15.0
Hockenheim500cc 2avg P18.5
Brno250cc 1avg P21.0
Silverstone500cc 1—
Anderstorp500cc 1—
Monza500cc 1—
Imatra500cc 1—

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 15 races · 1979–1983

By grid positionSmall sample

average grid average finish (classified)

15101520Starting Grid 10–15: average grid 13.4 → average finish 9.5 (5 races, 0 wins)Grid 10–15Starting Grid 16〜: average grid 20.0 → average finish 12.0 (3 races, 0 wins)Grid 16〜
Grid 10–1513.4 → 9.50 wins / 5 races
Grid 16〜20.0 → 12.00 wins / 3 races

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rijeka2 racesavg P7.0
Imola2 racesavg P9.5
Salzburgring2 racesavg P10.5
Jarama2 racesavg P12.0
Nogaro1 racesavg P15.0
Hockenheim2 racesavg P18.5
Silverstone1 races—
Anderstorp1 races—
Monza1 races—
Imatra1 races—

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

250cc 1 races · 1978

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

350cc 2 races · 1977–1978

By tyre eraSmall sample

Win rate
Podium rate
Average finish (when classified)

By circuit (best average first)Small sample

Rijeka1 racesavg P9.0
Imola1 races—

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

Fewer than 30 races: small sample (dashed). Average finish counts classified finishes only | Scope: official results DB, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

Distance ridden and distance travelled

Counted from 1949 (lap lengths before 1998 researched from published sources: estimates)8 races with an estimated lap length

Ridden on the bike

Every session

at least 624 miles
0.0× around the Earth · 232 laps

Travelled between circuits

at least 788 miles
0.0× around the Earth · at least 0.1 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

No season as a regular (starting at least half of the races)

? 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, 1977–1983 (the rider's racing years)

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